At Stor-Age Self Storage we pride ourselves on being up to date with the best technology we can integrate into our business and procedures. From industry firsts such as online quoting and reservations to having tablets at our stores for customers to make use of.

Sadly this means that these magnificent machines will be spending a bit of time in storage rather than in the air.

Did you know that we running parking specials at Stor-Age Silver Lakes, Pretoria and Stor-Age Greenbushes, Port Elizabeth stores? Car parking offers starting from R399* are available.

This coming weekend the Springboks will be up against Argentina and will be on the lookout for a first win in the Rugby Championship.

The South African self storage consumer is becoming more educated about the product. In line with this growth in awareness the use of the extra space as an extension of ones home is increasing.

Have you ever heard of the euphemism "file 13", used for referring to the rubbish bin for documents or anything that is to be thrown away? This is where the fast emerging term "dress 13" has it's roots.

"I think the whole conference for me has been an eye opener. I knew these things were happening but I didn’t realise the intensity of each department." – Les Lucas, Director

"We put our stuff anywhere in the house, everywhere there’s room, or even if there’s no room. Park the car on the street so we can store our stuff in the garage."

Everyone knows that decluttering your home leads to a more relaxed feeling. Taking away stress can be as simple as taking away furniture, decorations and extra items you simply don't need or don't use anymore.

We thought we would put together five common mistakes every self storage user makes and how to avoid them.