Back to school might be a little far off for most of us, but don’t tell that to retailers across the country who are stocking their shelves full of crayons, backpacks and pencils. What do generic school supplies have to do with storage units? Nothing, but the rows of home organizers that are on sale this time of year does have a lot to do with storage. Say thank you to a college student the next time you see them because stores are bending over backwards trying to push products at students trying to make the cramped, blank, boring, and uncomfortable jail cell dorm room feel more like home. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

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