Self Storage for Wine collectors

[eTyler19]

I read this in another post today. Someone has created a self storage for people who collect wine. I think this is a very fascinating idea. Anyone have any ideas how to survey an area to see if there would be enough potential wine collectors?

pros:

You wouldn't need as large of a facility for wine.
some might be willing to pay a little extra for this convenience


Cons:

Not enough wine enthusiast in the area to support the business..

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

I've heard about this and it might be something that would be feasible in congested cities where real estate prices are far above national averages ... 2 cities immediately that come to mind are San Fran and NY. People don't have the extra space for wine storage in their small homes or apartments.

However, I don't think this would work in places such as Phoenix and other cities with lower housing costs. Here you get a lot of bang for your housing buck. Many luxury homes here have room for wine storage, if they don't already have wine cellars. In fact, my house has a dedicated wine closet and I don't even drink wine.

 

[hakrjak]

Dittos... Here in Colorado Springs, 75% of the homes come with basements, which are ideal for storing your wine. You'd want to do this in a region where basements are not the norm.

Cheers,

- Hakrjak

 

[Jill]

I don't think I would want to narrow my potential market with that much specialization. But I do think it's a great marketing tool to have a few spaces available for wine storage in every general self-storage complex that caters to that demographic. Like MJ said, you'd be better off in downtown areas probably. Most housing in suburbia is large enough to store anything! However, if I found something really wonderful at a really great price, and it wouldn't fit in my wine fridge or wine "closet", then I might consider it even in suburbia.

Problem is, if I were short of storage space, I would simply view this as a good reason to throw a party or two.

 

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