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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.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Warm coats, swimming costumes, sleepsuits, sandals – all can be borrowed for a monthly subscription from any number of services such as Bundlee, Lullaloop and thelittleloop, amongst others.

Clothes rental for children is one of the latest chapters in how “libraries of things” are becoming an increasingly common way to save money, space and waste.

“In summer we see a lot more garden items being used: strimmers, hedge trimmers, lawn mowers, tents for adventuring, ice cream makers and gazebos for barbecues,” says Trevalyan.

“Our data shows we’re increasingly opting to shop second-hand, or rent items for a short period of time, rather than buying outright.

Not that I would have ever spent that much - the clothes I borrow from brands such as Bobo Choses and Tinycottons are much pricier than I’d ever be able to justify, which is part of the service’s appeal.

Meanwhile, companies such as Baboodle let you hire bulky equipment - for example, travel cots, bouncers, buggies and high chairs - so that after a few months of use, you won’t need to buy a semi-detached home with a garage to store it all.


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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (8 children)

As a Dutchman, do other countries not have rental places everywhere? Over here every diy store has a rental department, I'd guess this is universal?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Home improvement stores and autoparts stores will rent out tools for home projects or automotive projects. Looking at my library they also offer kitchen stuff, arts and crafts, 3d printing, board games and a ton more. I have no idea where you'd rent that kind of stuff here in the US.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

We do have rentals, but they're more for large things that you'd use once and never again. Paint sprayers, giant floor sanders, etc.

They don't rent things like table saws, thickness planers, etc, which would fall into weekend warrior kind of tools. They want you to buy those.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Many of the libraries in my area have all kinds of rental things you can check out! Books, audiobooks, music, video games and movies of course. But they also have a whole tools and homegoods section. Need a weirdly shaped pan for a 1-time birthday cake? Check it out and return it when you're done. Need a drill to hang shelves in your new apartment? Same thing. It's pretty awesome. For me personally I love to bake, but I simply do not have room for every type of pan. I only make angelfood cake once a year or so, and those pans are huge. I just use the library one and then I don't have to store the thing all year!

If you haven't been to your local library in years, you should make a trip there. You might be surprised what they have these days!

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