The DIY Nightmare

Expectation: Save a few bucks by doing it yourself
Reality: Turns out, DIY actually means "Destroy It Yourself"
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The typical DIY storage experience:

  • Finding boxes becomes a campus-wide scavenger hunt
  • Booking a storage unit means endless phone calls and paperwork
  • Begging friends for help with promises of pizza that never feels like enough
  • Renting a truck that's impossible to park anywhere near your dorm
  • Playing Tetris with your belongings in a sketchy storage unit with questionable security
  • Missing your flight home because everything took 3x longer than planned
  • Forgotten access codes when you return three months later
  • Surprise fees that make your "budget option" suddenly not so budget-friendly
"I love moving!"
- No college student ever

The Storage Scholars Solution:

  • We literally do it all for you.
  • The Storage Scholars experience:
  • Free packing supplies delivered right to your door
  • Professional pickup scheduled around your exams
  • Zero heavy lifting required from you or your friends
  • Secure, temperature-controlled storage with 24/7 monitoring
  • Everything delivered directly to your new room on move-in day
  • No hidden fees - what you see is what you pay
  • One online booking that takes less than 2 minutes
  • Customer service that actually responds to your messages
  • Cross 50 things off your to-do list right now.
Save time & Save Money

The Real Cost Comparison

Packing Supplies
Movers for pick-up
Movers for delivery
Truck for pick-up
Truck for delivery
Storage Unit
Hidden Costs
Total Costs
Storage Scholars main logo
$146/mo
2024 average
DIY
$68
Home Depot
$320 min
move.org
$320
Forbes.com
$128
Truck Rental
$128
Truck Rental
$180/mo
Rental
$2000+
Flights, PTO, Hotel
$3684
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What Our Customers Say

"I tried DIY storage freshman year and wasted an entire weekend. Used Storage Scholars sophomore year and it took 20 minutes of my time. Never going back."
Franklin and Marshall College
"My parents insisted I try to save money with a self-storage unit. By the time we paid for the U-Haul and pizza for friends, Storage Scholars would have been cheaper AND easier."
Taylor, Wake Forest University
"Storage Scholars made move-out day actually enjoyable. I packed my stuff, they picked it up, and I caught my flight home on time."
Jordan, University of Texas

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