1. Give Lok’nStore a call on 0800 587 3322.  Have a chat with a friendly member of our well trained staff.  That’s too easy!

2. Visit our website and find out where your nearest centre is. Come on…you’ve only got to click….just move that pointer a bit further!  It’s so easy!

3. Go into your nearest Lok’nStore Household & Business Self Storage Centre for a chat with our friendly staff.  No need to make an appointment, just pop in and have a look round at the many unit sizes we have.  From 20sqft up to 500sqft and every size in between.  That’s enough space for a couple of suitcases up to the contents of a 4 bedroom house!   We also sell a wide range of packaging products including boxes and bubblewrap and all at the lowest prices in the industry.  Don’t forget that Lok’nStore also offer low cost van hire when you move in for just £10.

Come on…..It’s just so easy to store at Lok’nStore

Loknblog gives you 3 Facts about Fareham Hants.

The Borough of Fareham lies on the Solent coastline between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth covering an area of almost 30 square miles and has a population of 108,000 people.

Fareham’s origins go back to a small settlement that was developed before Roman times around a crossing point of the River Wallington, close to the top of the present day High Street. The Romans came to the area in about AD43 and built a large fortress at Portchester, to shelter their garrison and defend Portsmouth Harbour (its ruins can still be seen).

But best of all Fareham has a Lok’nStore Self Storage Centre at Fareham Industrial Park!  With access to the centre behind Sainsbury’s, turn right at the end of Broadcut, you’ll find all the Household & Self Storage you’ll ever need. 

Units at Lok’nStore Fareham come in many sizes from a small 12sqft, big enough for a couple of suitcases or 5 archive boxes, up to 3,000sqft and lots of sizes in between.   You put your own padlock (we sell them if you forget) on your unit (room) and only you have access to the unit.  It’s totally dry, clean and private.  The Fareham Lok’nStore also provides low cost van hire, FREE trolleys for your goods and a FREE forklift service!  Lok’nStore Fareham also serves the local areas of Gosport, Whiteley, Titchfield, Stubbington, Locksheath, Hedge End, Warsash, Segensworth and Portchester.

Pop down today for a look round the centre, a chat and a cup of tea, or please give them a call on 01329 283300 to discuss your storage needs.

Has anyone read “Self Storage and Other Stories” by M.H. Stafaniak?

If you have please let me know!  Also if you have any strange or interesting stories from the world of self storage, Loknblog would love to hear them.  The BBC even made a programme documenting some of the stories from the storage world.   They don’t just have be from the UK, in fact any of Loknblogs many readers from around the world can send in stories if they wish.  Go on, you know you want to! 

Lok’nStore Household & Business self Storage provides the best value for money and customer service in the storage industry.  Giving you the best and lowest prices together with a FREE forklift service, FREE trolleys and FREE access during our opening hours.  Lok’nStore also provides low cost van hire when you take out storage at any Lok’nStore centre.  Give a call on 0800 587 3322 or visit our website to find your nearest Lok’nStore.

Lok’nStore Household & Business Self Storage has provided the Loknblog with a surprise today. 

Deep in the Lok’nStore archives we’ve found a cartoon that was a possible advert “many moons ago.”  Stored away in one of Lok’nStores archive boxes was this story board. 

Moving Home? Moving office? Paper mountain? No space? 

Lucy Lok’nStore’s Guarantees! : Secure steel rooms, Archive storage, Pallet storage, Offices to let, FREE trolleys, FREE forklift service, you are the only keyholder to your unit (room), FREE dailey access.

But Lucy forgets that at Lok’nStore we also have the original “Lowest price Guarantee,” very low cost van hire, and a huge range of the lowest priced boxes and bubblewrap in the storage industry.

As Lucy Lok’nStore Says, “There’s plenty of space at our place.”  

Lok’nStore brings you the latest news on the hunt for more space!

The unmanned Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft blasted off smoothly from a launch pad in southern Andhra Pradesh to embark on a two-year mission of exploration.

The robotic probe will orbit the Moon, compiling a 3-D atlas of the lunar surface and mapping the distribution of elements and minerals.  The launch is regarded as a major step for India as it seeks to keep pace with other space-faring nations in Asia.  Indian PM Manmohan Singh hailed the launch as the “first step” in a historic milestone in the country’s space programme.

“Our scientific community has once again done the country proud and the entire nation salutes them,” Mr Singh said in a message.

If it’s more space that you’re after, rocket over to your nearest LoknStore Self Storage Centre. We have all the storage space you’ll need together with the friendliest staff in the galaxy.  Don’t worry about going to the moon for more space, just visit our website or please give us a call on 0800 587 3322   

Loknblog the Household & Business Self Storage worlds favourite Blog has noticed that this week in 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before his term was due to end.  It was the first time in the state’s history that a governor was sacked mid-term.  Mr Schwarzenegger won almost 48% of the vote.

Lok’nStore’s LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEE is terminating expensive storage and provides the best deal for all Household & Business Self Storage customers!  To find out where your nearest centre is, please check our website or give us a call on 0800 587 3322.  Lok’nStore provides the friendliest staff in the storage industry and leads the way in customer service.  We hope to see you soon at your local Lok’nStore Self Storage Centre.  Hasta La Vista! 

At Loknblog we’re always on the lookout for Household & Business Self Storage stories from around the world and this one caught our eye!  Over in Howell Detroit, U.S.A. a postal worker has been charged with embezzling mail after storing it in her storage unit.  Tsk - tsk. Lok’nblog does not approve!  The following report comes from Paul Egan of The Detriot News.

Authorities found thousands of pieces of undelivered mail in a storage unit after the former postal worker who rented the unit fell behind on paying the bill, according to court documents filed in federal court. Jill Mary Hull, who worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Howell from 2005 until August of 2008, was charged with embezzling mail. Hull told investigators “she could not do the job, but she needed the job,” Douglas Mills, a special agent with the postal service’s Office of Inspector General, said in an affidavit attached to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit.

“Hull said she was unable to get the mail delivered on time, so she left what she could not deliver in her car and drove around with it,” the affidavit said. “She said after a couple of weeks of doing this, she realized that nobody seemed to notice that she did not deliver it.”

Hull, who told postal officials she resigned her job in August to go back to school, moved the undelivered mail to a storage unit in Fowlerville and told investigators she intended to keep paying rent on the unit “until the day I died.” However, employees of Fowlerville Mini Storage found the undelivered mail early in September when they were preparing to auction off the contents of the storage unit. Hull, who rented the unit in January 2006, had not paid the rental bill since November 2007, court documents allege. The unit contained about 1,000 first-class letters, more than 4,000 pieces of standard mail, and 236 parcels, among other undelivered items, all intended for addresses in Howell, court documents show. Embezzling mail is a five-year felony. There was no immediate word from the U.S. Attorney’s Office on when Hull would appear in court.

To see a list of items that you can not store at Lok’nStore go to our handy guide.  There you’ll find all sorts of hint & tips regarding Self Storage at Lok’nStore.

Please note that you may not store the following; Gas, Flammable items, Fireworks, Perishable foods, Dangerous chemicals, goods of an illegal nature or live animals.

Hey! It’s not all doom and gloom.  At Lok’nStore Household & Business Self Storage, we saw these credit crunch jokes and thought they might cheer you up!

How do you define optimism? A banker who irons 5 shirts on a Sunday.

Resolving to surprise her husband, an investment banker’s wife pops by his office. She finds him in an unorthodox position, with his secretary sitting in his lap. Without hesitation, he starts dictating, “…and in conclusion, gentlemen, credit crunch or no credit crunch, I cannot continue to operate this office with just one chair!”

What’s the difference between Investment Bankers and London Pigeons? The Pigeons are still capable of making deposits on new BMW’s

What’s the difference between an investment banker and a large pizza? A large pizza can feed a family of four.

The last time Iceland had a crash like this aisle three was closed all day.

Q: Why are all MBAs going back to school?
A: To ask for their money back.

I had a cheque returned earlier. “Insufficient Funds” Mine or the banks?

What have Icelandic banks and an Icelandic streaker got in common? They both have frozen assets

Money talks. Trouble is, mine only knows one word - goodbye.

What is a banker’s favourite chocolate bar? A credit crunchie!

Why didn’t the little boy get any pocket money this week?
Cos his Mum’s gone to Iceland!

For Geography students Only: What’s the capital of Iceland? Answer: About Three Pounds Fifty…

Latest news, the Isle of Dogs Building Society has collapsed. They’ve called in the retrievers.

Quote of the day (from a trader): “This is worse than a divorce. I’ve lost half my net worth and I still have a wife.”

QUESTION: How do you successfully freeze your financial assets?
ANSWER: Invest in an Icelandic bank

Talked to my bank manager the other day and he said he was going to concentrate on the big issues from now on. He sold me one outside Boots yesterday!

Masked man holding a bank cashier up with a gun. Says: ‘I don’t want any money - I just want you to start lending to each other

Lok’nStore Household & Business Self Storage is supporting Blog Action Day 2008 by talking about two of our favourite charities, Hope & Aid Direct and Hope & Homes for Children.

Founded in 1999 Hope & Aid Direct are a 100% voluntary, humanitarian aid charity whose team members raise their own funds.  They obtain donations of aid and transport that leaves in convoys of lorries twice a year, and is given out directly into the hands of the people who need it the most. The donations are made by the public, churches, clubs, schools and companies.

The convoys often carry out humanitarian work whilst they are away. Hope and Aid Direct has been involved in projects such as rebuilding bombed schools, renovating orphanages,  and delivering aid for third parties who would not be as welcome in some areas.  Volunteers come from every corner of the UK and from all walks of life. Whilst in recent years most of their work has been carried out in Kosovo, they have also distributed humanitarian aid in Romania, Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia. Four of their team joined workers in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the Tsunami, one of the worst natural disasters seen by any of us. They also have an ongoing project in Nigeria.

Hope & Homes for Children is a registered charity based in Wiltshire in the U.K.  They work together with children, their families and communities across Central and Eastern Europe and Africa to ensure that children grow up in an environment where they have the opportunity to fulfil their potential. They move children out of institutions into family-based care, help keep together families at risk of breakdown – due to the pressures of poverty, disease or conflict – and work to prevent child abandonment. 

Some of the volunteers are packing goods right now for their latest trip to Kosovo.  The convoy of lorries, driven by unpaid helpers and volunteers will take about 5 days to arrive in Pristina, and will need another 5 days to unpack and hand out the donated goods.

Lok’nStore has provided free storage for Hope & Homes for Children and Hope & Aid Direct over the last 2 years at our Farnborough Centre and would like to wish them every success with their work in the future.

Lok’nStore Household & Business Self Storage are always on the lookout for stories about SPACE!

US space tourist Richard Garriott has successfully blasted off into space, following in the footsteps of his astronaut father.  Mr Garriott has paid about $30m (£17m) for his 10-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS).  The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft, mounted on a three-stage rocket, launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 0701 GMT (0801 BST; 0301 EDT).  Richard’s father, Owen Garriott, spent 60 days on a US space station in 1973.  He took extensive photographs of the Earth’s surface during his stay on the Skylab orbital outpost. Owen, 77, will support his son from mission control in Moscow.  Richard Garriott, a 47-year-old computer game designer, is joined on the flight by US astronaut Mike Fincke, who becomes the space station’s commander, and Russian flight engineer Yuri Lonchakov.

If it was space he needed he should have called Lok’nStore on 0800 587 3322 for information on self storage at any of our centres.  Lok’nStore has the lowest prices guaranteed on the planet!   

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside, I do like to be beside the sea.

Are you looking for Self Storage in Eastbourne, East Sussex at the lowest costs in the industry? Then look no further than Lok’nStore’s Big Friendly Orange Household & Business Self Storage Centre on Lottbridge Drive!  In an excellent position in sunny Eastbourne, the centre boasts the most knowledgeable staff in the East Sussex area.  If you have any questions or queries about Self Storage please give them a call on 01323 749222 or drop into the centre for a guided tour and a chat.  The location of Lok’nStore’s Eastbourne Centre can be found on our website including full directions. 

The centre also has the largest and lowest priced range of packaging materials in the area including boxes and bubblewrap.  With lots of room to park and large loading bays the centre has everything you need to get stored!  They have a wide range of units from 20sqft that would store a couple of suitcases, up to enough space for a 4 bedroom house!  Each unit (room) is clean, dry and private and has your own padlock on the steel door.  Only you have access to the unit, which is as often as you like during our opening hours.  The centre is fully staffed during opening hours so there’s always a friendly face around for a cup of tea and a chat!   Lok’nStore Eastbourne also has low cost van hire available on your move in day from as little as £10

Lok’nStore’s “Lowest Price Guarantee” would leave you with enough change for Fish & Chips on the Eastbourne sea-front like the lovely folk below.

So come on, “Tiddely-om-pom-pom!” yourself down to Lok’nStore Eastbourne today.

At Loknblog the worlds best Household & Business Self Storage blog, we’re always on the look-out for stories from around the world about “Self Storage” or “Boxes & Bubblewrap.” 

We spotted this one about the humble cardboard box which is available in many sizes from your local Lok’nStore Self Storage Centre along with bubblewrap and all the associated packaging items.

Forget the fancy toy - the box it comes in can be much more fun.

The cardboard box - whether the imagination turns it into a spaceship, a castle, or just a haven to daydream in - is enshrined in America’s National Toy Hall of Fame along with Jack-in-the-Box and Candy Land. No kidding, grown-ups.

“I think every adult has had that disillusioning experience of picking what they think is a wonderful toy for a child, and then finding the kid playing with the box,” said Christopher Bensch, chief curator of the Strong Museum. “It’s that empty box full of possibilities that the kids can sense.”

Low-tech and unpretentious it may be, but the cardboard box has fostered learning and creativity for multiple generations - a key qualifier for inclusion in the museum’s seven-year-old hall of fame. “Packaging is something that’s accessible to kids, whether that’s cans or tins or wooden crates,” Bensch said. The cardboard box “makes a point that you don’t have to spend a lot, have a certain income level or charge it on your credit card to have your kids have a great play experience.”

The museum boasts the world’s largest collection of toys and dolls.

By Ben Dobbin in Rochester, New York.

Loknblog says: Lets get kids playing with cardboard boxes again!  Their better for our kids than those other boxes that you plug into the T.V. and their better for the parents pockets!  With prices from as low as £2 for a small box at your nearest Lok’nStore Self Storage Centre you can’t entertain your kids for less!  Come on Britain, lets get kids out in the streets again with cardboard boxes on their heads!