Self Storage and the Big Box Store
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by: joe.moesier
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I have always secretly adored organizing. I am addicted to squirreling things away in appropriate bins and boxes. During finals week when I was an undergrad, I remember always organizing my closet. It was a way for me to feel like I had everything under control, so I could study unencumbered. This usually happened around 10pm and could last well into the morning. My entire sorority house had a mild addiction to Target, which we lovingly named "Targe" to make it seem cooler than the K Mart of our youth. Target offered a ridiculous amount of color coded multifaceted self storage options. And, while you were there, you could also get make up, frames and underwear. It is a dream for a girl on a budget. What I did not know back then is that the Target self storage options of my college years would become a whole fad in the retail industry.
Now that I have children, my desire for organization has led me to explore new and fancy self storage options. Kids have lots of little tiny things that always end up under my feet or in our plumbing. To try to bring order to our lives, I try to give those little pieces places to live. You name it, and I have tried to store something in it.
When we moved to our new neighborhood, we now had different places for things. Our kids finally had a playroom in the basement. Of course, the playroom needed organizing. I noticed this big store called "Container Store" just down the street. An ENTIRE store full of things to put your stuff in? (I can hear George Carlin now.) How can it be that we, as a nation, have so much stuff that an entire big box store has sprouted up to offer more stuff to put all that in? I ventured in and was overwhelmed. There was a self storage expert on hand, should I need to know how to measure my closet for wire brackets and brads. I thought I was prepared, what with all the years of hands on organization. I walked past trash cans that looked like frogs, collapsible laundry twirlers, acrylic boxes for paper clips. I started to panic and get disoriented. TOO MANY CHOICES! Where is that self storage expert? Do you think he has some smelling salts?
I chose 3 lovely linen bins and got the hell out of dodge. I have not been back since. I find I do not need the pressure. I realize now that Target, a big box store itself, was like a gateway drug for the nation. We got addicted to the multitude of cheap options and now must have an entire store dedicated to even more specific cheap options. My self storage love affair has been cheapened by the big box store. Perhaps I will take up basket weaving to fill the time. Similar Articles Storage pods .
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