http://www.facebook.com/feeds/notes.php?id=100002289674219&viewer=1000022896…http://swiv.eu/storage-station-s-facebook-notes_2033.xml Add to your feed
04.08.2011 19:55
In 2010 Wayne, NJ has been ranked #73 in CNNMoney’s Best Places to Live list of America’s best small cities. The township consists of 25.2 square miles of land and water (23.8 land and 1.4 water) bordering 12 neighboring municipals, and numerous lakes which includes Pines Lake, Packanack Lake and Pomption Lakes. Wayne is comfortably located only 15 miles outskirt of Manhattan or less than 20 miles from midtown New York City. The township provides close-knit community feel filled with recreational facilities, museums, and hiking trails. Wayne is also home of Willowbrook mall, which is the fourth largest shopping mall in New Jersey, High Mountain Park Preserve, and William Paterson University. Moreover, ToysRUs Corporation Headquarter and Valley National Bank Corporate Headquarters are located in Wayne, NJ creating stable job creation and healthy economic sustainability of the town. Every year, during summer season, thousands of local businesses and citizens congregate together to celebrate Wayne Day filled with rides for children, face painting for all ages, rock climbing, dance troop show cases, circus related entertainments, bounce houses, and of course, food. Not only this day preside opportunities for local businesses/ groups to represent and advertise to the general public, but it also allow the community to collectively gather in one place to celebrate as a town. According to U.S. Census Bureau there are about 54,069 people residing; female to male ratio is closely distributed (47.5% males and 52.5% females). Most of the housings in Wayne, NJ are owner-occupied 15,371 vs 3,384 renter-occupied with median income for household, in 2009, is around $93,000 and median income for a family is around $120,000 in 2010. Estimated median house/condo value is still holding strong in Wayne with $513,790 vs $348,300 in state of New Jersey: i.e. All housing units ($562,630), detached house ($588,086), townhouse ($539,312), two-unit ($394,040), two-to-three unit ($276,365), five-or-more unit ($288,762), and mobile homes ($2…
03.08.2011 22:23
South Toms River or “The Little Town with a Big Heart” is a Borough in Ocean County, NJ. Borough is a form of municipal government most popular in New Jersey. According to Borough Act of 1878, to form an independent borough the land area must be 4 square miles or less, population, residing in area, must be 5,000 or less, and petitions and referendums must be processed on a self-executing basis. In Borough system the government consists of a Mayor (appointed to an office directly through the majority vote, by voters, who will serve four year term), and six Borough Council members (placed through elected at large and serves three-year terms on a staggered basis with two seats coming up for election each year ). The Mayor presides over the councils at meetings, but only votes to break ties, and appoints his/her subordinates in Ocean County, NJ. South Toms River is across from Toms River Township, and divided up into two parts by the Garden State Parkway followed by two major routes passing through it (U.S. Route 9 or Route 166 and County route 530). The borough is relative small with total area of 1.2 square miles, about 2.2% of size of Township of Toms River, of which 3.0 square kilometer is land and 0.1 square miles is water. According to 2000 U.S. Census Bureau, 3,634 people (or 1,073 households and 902 families) resides in South Toms River. The racial framework of borough consists of 72.56% Caucasians, 21.16% African American, 0.14% Native Americans, 0.69% Asian, 2.50% other races, and 2.94% two-or-more races. From 1,073 households, numbers derived from 2000 U.S. Census Bureau, 43.1% of household had children under 18 who are living with them, and 55.2% were married people living together, 22.7% were families with no husbands living with them, 15.9% were non-families living together, 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who were older than 65 years of age. Age group breakdown is relatively proportionate with 32.1% were under the age of 18, 29.2% were between 18 to…
09.05.2011 17:13
Some years ago my wife and I decided to venture into the business of being D.J.’s. We started small in a local American Legion post. Soon after, we began getting business outside of the post. Most of that business was by word of mouth. We tried to advertise in local news papers but found that to be cost prohibitive. I kept that experience in the steel vault “known as my mind” for future reference. Recently, my wife and I were shopping around town and had entered an antique store. I noticed that the store was very jammed with merchandise and thought that the owner might be interested in “STORING” some of his wares in one of our facilities at the “STORAGE STATION”. We discussed the options and I left him a card and asked him to give us a call. I am awaiting his reply. I set up a reminder in daily tasks to follow up with him about the “STORAGE” in the near future. More often than not, I can be found frequenting a local senior clubhouse facility watching sports. Most of the people there know I work at “STORAGE STATION” and often ask me questions regarding STORAGE. One of the questions was what do you do besides opening the gate for people to get into the facility? I explained about the various job related functions to include maintenance, offering specials which we offer to prospective STORAGE STATION customers, completing contracts new tenants, computer work, daily & monthly reports. Some of the people become more than interested and from time to time I am able to get “STORAGE” customers just by speaking with them on an informal basis. A good portion of our “STORAGE STATION” business is created by word of mouth. It doesn’t hurt to bring up “STORAGE STATION” in a conversation without beating the people over the head with it. You can do that without them knowing it. That is called food for thought. Speaking of food…Some of the people, including myself, at the clubhouse, enjoy growing our own vegetables. You have to know what is best for you to plant. What is best to grow to suit your needs in the future? Also, how…
09.05.2011 16:48
When friends and family get together it seems that invariably conversation with turn to the good old days. I know the younger folks would laugh at us if they listened to old friends talking about walking to someones house, and taking a short cut through the woods. Sharing with each other, how we would make up games using a stick as a rifle, or a rock as a bomb. They live in the world of car pools and the latest toy that they saw on TV. I bet none of them laid down on a hill and looked up at the sky, and watched the clouds float by, and imagining that each cloud was s different object floating above them, finding maybe a tree, or a car, possibly a dog, or horse. That was when the greatest toy was a child’s imagination. I can remember going over to a relative’s house and playing in the attic. What treasures we would find. We would move things around and make a fort. Or look out the window, and see clear over to the cows in the pasture. Dreaming of Indians over the hill, and adventures we might have. Now back to reality. When was the last time you saw a house built that had an attic. Gone is the attic where Grandma or your Aunt, kept the winter clothes, or the old furniture. All kinds of things could be found in an attic. An old sewing machine. Trunks full of old memories. Decorations for every holiday. Old clothing that Grand Dad wore, when he came back from WWII or possibly the Korean War. Pictures of a relative long since gone, would hang from a beam or lean against a wall or carton. The memories of many generations, were stored in what was a dusty attic. Things we cherish, but no longer keep out, sit……. Alone but not forgotten. The lost attic just may be the biggest reason why storage facilities have come into existence. Because of them people stop by inquiring about renting a unit, to store all those wonderful things that would in times gone by be in Grand Ma’s Attic. The Old Chest, and sewing machine that we keep just in case, is stored in a 5 x 5 unit, next to clothing that will not fit in our closets. The Be…
09.05.2011 16:30
I don’t know why, but this year the weather is about as confused as I am. One day it is 70 degrees with plenty of sunshine and the next it is in the 40s and the wind is threatening to blow all the patio furniture off the back deck. The wife has me going in circles. First it was get the patio furniture on the deck. Then it was I heard the weather man say it might snow a bit, maybe you should not have put the patio furniture out on the deck. Looking at me like it was my idea to put there in the first place. Then she says the lawn looks terrible, what are you going to do about it? She asked, so I said, I was going to call the lawn guy and have him thatch, fertilize and seed. From the look she gave me I don’t believe that was the answer that she was looking for. I can’t believe I gave the wrong answer again. You would think that after 40 years I would have a couple of right answers. So, I did what I know is best. I went in the garage and hid. As I looked around the garage, “which has not had a car in it”, for at least 35 years, I noticed that if the wife keeps on buying things, I will have to find another garage for my stuff. The walls where I have many tools hanging have been camouflaged with items of more importance. (In the eyes of the wife) Actually, I am not alone in this plight. I work at Storage Station. You know the place. It is where you go to store things that no longer fit in your house or apartment. I would bet that probably half of our clients are here for the same reason. Some of them are here because they need a place to store holiday decorations. Others are here because they are in the middle of renovations, and need a safe secure place to store their furniture and other items while work is being done at home. During the winter months we have a number of tenants that use our larger units to store their Classic Cars. There are always those that are in between moves, or have moved in with relatives till everything has settled down in their lives. It is not just your friends and neighbors that come to us…
09.05.2011 16:20
Self storage facilities have been popping up all over the country in rapid succession over the past decade or longer and it’s the nature of the beast that competitive pricing comes with the territory. With so many self storage facilities coming to play in the market, competitive pricing has become a key element in over populated market regions. Whether you’re a large corporate facility or a smaller self owned storage facility, if you’re located within the same selling area you’re all competing with one another for the business within that region. With this being said in regions where there is multiple self storage facilities, potential new customers are more likely to inquire with each facility in their local area to find the best price possible. Now each one of these facilities are well aware that people may shop them before they bite on any sale so coming to the table with the best bottom line is an important factor in landing that potential new tenant but it is not the only aspect to consider. Ultimately in a competitive market all the facilities in the area are basically going to have the same bottom line price or close to the same price at the end of the day. So in a competitive area it becomes more than just beating the competitor’s price to get the sale. What it comes down to are the benefits your facility has to offer over the competitors and how well the person behind the desk of the facility treats you. In a competitive market when prices are about equal, landing the sales has a lot to do with the person selling the unit and how well they can cater to the customers needs. It is important to have a knowledgeable and friendly staff to accommodate and assist the potential new tenant in choosing a storage unit that best suits their needs. Asking the customer a few simple questions like have you stored before, what will you be storing, and how long do you need the storage space for? are a great way to break the ice and give yourself a better idea of what the customer is looking for exactly. The more proficie…
If you want to help us build a new RSS feed from existing resources, not the form of an RSS feed published on the Web, you can send us a message. Lay out all the necessary information and your email address, we will keep you informed (e) of the process. Applications clearly out-about will be ignored.
Click on the address to select it. Click copy and then paste it into your preferred reader.