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Ahead of the Season Thirteen premiere of 'Storage Wars,' Brandi Passante talked with 'Distractify' about how real the display is and if items are planted.

A brand new season of Storage Wars is simply across the nook, and viewers are already excited to see what treasures the crew will in finding this season. After the COVID-19 pandemic introduced almost the whole thing to a complete standstill in 2020, the display returns for its first season post-lockdown.

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While issues would possibly look a bit different with the cast contributors dressed in mask on the auctions, returning solid contributors like Brandi Passante are bringing their same recreation this season.

Brandi talked with Distractify about simply how real the display is and whether or not it is scripted forward of its 13th season.

Is 'Storage Wars' scripted?

There's long been debate over the authenticity of the show, and a few query if the hauls are as genuine as they declare to be. Storage Wars even confronted a lawsuit from former solid member Dave Hester in 2012, claiming he is been wrongfully terminated and alleging that the show every now and then planted pieces within the storage devices to make the program extra fascinating. While the courts ultimately sided with A&E, the stigma has continued to practice the show all through its next seasons.

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But when requested about the show's authenticity, Brandi was insistent that their hauls are one hundred percent real.

"They're public auctions. It would be collusion, which is against the law, to tamper with any of the storage units prior to [the auction]," she mentioned, "because anyone can come to these auctions."

She admitted that on occasion the display does not include the storage devices that had less-than-favorable hauls "because it's not as interesting," but she denied that pieces are planted within the gadgets.

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"You're going to get good ones and bad ones, and I don't think the show really highlights the bad ones as much ... but it definitely happens," Brandi mentioned. "From the very beginning, I think when people saw the show, they just assumed that this was some kind of get-rich-quick, modern-day treasure hunt and in every unit, you're going to find something great — but that's just not how it goes. You just have to try your best to make a guesstimate as to what's going to be in there."

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What are Brandi's guidelines for bidding on garage devices?

Like Brandi said, bidding on deserted storage units will always be hit and miss, however she additionally stated there are certain indicators of a unit that may recommend whether or no longer there is anything precious to be present in it before you begin bidding. 

While you'll't go through a unit ahead of an auction, most of the time doable consumers can peer in to get a glimpse at probably the most contents of the unit. From here, Brandi said there are some fundamental questions to ask prior to deciding to bid.

"Is it a clean unit? Are there boxes that are purchased or boxes that are taken from the back of the grocery store, or are they packed in trash bags?" she requested. "Is it thrown in there, or is it clean? And you can see a few items outwardly that look decent?"

Sometimes the appearance of the unit by myself will likely be a excellent indicator if the unit is price an investment.

"If it's messy, if it's just tossed in there, you can tell they obviously didn't care about their things anyway, so why would there be something of value?" she mentioned.

You can watch Brandi in motion this season when Season 13 premieres on A&E at Nine p.m. EST on Tuesdays.

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