Greetings to one and all!
We here at Southeast Management do hope that you are all well and in high holiday spirits. We apologize for taking so long to update this post. Business has been booming. We have been busy, busy, busy! Keeping our customers excited about our service and going out there to find new people to join our growing family has been a large and exciting part of this past year. Here's a little snapshot from each of our facilities. Each store manager wrote a bit about what's new, what changes have been made at their facilities and what they are excited about in the future.
Plantation Storage Bluffton, SC
We are heading towards the slow time of the year after an impressive spring and summer. We appreciate all of our customers and employees that contributed to our getting the facility back on track. We are on track and still moving forward as planned. We have added some things to accommodate our customers that they really seem to enjoy. We have a dedicated area for our customers to meet clients, do paperwork, check emails, surf the net and much more! Our customer lounge/business center has been quite a hit. We are now an authorized UPS ship center as well. We have changed the landscape here quite a bit and the customers have responded very well. We will continue to try and be as innovative as possible as well as staying on top of industry standards. Let us sign off by saying, we are very happy to be a part of this team and really look forward to the 2013 season.
Christopher John Foster
Plantation Storage Hardscrabble, Columbia, SC
George and Sarah at Hardscrabble have had a great year as well. We have found new and interesting ways to keep our customers informed. I'm sure you've gotten all of our monthly e-mails that we send again and again and again. We just REALLY want to make sure you know what's going on here. We've updated our landscaping. We continue to make improvements to the facility itself. We are ALSO looking forward to be slight change in Building 7 that should start in the new year. Very excited about that one. We have a lot of great specials going on and look forward to seeing each and every new and existing customer when you come in. Have a safe and happy holiday season. Bring on 2013!
George and Sarah Pierce
Plantation Storage Myrtle Beach, SC
Greetings from beautiful Myrtle Beach, SC! We are all enjoying the cooler weather and slower-pace of life now that tourist season is winding down here at the beach. Bill and I would like to welcome our new co-worker, Sherry Estanich, who will be working with us part-time to help us continue to provide the ultimate storage experience to all of our customers. Sherry has recently retired as the office/asst. restaurant manager at Phillips Seafood, and she and her husband moved down here from Maryland about 12 years ago. Please come by and meet Sherry when you are in the neighborhood.
We would also like to wish all of our customers a Happy Holidays, and to remind everyone that we have a "Toys for Tots" donation box for new, unwrapped toys here in our office. This is an excellent program operated by the Marine Corps League to help provide a Christmas to children who might otherwise not have a visit from Santa. We also have a donation box year-round from the Lions club where you can donate your old eyeglasses and hearing aids to give the gift of sight or hearing.
Look for the Plantation Storage truck as we roll through The Farm for their 6th Annual Holiday Parade on Sunday, December 2, from 1-4 pm. We always enjoy participating in this annual event, handing out Christmas candy to the children, and seeing them enjoy the parade and the surprise visit from Santa.
And finally, don't forget to stop by Plantation Storage on Carolina Forest Blvd to ship your Christmas gifts by UPS this year. We will be open from 9 am - 6 pm, Mon-Sat to take care of your shipping needs, and have all the packing supplies and boxes you will need to make sending your gifts fast and easy, while avoiding the long lines at the post office.
Lisa, Bill, & Sherry
Plantation Storage Sparkleberry - Columbia, SC
Plantation Storage at Sparkleberry Lane has long stood shoulder to shoulder with women in the battle against breast cancer, by participating in the Palmetto Health Foundation’s annual Walk for Life. This past October, 6,000+ walkers and runners (including our own 5-member team) helped raise over $520,000 for the Palmetto Health Breast Center. These donations will help women in our community gain access to screening, diagnostic procedures, and other valuable support services.
We are excited about constant physical improvements to our facility. We are replacing items that have been gently used and installing new items to keep our in facility top of line condition. The maintenance and security of this facility and your items is imperative to us. In other news, we would like to congratulate Colleen Wood as she has returned as the full time manager.
Our Annual Santa's Workshop will be up and running soon. We will have Santa here to meet with all the kiddos on December 14th and 15th. We also provide all the wrapping accessories needed to finish your holiday wrapping nice and early. We are offering 50% off for the month of December on our 5x5 and 5x10 units (while supplies last). Come in, meet Santa, wrap you presents and store them in a hiding place where no little or big people would possibly look.
Colleen Wood and Anne Youngblood
Bluewater Self Storage - Jacksonville, FL
Greetings from Jacksonville.
Julianne has been busy learning the in and out’s of storage and busy with her U.S. Citizenship which she passed with flying colors. Her swearing in ceremony is coming up in the next few weeks. Julianne is working on social media for Blue Water and continues to provide excellent customer service.
Brad is happy to be back with Southeast Management Company and is getting a grasp on the Blue Water store. Class A facilities come with a lot more maintenance issues that have to be done timely. Getting caught up on those was number one priority. (Which we are now) yay!
Gearing up for the holiday season will be our next few months tasks here. Julianne and I will decide on what charity we would like to help with donations this year. I have always been a fan of Toys for Tots…..along with providing cookies and coffee to our customers during the holiday season!
Brad Bumphrey
Depo and Dallas Self Storage - Dallas, NC
Well let's just say I am one busy bee. Dallas Storage is undergoing some upgrades to our Residential side, and that in itself is keeping me on my toes. Depo Self Storage is pretty laid back, with leasing results about the consistent and positive each month. We are looking forward to a wonderful Christmas season, and hope that you all have a wonderful holiday season as well.
Angie Greene
The Storeroom - Durham, NC
New Manager Karen Hise has been busy as a bee at The Storeroom in Durham, NC as well. This facility has been brought back to life with implementing gate codes for each tenant, having the facility manager on site and the office is open for business all day each week day. Please don't hesitate to stop by and check out the facility.
Karen Hise
