The time has come that we’ve all been dreading – not finals, but spring move-out. If, like me, you hail from thousands of miles away, or if you’re just too lazy to transport your belongings back to your home, here are some options of summer storage that will take the pressure off of move-out.

Collegeboxes

This is the go-to service for lazy college students. Collegeboxes picks up your packed boxes during finals week and stores them over the summer until they redeliver your items to your new housing location in the fall. Additionally, if you wish to ship your belongings home they will pick them up and arrange shipping as well. Prices are reasonable for the service, and with discount code ‘2013SUMMER’ you will receive 10% off. Hurry – there’s an extra charge for orders placed less than a week before pickup!

UC Storage

Located in Downtown Berkeley, UC Storage is your typical summer storage location. Units start at $39 for a 4’ x 4’ space able to fit all dorm room belongings besides furniture, or you can opt to split an 8’ x 20’ unit with a friend or two for a combined price of $199. There are multiple other sizes to choose from that are reasonably priced per month and will offer an easy way to pick up your belongings come September. They also have shipping services and truck rentals available if you wish to transport your belongings home for the summer.

Student Storage Center

Similar to Collegeboxes, Student Storage Center offers the ability to have your items picked up during move-out, stored over the summer, and redelivered in the fall. Although slightly pricier than Collegeboxes, Student Storage Center is more flexible with delivering to off-campus housing locations. Traditional self-storage is also available to customers who do not wish for on-campus pickup and drop-off.

A-1 Self Storage

Albeit much less convenient than the other options (because it’s located in Oakland), A-1 Self Storage is offering deals too sweet to pass up. Along with one free month of summer storage, A-1 is also offering three free boxes for UC Berkeley students. To capitalize on their deals, rent a Zip Car to drive your belongings over to the storage center and then again in the fall for pickup. If you’ve got your own car you can even store it at A-1 Storage over the summer, perfect if you weren’t planning on taking it home with you!

Good luck with finals, move-out, and potentially even graduation dear readers!

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