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shrubbleyesterday at 3:35 AM3 repliesview on HN

Storage unit rental went from $90 in 2014 to $110 about 2017, but then was acquired by CubeSmart which is publicly traded: now $241 per month. I know the local taxes and they have stayed about the same all those years.


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WalterBrightyesterday at 4:35 AM

Storage units are the way station to the thrift store / city dump.

I had a storage unit for a while until I realized that the monthly bill was more than the value of the contents.

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arwhateveryesterday at 5:02 AM

I’m beyond peeved by the inability to get any sort of price guarantee from these places more than 3 months in advance.

I’ve even offered to pay for several years in advance at their “current” rate, and they won’t accept it.

meetingthroweryesterday at 12:13 PM

My behavioral economics pricing idea for storage unit is to charge $1 for the first month but then double every month (or something like that). You shouldn't put stuff in storage long term and you're getting ripped off.