A few weeks ago I looked into procuring a larger safe deposit box to store our valuables and important documents, and I had a heckuva time finding one! All the bank branches within a 15-mile radius had waiting lists at least a year long. And the CitiBank in Chinatown where we had been guaranteed a free safe deposit box when we first opened our account just prior to getting married? The waiting list was a staggering 3 YEARS.  8-O I could only think of two possible reasons for the sudden decrease in safe deposit availabilities: People are starting to become smarter about their valuables; or With the unstable economy, people are less inclined to invest their money in intangibles such as stocks and more...