If were to sift through your storage unit after years of neglect, you may find there are items you don’t even remember putting there. For many users, storage facilities are the dumping ground for unwanted or underused possessions that, eventually, are a faint memory to the owner. It can be hard to let go of possessions that were once so important. While storage can be useful for storing items, such as seasonal decorations, off season sports equipment, and oversized furniture, other item, over time, also find their way into the mix. This is the trial for all customers, even celebrities have been caught with strange and unnecessary items in their storage.

When storage units are left unclaimed after a certain period of time, items inside are eventually auctioned to clear the unit and recoup unpaid time of storage. The entire contents of a unit could be bought in a lump sum. This was the case in 2010, when a man bought all the items in one storage unit for $150. That unit happened to be occupied by items saved and forgotten by Madonna. While Michael Vick was in jail, his storage unit rent went unpaid, consequently, it was auctioned for just ten dollars.

If it’s known that the contents of a storage unit were the possessions of a celebrity, it’s likely that the prices will be astronomically higher. However, they’re often rented in somebody else’s name, whether a manager, friend, or family member. In those cases, they sell for the same cheap prices as a unit occupied by anyone else that failed to pay rent.
Some of the items found in storage units are photographs telling secrets or little tid-bits about their former owners. Allegedly, the contents of Paris Hilton’s locker included photographs of Hilton kissing Val Kilmer. In Madonna’s unit, a Polaroid was found of her holding a water gun resembling a man’s privates.

Burt Reynold’s locker was so crammed full of strange possession that the buyer used it to create a themed museum in Florida. There, you will find a horse carriage built by Dolly Parton and the canoe from the film, Deliverance. Less exciting, but still odd, is a framed letter from a doctor about a spleen operation performed on Reynold’s in 1955.

It’s funny the kinds of things that even celebrities are willing to save for whatever sentimental reason. Although this may not worry you, since the contents of your unit do not begin to reach the oddities of celebrity storage, maybe it will be an incentive to clean out your storage sporadically. Save the space for the items you may use eventually.