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badhair77

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10. Sorry for not replying earlier but I only saw this now.

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 07:10 PM

Feb 2012

Maybe I was harsh if you are thinking in general terms. However, I was speaking of the buyers on the TV show, at least on the segments I saw. Sometimes they pick the most extreme individuals to follow to ramp up the drama for the show.

It is a business but some businessmen are more client-oriented and understanding than others. If people are blatantly not paying their bill the owner deserves to be compensated for that lost income. However, some owners try to work with people in trouble.

With my brother's instance our father was dying and my brother was having trouble juggling all the emotions accompanying that situation. But then again, it's just stuff - sometimes it bothers me more than others. There were personal papers involved, somewhat like the previous poster's wedding album. Some "stuff" you cannot replace. So live and learn.

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Going to my first storage unit auction this weekend. [View all] wyldwolf Jan 2012 OP

Please update us after the auction! Scuba Jan 2012 #1

I will wyldwolf Jan 2012 #2

Sounds like you're pretty aware of the key issues. Good luck. Scuba Jan 2012 #3

I really want to do that, but I don't have a place to put large amounts of stuff for sorting. Vinca Jan 2012 #4

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This SUCKS. These guys are predators. Atman Feb 2012 #6

Something similar happened to our family. badhair77 Feb 2012 #7

Vultures? I don't think that's really fair. Vinca Feb 2012 #9

Sorry for not replying earlier but I only saw this now. badhair77 Feb 2012 #10

Like gyms betting you won't show up, the storage business is also built on the bet that TeamPooka Jan 2016 #20

So not much to report wyldwolf Feb 2012 #8

Word of advice. safeinOhio Mar 2012 #11

I think a bedbug phobia is holding me back from going to one. Vinca Mar 2012 #12

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DOH! NOW you tell me. wyldwolf Mar 2013 #16

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