Thank you for visiting our Tips & Suggestions page.  Here, we offer all kinds of free advice to make your move into storage easier, more convenient, and much more informed so you can move with the confidence and assurance that you are getting the best service available.

Storage Tips

The best storage tips that we can give you are plan, plan, plan, and label, label, label!  Whether you’re an experienced pack rat, a novice in training, or just need more room, your best storage tips are to plan and label your items.  Though it may seem like a lot of extra work, you will be able to rest easy knowing that your items are accessible, findable, and well protected. On our Storage Tips page, you will find lots of helpful hints on how best to store your items to maximize your efficiency and fill up every inch of your space!

Moving Tips

Moving can be a lengthy, frustrating, and expensive process, so we have provided some moving tips to help make your move quicker, easier, and hopefully less expensive.  Following the guidelines on our Moving Tips page can greatly improve your moving experience.

Packing Tips

Our Packing Tips page has tip on how to help you maximize your storage space and save on boxes and packing materials.

Shipping Tips

Our Shipping Tips page has an assortment of tips should you find you need to ship something. There are also some useful links to the most common shipping companies.

Lifting Tips

One of the most interesting Lifting Tips that we have ever heard came from a customer that told us she called her friends and told them that she was throwing a party.  When they arrived, she told them that she was throwing a moving party and had plenty of pizza, soda, and beer for them!  We thought this was a cute idea to save money on a move and get together with friends.  However, the rest of the tips on our Lifting Tips page will actually be tips to save you back pain and help keep you out of the doctor’s office!

Insurance Tips

We understand the importance of protecting your items against loss.  After all, you wouldn’t be storing your items if you didn’t want them back in the same condition you packed them!  Even though we have been open since 1998 and have never had a single occurrence of fire, water, or other natural disaster damage, having insurance to cover the contents of your storage unit or units is always a good idea.  Our Insurance Tips page has some great Insurance Tips to get you started.

Hurricane Storage Tips

Check out our Hurricane Storage Tips section.  These quick tips can help you and your family plan for your survival and the protection of your items, but please be sure to do extensive research on this topic to make sure that the hurricane survival plan you choose best fits your family.

Portable Storage Myths

Portable Storage Units have become quite popular in the United States and Canada; however, there are several portable storage myths and facts that you should know about before moving forward with portable storage.  We understand how valuable your belongings are, and feel strongly that you should be well equipped with as much knowledge as possible before investing your time and money into storage. Check out our Portable Storage Myths page to learn more.

Storage Myths

You will find that Bonita Storage Inn will decode all of the Storage Myths for you so you will get a truthful and honest opinion of how self storage works.  After reading our Storage Myths page, you will be armed with the information you need to make informed decisions to guide you to a successful self storage experience.

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