Prospective Member Question: Storage
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Toni Hogan
May 18, 2012, 10:41:39 AM5/18/12
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I've have two prospective members ask if they can store things at our
space as part of their membership fee. One is a CPR instructor, who
asks if her "stuff" will be safe. The other is a granite kitchen guy
who has "worthless" samples that he says don't need to be locked up.
If we provide a storage closet the CPR girl wouldn't have to have a
private office and it would significantly reduce her expense. She
needs about 54 hours a month of meeting room space.
I think I might have answered my own question when I typed "storage
closet" because I immediately thought of the spaces that provide
lockers. But, what say you?
space as part of their membership fee. One is a CPR instructor, who
asks if her "stuff" will be safe. The other is a granite kitchen guy
who has "worthless" samples that he says don't need to be locked up.
If we provide a storage closet the CPR girl wouldn't have to have a
private office and it would significantly reduce her expense. She
needs about 54 hours a month of meeting room space.
I think I might have answered my own question when I typed "storage
closet" because I immediately thought of the spaces that provide
lockers. But, what say you?
Jacob Sayles
May 18, 2012, 7:36:23 PM5/18/12
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We have 6 lockers, and a shelf with cubbies on it. It's all first-come-first-server style storage and none of it is locked. If anyone needs to store a lot more or has specific needs, we direct them to the Resident membership. We've learned the different ways conversations tend to flow over the years and it makes it pretty easy to respond.
Questions about security are another matter. If people don't trust their stuff to be safe it's hard to counter that with words, or worse promises. It's a tricky beast because if you respond by locking everything up, it sends the message that everything needs to be locked up.
Keep it simple is a good answer for all of it. Keep it simple and encourage lots of coworking to open up in your city so people can find the right place to work. It's a win win for everyone.
Jacob
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Toni Hogan
May 18, 2012, 7:52:32 PM5/18/12
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We have a room with shelves that can be used for open storage and
locked if we put the door back. LOL! With this lady, I understand
because of the nature of her equipment. I can imagine someone being
tempted to joke around with CPR Annie. The point you bring up about
general storage makes me NOT want to put the door up, though. I never
considered using the room for that. It also has a clothes hanging bar
that would be great for coats in the winter. There is an unused phone/
fire panel room that we could offer her though. ;-)
TH
On May 18, 6:36 pm, Jacob Sayles <ja...@officenomads.com> wrote:
> We have 6 lockers, and a shelf with cubbies on it. It's all
> first-come-first-server style storage and none of it is locked. If anyone
> needs to store a lot more or has specific needs, we direct them to the
> Resident membership. We've learned the different ways conversations tend
> to flow over the years and it makes it pretty easy to respond.
>
> Questions about security are another matter. If people don't trust their
> stuff to be safe it's hard to counter that with words, or worse promises.
> It's a tricky beast because if you respond by locking everything up, it
> sends the message that everything needs to be locked up.
>
> Keep it simple is a good answer for all of it. Keep it simple and
> encourage lots of coworking to open up in your city so people can find the
> right place to work. It's a win win for everyone.
>
> Jacob
>
> ---
> Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolationhttp://www.officenomads.com- (206) 323-6500
locked if we put the door back. LOL! With this lady, I understand
because of the nature of her equipment. I can imagine someone being
tempted to joke around with CPR Annie. The point you bring up about
general storage makes me NOT want to put the door up, though. I never
considered using the room for that. It also has a clothes hanging bar
that would be great for coats in the winter. There is an unused phone/
fire panel room that we could offer her though. ;-)
TH
On May 18, 6:36 pm, Jacob Sayles <ja...@officenomads.com> wrote:
> We have 6 lockers, and a shelf with cubbies on it. It's all
> first-come-first-server style storage and none of it is locked. If anyone
> needs to store a lot more or has specific needs, we direct them to the
> Resident membership. We've learned the different ways conversations tend
> to flow over the years and it makes it pretty easy to respond.
>
> Questions about security are another matter. If people don't trust their
> stuff to be safe it's hard to counter that with words, or worse promises.
> It's a tricky beast because if you respond by locking everything up, it
> sends the message that everything needs to be locked up.
>
> Keep it simple is a good answer for all of it. Keep it simple and
> encourage lots of coworking to open up in your city so people can find the
> right place to work. It's a win win for everyone.
>
> Jacob
>
> ---
Jeannine
May 20, 2012, 7:19:51 AM5/20/12
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Around here, long term members have the option of fitting out the
space any way they like. I have the basic desks/tables/chairs/etc and
the rest they can bring in. Mostly they do.
I have a standing cabinet with a lock, a small cabinet without a lock
and a rolling cube which can be locked, only I don't have a lock for
it. Because the space is attached to my house, I also have the
option of keeping folks' expensive stuff in the house and putting it
in the space before they come.
If they were long term members, I would let them keep their stuff here
assuming there was room, yes. The rolling cube is often used by folks
who have longer workshops and are coming back, say, every Tuesday and
Thursday for 6 weeks. That's a lot of hauling otherwise. I do have
in my contract that I can't insure their stuff and so they really
should do so, to avoid misunderstandings.
Jeannine
space any way they like. I have the basic desks/tables/chairs/etc and
the rest they can bring in. Mostly they do.
I have a standing cabinet with a lock, a small cabinet without a lock
and a rolling cube which can be locked, only I don't have a lock for
it. Because the space is attached to my house, I also have the
option of keeping folks' expensive stuff in the house and putting it
in the space before they come.
If they were long term members, I would let them keep their stuff here
assuming there was room, yes. The rolling cube is often used by folks
who have longer workshops and are coming back, say, every Tuesday and
Thursday for 6 weeks. That's a lot of hauling otherwise. I do have
in my contract that I can't insure their stuff and so they really
should do so, to avoid misunderstandings.
Jeannine
Franki Lindstrom
May 21, 2012, 4:32:50 PM5/21/12
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We have a large basement for storage and charge $25 a month for a storage spot 5' x 5'. It seems to work so far.
Franki
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