May 14, 2008
Alas, Wherever Will I Store my Wine?
If (and it’s a huge ‘if’) Londonist had a collection of wine that needed storing, we’d consider BYSSC’s “highly sophisticated cellar conditions” in earnest. With Big Yellow’s set up, folks can access their own private cellars 24-7. With round the clock CCTV monitoring by staff, well lit corridors, fire detection systems, alarms in each room and unique PIN entry access, Big Yellow appears to take their clients’ safety seriously. On a recent visit to the Fulham location, Londonist was taken by just how squeaky clean the facilities were too.
Of course, trying to decide how best to store one’s valuable collection of vino falls under the category of Good Problems to Have. However, running out of room for all your stuff or not having anywhere to stow your worldly possessions when between homes are predicaments that usually aren’t so pleasant. And as Londoners, we know all too well how tiny flats can be and how storage space so often comes at a premium in this town. A cool thing about Big Yellow is that they offer a range of storage options for as short a stay as a week to however long you may require the extra space. They’ve got 30 self-storage locations inside the M25, and several more throughout the rest of the UK. If the wine cellars in Fulham work out, Big Yellow plans to provide similar facilities throughout London and beyond.
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Man, no wine stays long enough in my rack to warrant off site storage. It's a Whole Other World!
Maybe this remote site storage method would be a good strategy for you? With this approach, you get to experience all the joys of shopping for and purchasing the booze but then don't have to worry about the pesky hangovers.
"joys of shopping and purchasing the booze"...
nope. Joys of drinking the booze. That's the important thing.
Oh right. Sorry about that.
I've had two bottles of wine (Bollinger and, er, something else) sitting underneath my desk since December. I probably don't need any additional storage space, I'm clearly not a hoarder of wine.
Hey dude, ya gotta start somewhere.
if you feel you don't have enough storage space Dean, Lindsey and I will happily 'look after' them for you!
How charitable of you!