The theory is simple: instead of buying a household item or a piece of clothing or some equipment you might use once or twice, you take it out and return it.

  • @[email protected]
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    98 months ago

    This is great! I’ve rented things from home improvement stores, and it’s often half the price of actually buying said thing. Hopefully this can get the price down a bit.

    • @Eximius
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      -68 months ago

      You’re literally saying you are happy paying half the price and not owning anything.

      You could have at least bought the tools new and sold them after for a net maybe 5% loss…

      • @smort
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        48 months ago

        Yeah if I see a “used once” tool on Craigslist, I’m not paying 95% of retail for it

      • @FreakinSteve
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        28 months ago

        You do not understand that capitalism and markets are not the best solution for everyone, do you?

      • @[email protected]
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        8 months ago

        Sometimes it’s better than the alternative. If I only need a thing once and I likely won’t ever need it again (e.g. a chainsaw when I cut down trees in my backyard a few years ago), I’m willing to make the trade-off. If I bought it instead, I’d still sell for half price and need to spend the time selling it. It’s a wash either way, so I’ll do the easier thing.

        I’ll buy other things that I’ll use occasionally. For example, I own an angle grinder, which I’ve used a handful of times. If it was cheaper to rent, I would. But home improvement stores are in the business of selling tools, so they want to increase rent enough that people will lean toward buying instead of renting.

      • AatubeOP
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        28 months ago

        Seems like renting with extra risk and steps