It's Monday again, therefore another long day at work... As soon as I arrived this morning, I had so many web layouts to revise, give comments, etcetc... I am SO glad I found a designer, and am not doing the corrections myself! (I think I'd cry).
The photoshoot went pretty well yesterday- 2nd time round. It was so dark, gloomy and RAINING that it was pretty much impossible to take pictures. Two of our designers came all the way to my house (located at the furthest point away from anywhere convienant imaginable in HK- I commute an hr and half everyday to work!), and left after 10minutes because the weather was just too bad. I stressed out as usual, and as it was still only 7am, I was pretty grouchy.
Since the weather report said it will be sunny in the afternoon, I firmly believed it will happen- and it did! (thank god!) We then shot more photos at 3pm and they turned out fantastic. Sorry readers, cannot show you until the shop launches!
So- today's task was to look for storage space in Hong Kong (HK). As I am buying quite a few thousands of plates, cups and saucers, I kind of need a little warehouse. Now HK has always had a great reputation in being a convienant spot for businesses to trade and use as a port- but when it comes to leasing a space, its extremely expensive!!
Regarless of how expensive it is, it's got to be done.
A few interesting websites show how small storage spaces can be leased out- mainly for families who basically have too much things in their houses. For those who have never been to HK- everyone lives in a matchbox. There's never any room for anything!
***For an intersting artical on how this man in HK- transformed his 300something sq feet (thats probably the size of your kitchen in UK), into a multiusable home:
http://www.architonic.com/ntsht/box-of-tricks/7000267
Anyway, back to storage space... Here's a website= store-friendly
http://www.store-friendly.com/
The above illustrates how for $1288 per month (about 107GBP- sorry, there's no pound sign on my keyboard!) you may rent a room that potentially fits that many boxes, that many chairs, bed, wardrobe, tv and a couch. Hmm... This is already one of the cheapest options- it's located in the middle of nowhere too (near factory sites in HK).
I may look up how much it compares to UK tomorrow- but I bet you any money, it'll be much cheaper in the UK to rent a matchbox storage space!
ouch that is expensive
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