Spend any time at all researching self-storage and the phrase “secure self storage” will appear on your personal radar. At first glance, it would appear to be self-evident. Secure self storage means your possessions will be safe, right?
But how safe is safe? That is not a trick question; rather, it is a question which we believe is very important, and thus the reason for this article by Mouser Self Storage, providing secure storage solutions in South Fort Worth, Alvarado, and Johnson County. Call us at 682-800-3949 for more information about current pricing and availability.
The general assumption about secure self storage.
As we briefly touched on earlier, the general assumption, made by all of the general public, is that secure self storage means your possessions are going to be safe from vandalism, from theft, and from damage causes by the weather. The very word “secure” means to protect from danger and to keep safe, so when you see an ad stating that your possessions will be secure in storage, you automatically assume that steps have been taken for that security to occur.
It is a great word for advertising, a word which elicits a feeling of safety and trust in the business claiming it. Unfortunately, there are different interpretations in the self-storage world about the word secure, so let’s get into that now.
That assumption is incorrect.
Let’s say there is a self storage company which offers indoor storage units and a perimeter which is enclosed by a six-foot wire fence with barbed wire on top. And let’s say that storage company advertises secure self storage. Is that advertisement correct and truthful?
Let’s say, down the road from that first example, there is another self-storage facility which offers indoor storage spaces but no fenced perimeter. Is that storage facility secure?
And, further down the road, there is another self-storage company which offers a fenced perimeter, indoor storage, and on-site management. Is that company secure?
As you can see by now, the word “secure” can mean many things to many people, which leads us to the next section, the four levels of truly secure self storage.
The four levels of security in self-storage industry.
Mouser Self Storage advertises secure self-storage, and to back up that claim we offer the following four levels of true security:
- Fenced perimeter
- Visual surveillance of the entire property
- One entrance to the grounds, requiring a personalized, computerized access key card to unlock, and each storage unit requiring a personalized, computerized access key card to unlock.
- On-site management, the human factor, the most efficient and trustworthy deterrent to vandalism or theft.
And because of those four levels of security, we proudly and accurately advertise secure self storage at our facility. And the thing is, security like ours costs no more than partial security as highlighted in the earlier examples.
Shop around in our city. Do not be satisfied with half-measures, not when the safety of your possessions is at stake.
A final word about Mouser Self Storage.
Mouser Self Storage and our sister company, Blue Mound 287 Self Storage in Haslet, are locally owned and operated. Call us and ask us about car self storage, RV self-storage, boat storage units, small hobby shops, and secure storage for your household possessions.