Rent a Box

Amit Wilson and Nitin Dhawan started Reliable Records in 2010,which provides storage solutions to corporates by storing their documents and files in their state-of-the-art facility. “When we launched Reliable Records,we started getting requests from corporate clients,asking us to handle their personal storage needs too. So we came up with the idea of starting StoreMore,where people can store their household items with us,” says Wilson.

One can use StoreMore to store woollen clothes,photo albums,books,trophies,crockery and shoes. The procedure is simple. The users can order the boxes through email,pack their items,and prepare an inventory. StoreMore will pick up the packed boxes from the customer’s house,along with a cheque for the payment plan. There are three payment plans available,and one can choose from monthly,yearly and three-yearly plans at Rs 60,Rs 365 and Rs 999 per box respectively. Once the boxes reach their facility,they will provide users with a bar code for every box. When the users want the box back,they’ll have to send an email to StoreMore with the bar code of the box.

In the first few weeks of its opening,the idea met with some resistance. “Some of our users had questions as to how safe their belongings will be,and some people wanted us to send them pictures of our premises. Some even came to check the facility. We told them they were welcome to do so. It’s not just a business,it’s a way of life. While this concept is well known in places like the US,it is a relatively new concept in India,” says Dhawan.

To take care of safety needs,StoreMore has a biometric access control and back up,besides a system for fire prevention. A fingerprinting reading system is used to control the access to the storage area,and bar code scanners are used to track the boxes,which are double-walled and strong.

Talking about the kind of response StoreMore has received so far,Wilson says,“We haven’t focused much on advertising. We have promoted it only through social media and word of mouth. Considering that,the response we have received is promising. We’ve got a couple of requests from Chandigarh,Bangalore and Mumbai,where we would want to expand in the future.”