People are leaving their possessions in self-storage warehouses for longer than ever. But why are people paying to store stuff they rarely use?
It’s a monument to our acquisitive society – the brightly lit shed on the edge of town offering “storage solutions”.
Society has always had its hoarders. But in the 21st Century people are farming out their junk to the growing number of self-storage facilities.
It begins as a temporary solution. You load up the car with the retired pushchair, an African sculpture you never found room for, old letters, bin bags full of clothes, Betamax tapes and your cherished back issues of National Geographic.
Shortly afterwards you’re at one or other of the huge hangars offering space for your beloved objects.
This article was taken from the BBC website posted 1st September 2011 to read the full article click the link below:-