PODS® Wisconsin Celebrates National Garage Sale Day, Aug. 13

Summer is here and what better time than now to de-clutter the garage and home. With National Garage Sale Day being Saturday, Aug. 13, PODS Wisconsin, a moving and storage company, is offering residents helpful tips in preparing them to sell unwanted belongings and become organized.

In preparation for National Garage Sale Day, many people begin the daunting task of decluttering their homes by pulling out collected items that have been hidden away in the garage and closets. PODS Wisconsin has the ultimate solution for items that don’t need to be sold by renting a PODS container to store items safely and securely. PODS containers also come in various sizes to store all your items.

1. Before moving things around, make a plan to strategize how to reduce the number of items stored in the garage. Divide the garage into zones: Storage Zone, Charity Zone, Garage Sale Zone and Trash Zone. Relocate zoned items to a PODS container while de-cluttering and focus on the items to sell on National Garage Sale Day.
2. Work at your own pace. The garage did not become cluttered all in one day, so do not expect reorganization to take place in a single day either. PODS containers have enough storage space to store items for as long as needed. Get garage sale items ready to sell and worry about all the rest later.
3. Be ruthless. Remember that the point of emptying out the garage isn’t just to put it all back in. If a car can’t be parked in the garage, then there are items that can find a new home. Be ruthless when choosing what to keep versus what to donate or sell.
4. Once the garage is organized, maintaining it should be a family affair. Set some ground rules, such as keeping the parking area free from clutter. Sporting equipment and tools in their rightful place will help to keep huge areas in the garage free from chaos.
5. Take advantage of the drawers and storage space that is already there. Drawers and cabinets can help keep the home jumble free, as long as they are kept organized. Make things easy to find so there is no scramble through the drawers.

“A PODS container is the perfect solution to help residents store their belongings while decluttering their homes for National Garage Sale Day,” said John Hudson, managing partner of PODS Wisconsin. “They are able to focus on executing a successful garage sale by selling their unwanted items.”

For more information about renting a PODS container, visit www.pods.com .

About PODS Wisconsin

PODS Wisconsin is a large independently-owned franchise of PODS Enterprises, LLC, and is the leading provider of moving and storage services to residents and businesses throughout the greater Wisconsin area.

PODS® is a leader in the moving and storage industry providing both residential and commercial services in 46 U.S. states, Canada, Australia and the UK. Founded in 1998, PODS pioneered the portable moving and storage industry now preferred by many customers’ increasingly active and mobile lifestyles. To date, the PODS network has completed more than 700,000 long-distance moves, exceeded 3 million deliveries and has more than 165,000 PODS containers in service.