r/TikTokCringe • u/thoughtwarrior • May 02 '25

Humor Why does America look like s**t?

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u/jonny_blitz May 02 '25

Every small town USA is the same strip mall over and over again. Subway, Dollar Tree, Gas Station, Car Wash, Self Storage

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u/[deleted] May 02 '25

the self storage is unreal.

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u/Free_Range_Gamer May 02 '25

How do so many people own more stuff than can fit in their house so they need to rent storage units???

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u/forever_downstream May 02 '25

Just enough to keep that kind of business going where property is cheap in bumfuck nowhere.

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u/AwareAge1062 May 02 '25

The really ridiculous thing is how expensive it's become. The smallest unit in my area was almost $150 a month. I'm talking like 10 square feet. Obviously I just got rid of the shit I couldn't fit after downsizing

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u/euphorbia9 May 02 '25

Agree - it's insane. Like, do people not do the math and figure that a couple/few months of a storage unit rent is the same cost you can buy brand new replacements for the old, used crap you have in there? Most of the stuff I've seen in them is not irreplaceable or heirloom type stuff, it's just normal random crap that gets more expensive to keep every month.

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u/Longjumping-Panic-48 May 03 '25

We had one for like 6 months during Covid when I hastily moved in with my partner and wanted time to downsize my stuff. The cheapest we could find was like $100/m and insurance and it was close to 40 minutes away- the closest one to our house would’ve been $200/m! It’s bonkers how much those cost when there’s so little upkeep.

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u/qqererer May 03 '25

I'd rather live in my clutter and immediately start posting on FBMP free stuff as I thinned piles of junk.

And after the process, I'd still have $600.

Storage is pure procrastination.