We Bought an Abandoned Storage Unit!

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[ojgjbmw]

To think that’s someone’s life you’re going through, I actually feel sorry for the person that lost their belongings because that’s their history.

[keemandikotravels]

I volunteered at a goodwill. They put everything in a giant dryer after spraying it with a spray. If not goodwill donate to a homeless shelter or women's shelter. When you have nothing even clothes with smoke smell are greatly appreciated

[ZefTillDeath]

As someone who does this for a living this is a pretty typical storage unit. They get much worse than this. At least this was organized, not full of mouse poops, dirt and dust, etc.

[divathriftz]

When a person dies and their stuff need to be moved out, their kids put them in storage intending to come back and never do! So that’s the reason why crap is stored… most of the time.

[lisewoodall]

Take blankets and towels to a shelter or dog shelter

[ShTieL]

I know this feeling when you buy something online as a non-smoker and it smells heavy like old cigarette smoke when you get it. Here in Germany a lot of people smoke and it's quite impossible to buy something used/second hand like couches, clothes, pillows, plushes, books... on any reseller platform without specifically asking. Some sellers will lie to you, or say it won't smell like smoke, but if they are heavy smokers they get "blind" for the smell. Some even get offended about me asking, because they feel insulted when I won't buy their stuff, because it's smelly. They take it personally.

[JulM]

There’s odor removal stuff you can buy to remove smoke smell. The box of thread is worth way more than $1 … I got one that size for $30 at an estate sale!

[adsviking]

I loved this video so much. I hope you can do more storage units. There is an excitement side to this and I enjoyed every box opening. I know you would’ve hoped for a financial gain but this was great for us viewers. Real life. Real people and very interesting. Better than that staged storage show on TV. 100% real. Regarding the lady above with her nastiness I also enjoyed the commentary. Again real reactions are the best. Thank you J & H!!

[lhodge]

My husband councils people with financial struggles and one of the first things he asks is “how many storage units do you have”. It’s SHOCKING how many pay far more each month than what the items are even worth.

[ppshale]

Josh and Hayley!!! Thanks for taking us along for the storage unit clean out.
I am bummed you didn't keep that cool looking bag, but that's just me .
Mose is the best new goods inspector.
I appreciate you both so much! Stay safe stay great and keep up the good work!!!!

[amyschmidt]

You have Cabbage Patch Kids and My Child dolls! Loved them both. I still have my My Child doll and I 46, but that could be because I lost all the rest of my dolls to a flood long ago in my parent's basement. They are definitely vintage and if you have their original clothes could get you over $100, otherwise closer to $30. They were so special back in the mid 1980's because their bodies were made of soft cloth and you could design them to have your hair, eyes, and skin color. :)

[Toontoons]

Love the video. I worked for Goodwill and we just sprayed the clothes with Febreze. I sold a stool similar to that one for $100. It was Ethan Allen. The freezer will kill the smoke smell also.

[sellsformoola]

It saddens me to see somebody lose their storage unit. Sometimes people have to go in the hospital and other people are packing for them. I just throw stuff together whether it be food or not I just cleaning out the place for them. But somebody’s life got turned upside down.

[Ellygator]

A good wash with 1-2 cups of white vinegar in combination with your regular detergent will get out bad odours (like cigarettes) out of fabric. I would personally give it a second wash without the vinegar, but that is optional. Just in case you found anything worth keeping.

[sherilyn]

The Mattel My Child Dolls are a good find. Worth more than the Play Along Cabbage Patch

[TheSparklyBeader]

Josh and Haley, Ozium is a product that neutralizes cigarette smoke. I have never smoked, but I grew up in second-hand smoke. There are many neutralizers on the market, however, I am only familiar with Ozium, which is not a room freshener. The Magnalite roaster is a great find!❤

[denniselgatoblanco]

That Magnalite IS sweet tho! Try putting an open box of baking soda inside the handbag when you air it out. It will absorb a lot of the odor. On a scale of 1-100 I give Mose a 125. Love to Mose!

[Docmiller]

People often are forced to move quickly and then a storage unit is rented much like this one. Of all of the storage units that I have purchased, this one seems to be like some of them. It seems like someone put a lot of an apartment into that unit. For whatever reason, they then are unable to pay the bill and lose the unit to an online auction. Great video and an interesting storage unit. The smell that comes with some units is so bad, I can just imagine what you were dealing with in this one. This shows people that the chance is real to purchase a bad or mediocre unit. Have a blessed week and keep the great videos coming.

[Genaiful]

My mom taught me how to get cigarette smell out. Put whatever stinks in the sun for a few hours. It worked on linens for me.

[christine-]

You missed an opportunity... that was a Mary Poppins bag and you could have done the illusion of pulling stuff out of it that was bigger than the bag. Would have been so funny