PHOENIX, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- It's been two
months since most students have been on a college campus. It will
be a good deal longer before many get back.
Despite the number of schools that are reopening campus housing
in May so students can finally access their belongings and clear
out for the spring term, many dorms will remain filled unless
students get personalized help.
U-Haul®, which recently extended 30 days of free self-storage to
every college student in need across the U.S. and Canada, is adding packing services to its
Collegeboxes program to help students in this challenging
predicament.
"There are safety, time, travel and cost concerns for students
living out-of-state and out-of-country whose possessions remain on
or near a college campus," said Dain
Howell, Director of Collegeboxes. "And local students may
prefer to err on the side of caution rather than go back to
retrieve their things.
"For these reasons and more, Collegeboxes.com is expanding
services to include packing for students who are unable or
unwilling to return to campus at this time."
Collegeboxes, the No. 1 student storage and shipping provider in
the country, already offered delivery of boxes and tape to a
student's residence; collection of the boxes upon packing; and
FedEx® shipping anywhere in the world, or storage at a local U-Haul
facility until the student returns to school.
But now as students, parents and schools seek immediate
solutions due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the
Collegeboxes team is offering to come to a residence, pack up a
student's belongings based on their personalized instructions, and
ship or store those items at the student's request.
Because U-Haul is local with its products and services available
everywhere in the U.S., Collegeboxes is able to offer this help to
students at almost every school in the country, from small colleges
to the largest universities. Local service also affords available
to students and universities on short notice.
Call (866) 269-4887 or email info@collegeboxes.com for more
information.
How Does It Work?
Once students create an online
account and place an order at Collegeboxes.com, the team works with
the Student Affairs (or Student Housing) department at that school
to arrange for residential access and packing of a student's
belongings.
Many schools require students sign a proxy to grant residential
entry of a third party like Collegeboxes. This may be done through
Student Affairs, a Resident Advisor, or other administrator. More
than 200 universities already partner with Collegeboxes.com and
work with the team on a regular basis, arranging dates and times
when access is allowed once a student has purchased services and
given instructions.
Other schools have their own protocols, which may require
students call or email school personnel to set up permissions.
Students have access to services regardless of whether their school
is a Collegeboxes partner, although schools enjoy many benefits
from having that affiliation.
"One of those benefits is our ability to deal with the
abandonment of personal items left behind in student housing. We
know schools need to get these rooms cleared out, cleaned and
sanitized before the new school year," Howell stated.
"We also remove the worry and liability for universities.
Collegeboxes contracts directly with students and accepts
responsibility for their belongings. It's done electronically, so
students are in control even though they may not be there. They
manage what is shipped, what is stored, and when and where their
items get returned. We're backed by U-Haul, so you're dealing with
a trusted company that has been moving America for 75 years."
For students who live off campus, Collegeboxes only needs access
and instructions to carry out services. This may require students
sign a proxy with their apartment manager or home owner granting
permissions.
Promo Code "HELP10"
As
an added bonus to its new packing services, Collegeboxes is
offering 10% off all storage fees on orders that include storage of
boxes during the summer months. Just enter the promo code "HELP10"
on the website, or mention it when calling.
Collegeboxes has provided fast, easy and affordable options for
students moving to and from school since 1999.
For information about the U-Haul 30 days free self-storage offer
to students, or to learn what U-Haul is doing to protect customers
and Team Members during the COVID-19 outbreak, please visit
uhaul.com.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1
choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of 22,000 locations
across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share
24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day
through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our
proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has
enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 167,000 trucks,
120,000 trailers and 43,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly
697,000 rooms and 60.7 million square feet of self-storage space at
owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer
of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket
industry, and is the largest retailer of propane in the
U.S.
Contact:
Jeff
Lockridge
Sebastien Reyes
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com
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