PHOENIX, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Collegeboxes®, a division of U-Haul®, is encouraging
students living on campus to plan for safety by packing and storing
or shipping their belongings early, avoiding the moving congestion
of finals and graduation weeks.
To promote safe distancing and shrink foot traffic at campus
housing facilities when the spring term ends, Collegeboxes is
announcing two big discounts for students who proactively secure
storage and shipping services.
Students placing orders at Collegeboxes.com and using the
code "STORE20" will receive 20% off storage fees for the
entire summer when scheduling a socially distanced on-campus
pickup. Collegeboxes will deliver students' items to a secure
U-Haul facility until the fall term.
Students can also use the code "SHIP10" to receive 10%
off shipping fees to have Collegeboxes direct ship their belongings
home – or to any address in the world.
The discount codes are valid for orders placed March 15 through April 15. Customers enter their
codes during sign-up when providing their billing information.
"For students on campus during spring break, we suggest spring
cleaning and early packing," said Dain
Howell, Director of Collegeboxes. "You can ship items home
now or pack things for summer storage – winter items that are no
longer needed, and other belongings you can do without the final
six weeks of school. We can have boxes delivered to your door and
picked up outside your door, with no contact, if that is your
preference."
The promotion is a way to reward students who plan ahead and
make safe choices to minimize crowds during a traditionally busy
time, Howell noted. "When items are shipped or stored, students can
take their last test, or go to their graduation ceremony, and then
leave campus with their essentials in a backpack and a suitcase.
This makes the move-out process easy for everyone, including the
colleges."
Students enrolled at Collegeboxes full-service schools have
access to the program's signature service, which includes scheduled
pick-up dates on campus for storage and shipping. These dates are
posted at Stanford University, the
University of Tennessee and hundreds of
other schools.
Students at all other schools can utilize the direct shipping
service. This service simplifies shipping by providing boxes
from Collegeboxes delivered to their door. Students print shipping
labels and have their items picked up from their residence on a day
they schedule from their account; or students can choose to drop
their boxes at the nearest FedEx® store.
The discount codes are available to all students. For more
information, call (866) 269-4887 or email
info@collegeboxes.com.
Being backed by U-Haul means that Collegeboxes has the
advantages of a large company with local teams in every U.S.
market. Collegeboxes serves hundreds of schools at a high capacity
and can offer its partner schools added benefits such as priority
consideration and rapid response; allowing schools to stipulate
timelines, dates and hours for our service providers; and access to
the complete lineup of services, including packing, loading and
unloading, photographing and barcoding, real-time reporting for
students to follow their items, secure local U-Haul storage, and
direct domestic and international shipping to students.
As an essential service provider, U-Haul has remained open
throughout the COVID-19 pandemic while offering contactless
business programs and enhanced cleaning protocols, including added
steps for sanitizing equipment between customer transactions.
U-Haul products are used daily by First Responders; delivery
companies bringing needed supplies to people's homes; small
businesses trying to remain afloat; college students; and countless
other dependent groups, in addition to the household mover. Please
visit uhaul.com/announcement for more information on how U-Haul is
keeping customers and Team Members safe.
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 176,000 trucks,
127,000 trailers and 41,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly
774,000 rentable storage units and 66.7 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: 602-760-4941
Website: uhaul.com
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