Toy collecting is a popular hobby. It’s usually something that starts in childhood and we carry on as adults. Probably because it connects us back to those carefree days of youth.
People begin collecting all sorts of Toys; Teddy bears, dolls and dollhouses, slot cars, train sets, action figures, Lego bricks, model and diecast cars, toy soldiers, my little pony and sylvanian families - they’re are all popular subjects for collecting. Then of course there are all the things that are designed to be collected, such as football trading cards and the more recent trend of TV related cards such as Doctor Who, Buffy, Harry Potter and Dino King. It seems that there’s a trading card for everything these days.
But toy collections become precious paradoxical things as they’re rarely to be played with. They’re our pride and joy and they need looking after. Somewhere locked away where the next generation cannot get at them.
If you’re lucky and live in a big house that’s a spare room, wardrobe or loft. But even then intrigued children might have to have a peek and play with your collection.
A far better place is to store your toy collection out of reach of prying eyes and hands, away from the house. That’s where a self storage unit could be just the thing you need. It’s a safe and secure room that you can rent to store your toy collection in. A place where only the people you want to allow to get to your collection can get.
A self storage unit is a self-contained room alongside other self-contained rooms in a building that’s been specially built or adapted for the purpose. Available in a range of sizes and measured by the square foot, they are usually of steel panelled construction, so provide an extremely strong private storage space. Most storage centres have key-card entry and CCTV to the main entrance. On your storage unit itself you provide the padlock, so only you hold the key. As long as you’ve got your key card to get into the storage facility you simply access your unit as and when you like. Some storage centres even offer 24hr access, so if you need to (carefully) cuddle your rare Steiff bears at 3am you can!
In most cases prices for storage unit rental are quoted by the week. Standard industry practice is that you’ll pay for each 4 week period upfront, but you’ll also need Self Storage insurance to cover the value of your collection. Most companies will offer you a policy and will add the premium on top of your four weekly fee.
Prices for a storage unit vary depending on location (which usually reflects demand). For example a unit in the heart of London, England, is likely to be more expensive per square foot than one in an outer suburb.
It’s also a very competitive industry, so shop around, be prepared to do a bit of bargaining and you should be able to get yourself a really good deal.
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