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$80/month that becomes $120/month and then $200/month within a year or two, and they mail you a postcard to tell you about it. I guess that's another nice perk
by sehugg 17d ago
$80/month that becomes $120/month and then $200/month within a year or two, and they mail you a postcard to tell you about it. I guess that's another nice perk of the business.
- cogogo 17d agoThe other perk is they charge “mandatory” insurance fees. It is easy to opt out if you prove you have insurance but at least the facility I am using makes it seem like it is hard.
- zrobotics 17d agoThey will also "accidentally" re-add the insurance fees. I had a storage unit for about a year while sorting through my brother's estate, and without fail every 3 months the insurance fee would get added back on. I was so glad when I was able to cancel that lease, it was maddening to have to keep calling about the same issue.
- SoftTalker 17d agoMy son's college did the same thing. Every term, the billing for tuition and fees would include (a very expensive) fee for heath insurance. I would have to declare again that he was covered on my plan as a dependent and he didn't need the school's plan. I'm convinced they do this because the kids using student loans aren't paying attention.
- traviswingo 17d agoThis literally just happened to me for a storage unit we got to store a bunch of baby stuff while deciding if we’re going to have another kid. Started at $87/month for a 5x10 unit. Plenty of space, and I added a six-foot-tall shelving unit ($50 from Home Depot) to keep it organized and access stuff when needed. We’ve had it for maybe 18 months now, and I just realized it’s $204/month for the last 6 months. It’s at the top of my list to eliminate this storage unit within the next few months. We also had a 12 month personal limit on how long we’d keep it, but life happens.