{"id":1380,"date":"2013-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/organization\/what-in-the-sam-hill-is-in-your-storage-unit\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T16:43:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T16:43:14","slug":"what-in-the-sam-hill-is-in-your-storage-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.storage-mart.com\/blog\/what-in-the-sam-hill-is-in-your-storage-unit","title":{"rendered":"What in the Sam Hill is in Your Storage Unit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever heard someone use an expression and, despite having heard it many times before, been left wondering how it entered the lexicon?\u00a0 Today, we look at how a guy named Sam Hill<\/a> became synonymous with mystery and wonderment.<\/p>\n

Samuel Hill was a mercantile store owner in Prescott, Arizona.\u00a0 Founded in 1877, the Sam Hill Hardward Company was noteworthy to area residents for the wide variety of its inventory.\u00a0 His store began to arouse so much curiosity from shoppers that \u201cwhat in Sam Hill is that?\u201d came to describe anything one found to be odd or unusual, just as if it had come straight off Samuel\u2019s shelves.<\/p>\n

This is a phenomenon we actually see quite a bit of in the self storage industry.\u00a0 Customers will often put items into storage, fully intending to retrieve them in the near future, only to forget about them.\u00a0 Later, either when organizing the storage unit or preparing to move out, they\u2019ll run across a particular item and either have the memories associated with it come rushing back\u2026or left wondering why they had ever considered it worth saving to begin with.<\/p>\n

Here are some tips to help you keep tabs on what you\u2019ve got in your storage unit<\/a>, so you\u2019re never wondering what in Sam Hill you\u2019ve got in there.<\/p>\n

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Here are some tips<\/h2>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Keep a detailed inventory: Not only will this be instrumental in helping you keep track of the stuff you\u2019re keeping in storage, it\u2019s also key in helping you determine how much insurance you need to get for your stored possessions.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Clearly label your boxes: The last thing you want is to roll open your storage unit door because you need to grab a specific item and all you see if stacks of boxes that look exactly the same and aren\u2019t marked in any way.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Have a plan when unloading stuff into your storage unit:\u00a0 Keep like items in the same boxes when possible and boxes of like items together.\u00a0 Try to portion off your storage unit so items that belong in the same room can be kept in the same area of the storage unit.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Make accessibility easy: Appliances and heavy furniture should be kept at the back of a storage unit as they are items you\u2019re less likely to need access to with any regularity and they\u2019re more difficult to move around within the confines of a storage unit.\u00a0 Stack boxes into rows so you can easily move around them, checking labels when you\u2019re in need of a specific item.<\/p>\n

Nearly everyone enjoys a bit of mystery in their life, but generally not when it comes to the stuff they already own.\u00a0 Following these basic tips when packing and storing your stuff will help prevent you from invoking Sam Hill\u2019s name the next time you visit your storage unit.<\/p>\n

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