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06.11.2021

Why do we store our lives?

When walking through our self-storage warehouse you will see many green doors, white walls and locks. But what really interests us, and by that we mean you as a reader, are the stories behind these doors and walls. What causes us humans to store our most personal things outside of our four walls? What do we associate with these objects and why do we want to keep them? What are the stories behind it? We want to get to the bottom of all these questions in today’s blog article.

What causes us to store objects?

Humans are explorers and collectors by nature. We learned very early on to put aside special things with which we associate memories and values and to keep them for ourselves or for our descendants.

There is nothing nicer than looking at the old family albums and children’s pictures of my parents and grandparents and their ancestors with grandma and grandpa over a warm cup of coffee on Sunday morning. The shining eyes when grandma thinks back to the time when my mum was still sitting in the sandbox are unmistakable and simply beautiful to look at.

For many, a self-storage facility is the best way to keep things and belongings that no longer fit in their own four walls safely and stored away. Regardless of whether it is a family album or a beautiful, hand-made living room set, the personal value prevails.

What do we associate with these objects and why do we want to keep them?

We humans not only associate our possessions with wealth, but also with emotional connectedness. In order not to lose them, we are very reluctant to give away the objects that remind us of special moments, such as our children growing up, our first achievements and our parents.

Luckily we don’t have to. Many of our previously stored possessions are still usable months and years later. Let’s think of the many Lego and Playmobil building blocks that are stored in thousands upon thousands of basements.

My mother also gave me a full box with dozens of individual Lego and Playmobil parts. If one day I can pass these on to my child, I can easily and quickly convert them to a reusable state. This is how toys and building blocks that are no longer available in this form survive for many generations. If they are still in the original packaging, they not only have an emotional value, but also a collector’s desire.

What are the stories behind it?

One of the many reasons city dwellers have is that they don’t have room for large basements or attics

In today’s very densely built-up cities, apartments are becoming more and more expensive and space is scarce pretty quickly. Many people can therefore only afford small apartments, shared rooms and flats. Since such apartments, i.e. living rooms, often do not include large cellars or additional attic compartments, many of the residents resort to one of the numerous self-storage offers, which offer space for memories and possessions of all kinds. It should not be forgotten, however, that less living space does not mean less quality of life, one is simply dependent on external offers for the storage of one’s belongings.

The situational transition phase from old to new

Some of our self-storage users only need this additional and valuable space for a short time, for example if you are moving from your old home to a new one or staying with friends and family members for the transition. In our storage rooms, your belongings are dry, safe and clean. As a result, those affected by this exceptional situation are freer and more flexible when it comes to their temporary accommodation.

This is often the case, for example, when a relationship comes to an end and part of the former partnership should have moved out on the fly and preferably yesterday. If he doesn’t know where to go, his furniture and belongings can be stored quickly and easily in a storage room from Meinlager AG. As soon as the new accommodation is occupied, his possessions can be easily and simply picked up and set up in the new home.

The new furniture will be there before you move in

The move to the new home has been planned for a long time, but the new pieces of furniture are often not available immediately and have long delivery times of several weeks. In order not to have to move into your new home without furniture, you need good planning and a previous visit to the furniture store.

Depending on the kind, manufacturer and type of the desired furniture, the delivery dates may fall on different weeks and days. If the new apartment or house is not yet ready for occupancy and the new furniture is already there, it has to be accommodated somewhere.

Meinlager AG offers space and an address where the new pieces of furniture can be stored safely and dry and can be approached and delivered directly by the furniture store and its delivery service.

Explore the world carefree

The apprenticeship is complete and your urge to explore the world is growing by the day. Maybe you are already planning to move into your own apartment after your return trip. You can sort out your belongings in advance, so that you don’t have to keep all your belongings at your parents’ home and don’t have to burden them with ballast and additional belongings to pack if you move out and keep your belongings safe, dry and, above all, independently stored with us.

Conclusion

No matter for what or in which life situation we are stuck, sometimes an external solution and additional storage space is required. For short and long-term storage of belongings, Meinlager AG offers you suitable storage rooms in various sizes.

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