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How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This sounds neat until it's run for profit.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There is a business in my town. There's probably one like it in your town. They rent power equipment. Anything from pressure washers to bobcats to bouncy castles. And as a man who has needed to drill precisely 8 holes into a concrete slab in 37 years, there is a genuine value proposition in renting a hammer drill for an afternoon compared to buying one.

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

This week's rental for me:

  • hammer chisel, 24h, about $70 canadian.
  • E20 excavator, 8h runtime but over the weekend, around $500 with delivery and fuel

Not going to buy those things or pay someone to operate them. It's a good deal.

[–] trusty@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The one in Chicago is great. They also had a huge collection of free seeds this spring.

[–] shortdorkyasian@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Once I started using the tool lending libraries in the San Francisco East Bay, it was a game changer for simple maintenance.

Some bike shops also have public work benches with tools. https://www.boxdogbikes.com/about-1