***RENT ONLINE, PAY ONLINE!*** (Now If Only MOVING THE STUFF IN Were This Easy!)

In case you didn't know--like our other web-based feature that a lot of people REALLY LIKE (once they know about it!), i.e., paying your storage bill online--you can RENT A SPACE online, too!

What that means is, if you're a BRAND NEW self-storage customer renting with us for the first time, and you're ready, willing and able, you can dive right in and rent a space directly from our secure website without having to come in first. And you can pay for it online, too!

It also means that if you're an EXISTING CUSTOMER currently renting a space with us, you can use this handy online tool to RENT AN ADDITIONAL SPACE and PAY FOR IT!

How's that for CONVENIENCE!

So why didn't I tell you about this great little time-saving technological breakthrough before? Well, frankly, because you didn't ask! (I know I'm being a wise guy. Anyway, I'm telling you NOW, so keep reading!)

If you want to see what this nifty web option looks like, click RIGHT HERE.

Pretty cool, huh? "But wait, there's MORE!"

No doubt you're familiar with the old saying, 'No job is finished until the paperwork is done.' Well, that's true here, too! (Sorry, this isn't quite like renting a movie online!)

So after you've rented and prepaid for your space online, all you do in order to "seal the deal" is come in to the store location where you just rented, i.e., ARIZONA STORAGE INNS on Warner Road east of Arizona Avenue in CHANDLER!, confirm the space size and unit ID number with the manager on duty--that most fortunate soul in charge of the sprawling, palatial facility where you now occupy a space!--and do a little paperwork. (It's for your own good!)

Once that's all done, and you've purchased your lock--here or elsewhere--as well as bought or brought whatever boxes, tape, mattress bags, sofa and chair covers and bubble wrap that you might need (did I mention we sell these) for your packing and storing, then you're good to go!

Meaning, at this point, I've now done my part in helping you to address and accommodate, in a reasonable and prudent manner, your particular, individual self-storage/mini-storage needs. The rest, I'm afraid--including the HEAVY LIFTING--is up to YOU!

Which is why we have a FREE MOVE-IN SPECIAL with our MOVING TRUCK!

Ask the aforementioned manager for details (or just take a look at the side bar to the right, scroll down to "NEED A TRUCK?")

Oh, and by the way, WELCOME TO OUR EXCLUSIVE, GATED SELF-STORAGE RENTAL COMMUNITY! We hope you enjoy your stay here!

Have a great weekend!

Your Manager,
Paul

You Know, I Don't Usually Mix Politics with Storage (Except Here!), But, After All,... Aren't You Glad SELF-STORAGE isn't HEALTH CARE?!

Okay, calm down, I'm not going to launch into some political tirade and rant and rave about a government conspiracy to take over people's garages, basements, cupboards and closets so they can impose an evil system of univeral, socialized storage!

But since you brought it up! Hmmm...

That IS a provocative idea. Imagine what a "socialized" system of self-storage would look like.

Let's see. Anytime you needed a storage unit or an RV space, you'd simply call up your local self-storage precinct manager, who would then call his local self-storage district supervisor, who would then call his regional self-storage coordinator, who would then call the National Commissioner of Self-Storage in Washington, D.C., who would then call the Secretary of Self-Storage Services and RV Parking (the "storage czar"), to see what size or sizes of storage unit (or RV space) were available in your storage zone, as well as which ones you qualified for based on a standardized set of criteria and protocols established by the President's Commission on Mini-Storage and the Bureau of Mini-Storage/Self-Storage Standards.

Not that you would have to pay for any of this convenience. Oh, no, no, no, of course not! That's the whole idea behind UNIVERSAL SELF-STORAGE. It's FREE! Because, brother (or sister), you have a RIGHT to whatever storage space you really need (subject, of course, to approval from the PCMS and BMSSSS). You're entitled to self-storage! It's guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution (or it would be if my proposed Eleventh Amendment to the Bill of Rights were adopted--see my July 3rd posting below!).

What? You say you CAN'T AFFORD a storage space? THAT'S THE POINT! You'll never be denied storage if you truly need it (again, based on a determination by the President's Commission using their national standards and protocols for determining "need"). You'll never be rejected for the purely economic reason that you don't have the money to pay for it. That would be cruel! That would be unthinkable! That would be--the way we do it now!

No, no, this is a system of universal access where EVERYONE would enjoy the benefits of affordable, single-payor, one-size-fits-all (sorry, poor choice of words there) self-storage, regardless of their ability to pay! It would eliminate all the inequities of the current system. It's a win-win for everybody!

Now, the ONLY flaw I see in this is that EVERYONE would be trying to get a storage space since, after all, it's FREE! This would create a serious and massive backlog due to burgeoning demand. That in turn would lead to a rationing of storage space due to limited availability (and also due to strict federal controls imposed on the facilities to ensure fairness and equitable distribution of space and of qualified storage providers). So some would get the space they wanted. And some (perhaps most) would not. And EVERYONE would have to wait a LONG, LONG TIME to get their storage space! Shortages. Waiting periods. Reduced quality. Abuse, fraud, waste, mismanagement. (Hey, no system is perfect!)

Anyway.... Seemed like a good idea at the time!

Well, we REALLY DON'T do storage that way! We REALLY DO have ALL DIFFERENT SIZES available, and you REALLY CAN GET ONE RIGHT NOW at an AFFORDABLE rental rate, and you REALLY CAN MOVE INTO IT RIGHT AWAY! (just as soon as I chase all the roaches, rats, spiders and snakes out--just kidding again, calm down)!

Take a look at the side bar to the right, and see all our storage rates and sizes (and CURRENT SPECIALS!) ------->>

And then perform your civic duty as a patriotic citizen of these United States and COME IN to Arizona Storage Inns on Warner Road and Arizona Avenue in Chandler today and exercise your Unalienable Right to Self-Storage with us! (Or else exercise that right at ANOTHER storage facility. But DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK! The choice is YOURS!)

That's why they call it (that's why I call it!), "Freedom of Storage!"

Hey, is this a great country or what?

Your Manager, Laboring in the Noble Cause of Self-Storage for the Masses,
Paul

So You Want 'Green' Self-Storage? How About an 'Environmentally-Friendly' Mini-Storage That Doesn't Pollute or Consume Much Energy? (That's Us!)

These days, everybody's talking about "green" this and "green" that, "eco-friendly" products, "environmentally-sensitive" practices, etc., etc.. And that's okay. I think we should all do our part to be good caretakers and protectors of the environment. (It's the only one we have!)

Well, when it comes to a storage facility that's doing it's part to be part of the solution not the problem, here's another feather in our cap that ought to appeal to your natural, organic, non-polluting, small-carbon-footprint, inner self!

We here at ARIZONA STORAGE INNS - CHANDLER (Warner Road and Arizona Avenue) are wholly dedicated--and always have been-- to making sure that we don't tamper with the primal forces of nature any more than we absolutely have to!

And that means, right from the start, we've offered only ONE KIND of storage space here at our sprawling, palatial facility in beautiful north Chandler. The kind that the Pilgrims would have used. The kind that our founding fathers would have used. (See previous post!) The kind that the early settlers of Arizona would have used, had it been available. And it is this--

Are you ready?

100% all-natural, NO ARTIFICIAL CLIMATE-CONTROL, outdoor-type, sun-kissed, open-to-the-air, walk-up/pedal-up/drive-up, non-energy-consuming, "standard" self-storage units!--units that are not in any way, shape, manner or form environmentally altered, enhanced or modified from their original, pristine state.

You know, not every storage facility can say that....

But WE CAN!

And, I'm proud to say that the only place where we violate this hallowed principle of environmental asceticism (out of necessity, mind you)--in the interest of human habitability as well as generally accepted business practices--is in the rental office/retail store (where you come in) and in the manager's apartment (where the domesticated man-creature-employees dwell after the sun goes down).

That's it.

So if you want to store at a facility where you can rest assured that your personal, purely self-serving, physical comfort during the hot, humid, scorching, sweltering days of July, August and September is NOT NEARLY AS IMPORTANT as our commitment and dedication to the Earth, to Nature and to the prudent, rigorous conservation of our precious, natural, renewable and non-renewable resources--evidenced by our using AS LITTLE ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY AS POSSIBLE for those high-consumption, jumbo-carbon-footprint-creating niceties and luxuries like AIR CONDITIONING--then get in your car (sometimes you HAVE TO), drive over here (or walk or bicycle or take the light rail) and DO YOUR PART to keep this planet-preserving tradition going!

Go ahead. Rent a non-climate-controlled, standard storage unit with us today. Save money. Protect the environment. Save energy. Keep your carbon footprint as small as possible! Multitudes of others who have gone before you have already done so. Why not join them!

That's all for now. I have to go change the filter on our office A/C. It's getting kinda warm in here.

Your Manager Who's Here to Melt Away All Your Objections with Pure Scientific Logic and Reason,

Paul

**JULY SPECIALS** (SORRY, EXPIRED!) Deals on Our Three Most Popular Sizes! (But First, this Thought on "Freedom of Storage"!)

With Fourth of July weekend here and 233 years of Independence under our belts and on my mind, it got me thinking about the Bill of Rights. (Yeah, I know, that's the U. S. Constitution not the Declaration of Independence, but as I like to say in these pages, work with me here!)

There really should be an Eleventh Amendment added to those venerable first Ten.

I've been working on a rough draft to send to Congress for them to review. Here it is:

The Right of the People to peaceably Assemble and Gather together their Furniture, articles of Clothing, Household, Business and Personal effects and other Diverse and Sundry Items, and Place them into a Clean, Safe, Secure Self-Storage Facility, shall not be Infringed.

Let me know what you think. (Bear in mind, though, only compliments and positive affirmations will be accepted and published by the blog czar--he's somewhat of a tyrant!)

Okay, let's leave political science and history alone for now and get down to BUSINESS!

During the month of JULY, you can get a great price on a storage unit in any one of our three (3) most popular sizes.

***SORRY! JULY SPECIALS HAVE EXPIRED!** CHECK SIDEBAR FOR CURRENT RATES & SIZES***

They are (in ascending order):

5 x 10 - $39.00/mo.
10 x 10 - $79.00/mo.
10 x 20 - $129.00/mo.

Now if you do your homework and compare prices in north Chandler, West Gilbert, South Mesa, South Tempe and Extreme Southwest Mesa, you'll find that these rental rates are REALLY, REALLY GOOD!! In fact, these rates are OUTSTANDING! (But I don't want to resort to exaggeration or hyperbole to make my point!)

So, come in now and get the finest, choicest, grade-A-certified, all-natural, NO ARTIFICIAL-CLIMATE-CONTROL, ground-level, drive-up storage unit available anywhere at any price!

Anyway, come in...

And BY ALL MEANS, mention this website/blog post when you call or come in! BECAUSE if you do--just like with the craigslist ad "web special"--you can KEEP that fabulous, DISCOUNTED rental rate until the END OF THE YEAR! (Month-to-month lease)

So if you know what's good for you, COME IN!!

Here to Defend Your Unalienable Right to Self-Storage,
Your Manager,
Paul

***PAY YOUR BILL ONLINE!!***

Many of you already know this, but for those who don't, you can actually pay your monthly ARIZONA STORAGE INNS - CHANDLER storage bill ONLINE using our secure server.

It's simple. All you have to do is, FIRST, contact the manager--by e-mail, phone, fax or in person--and provide your e-mail address and password. (The password for using our PTI Taskmaster WebXpress online payment system must be 7 - 10 characters long with at least two (2) letters and (2) numbers. These are not "case sensitive" so they can be either lower case or capital letters--although if you have a LONG E-MAIL address, you can cram a longer address into the e-mail field if you enter it with all lower case.)

SECOND, when you're ready to make your payment, go to ARIZONA STORAGE INNS home page (www.azstorage.com), "navigate" (i.e., CLICK!) your way to the Chandler page, then click on the "Existing Customer Payment" button. That will take you to our log-in screen. There, you enter the aforementioned e-mail address and password and voila! You're off and running.

Online you can use Visa, Mastercard and Discover to pay your bill. Sorry, no American Express (maybe someday!). You pay what's currently owed (and what's past due), and you can even PREPAY up to fifteen (15) months in advance!

Your payment posts to your account here in our Central Strategic Command Center within a matter of seconds. No waiting days to find out if your rent got paid. It's that easy!

So, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? IT'S JULY FIRST!! (Is your storage rent bill paid yet?)...............

***HELPFUL HINT: The first time you visit the log-in screen, bookmark that page in your Favorites list. It'll save you time the next time you go to make your payment.***

Here to Help You Out through the Hot Days of Summer, Your Manager,

Paul