[Sg] - ‘My heart broke’: Woman’s items worth $16k in storage unit ‘badly damaged’ after a year

[UltimaOnline]

SINGAPORE - She stored her belongings, including designer goods and her daughter’s pre-school graduation photo and certificate, at a self-storage facility, while looking for a new home, only for her prized possessions, valued at $16,000, to end up damaged.

Ms Ong Yu Tong, who is in her late 30s, said that when she retrieved her items from the Lock+Store storage unit in Ang Mo Kio in December 2022, the luxury bags, clothes, comic books and a stainless steel table were in a state of mould and rust.

“I never expected the damage to be this bad. Even a dust bag disintegrated – it was like I stored my things in a rainforest,” she told The Straits Times on Tuesday.

Ms Ong, who works in manufacturing, rented the storage unit in January 2022 when she moved in with her parents after selling her flat. She said the non-air-conditioned unit, which cost about $4,000 to rent for a year, looked fine when she inspected it.

“It was only when I moved out my things that the workers realised the boxes, which were stacked against the back of the unit, were damp. The boxes tore as they were moving them into a lorry and all my things spilled out,” she said.

“When I saw my mouldy bags, I just stood there crying.”


https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...gn=stfb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

 

[Balls2U]

Stupid cunt! Total value of the items is only $16K, and she has the cheek to say that it's her "prized possession" Doesn't she know that there are luxury bags that cost over $100K? The only thing that is heart pain is the damage to get daughter's kindy graduation photo and certificate. But that also no big deal actually. I don't even know what happened to my kindy cert and photo.

 

[daryl76]

keyword, no aircon
in SG weather, that spells trouble....

 

[eatshitndie]

can mold collect in unused cunt? a.k.a. virgin lobang.

 

[Balls2U]

can mold collect in unused cunt? a.k.a. virgin lobang.

Other unused cunts I don't know, but one particular virgin lobang has curry sauce to self-lubricate.

 

[Chase]

keyword, no aircon
in SG weather, that spells trouble....

been raining lately, mold issues getting out of hand in many warehouses, even the white boxes of some of my company's medical goods got mould spots growing on them.

 

[SBFNews]

been raining lately, mold issues getting out of hand in many warehouses, even the white boxes of some of my company's medical goods got mould spots growing on them.

That's why my aircon remains on for most part of the day at 24℃ just to remove humidity in the home.

 

[Chase]

That's why my aircon remains on for most part of the day at 24℃ just to remove humidity in the home.

how about dehumidifier?
you need to pour away the way accumulated

 

[SBFNews]

how about dehumidifier?
you need to pour away the way accumulated

Aircon will do. I do have a dehumidifier. But its damm nosiy. I will turn it on of I need to do indoor clothes drying. Bathroom extractor fans also on 24/7.

 

[millim6868]

She damn cb ,she can just store at home, must be one if 60 % sinkies ,dumb,her place can't even store that,lol,dumb ass

 

[SBFNews]

how about dehumidifier?
you need to pour away the way accumulated

In Singapore, the heating element in oven will be damaged by humidity too. Thankfully, mine hasn't broke down in 10 years despite infrequent use. Extractor fan in kitchen works wonders.

 

[Pinkieslut]

Singapore is freaking humid. Even things/walls in a normal flat or condo will grow mold or dust within 3 months if there is no dehumidifier or aircon switched on regularly.

 

[daryl76]

been raining lately, mold issues getting out of hand in many warehouses, even the white boxes of some of my company's medical goods got mould spots growing on them.

carbon box spoil would affect the items inside bo?

 

[congo9]

Dumb girl.
Storing her leather stuff in a place where there's no Aircon.

I wonder if she's penny wise pound foolish.

 

[laksaboy]

A cheebai CEO, why am I not surprised?


https://www.lockandstore.com/en-sg/about#aboutUs

Helen Ng, CEO
Coming from a background in property development, Helen Ng became Singapore's first and only female self-storage hub Chief Executive Officer when she took over the Lock+Store business from real estate developer Mapletree in November 2010.

Prior to this, she was part of the Ang Oon Hue Pte Ltd senior management team which developed Greenview Mansion, a new property catering to long-term housing needs in the north of Singapore. She was in charge of Human Resource, Business Development and Marketing. Concurrently, the company took over the management of and turned around Sembawang Shopping Centre, which was then sold to CapitalMall Trust in 2003. From 2004 to 2005, she oversaw the expansion of the Food and Beverage arm of Comfort Perth City Hotel in Australia and the construction of an additional carpark block. Today, it is a thriving three-star business hotel.

A self-storage opinion leader who is effectively bilingual, Helen has been quoted and featured extensively in regional print and broadcast media. She was a regular contributor to The Business Times’ “Views from the Top” weekly column. A firm believer in Corporate Social Responsibility, Helen has launched various CSR initiatives at Lock+Store.

Helen has spoken twice at Singapore Management University as part of their CEO Talk series and twice at Young NTUC's motivational CROSSROADS series. She was a panellist at the dialogue session on “Singapore’s Self-Storage Industry” hosted by Knight Frank in June 2017. In November 2013, Helen received the Singapore Women's Weekly Great Women of Our Time award in the “Finance and Commerce” category. In April 2014, Helen was appointed Deputy Chair of the inaugural Self-Storage Association Asia (SSAA) – the first Singaporean to be appointed to a key Board position. In April 2016, she was appointed Chair of the SSAA.

 

[SBFNews]

I rented a storage area from them a couple of years back in AMK. No complaints though. Pretty efficient.

https://www.lockandstore.com/en-sg/contact/self-storage-facility-at-ang-mo-kio

 

[Chase]

carbon box spoil would affect the items inside bo?

white-coated paper boxes

 

[borom]

No prize for guessing which party she voted for-

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Stupid cunt! Total value of the items is only $16K, and she has the cheek to say that it's her "prized possession" Doesn't she know that there are luxury bags that cost over $100K? The only thing that is heart pain is the damage to get daughter's kindy graduation photo and certificate. But that also no big deal actually. I don't even know what happened to my kindy cert and photo.

My 1 AP watch alone is more than $60,000.

 

[Cottonmouth]

What's the point of buying a bag and keep it in storage?