Have you/would you ever rent a designer bag?

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lawwife

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Oct 25, 2006
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#1
Dear Ladies:

I am interested in knowing whether you think there is a market for renting designer bags. I know there are a couple of websites that offer this, but if there were a store in your town that had a variety of authentic bags for rent, would you go there? What do you think are the pros and cons of such a potential retail location?

Thank you in advance
 
#2
Interesting idea,but no I would not. I 'm super careful with my bags . Also I would not want to carry a bag a neighbor or friend had carried the week before. If this is a business you want to start be careful. People aren't always careful when something doesn't belong to them. You might want to take a quick picture before each rental and charge them for any damage if the bag comes back say with a wine stain or something. Good luck.
 
#3
:nogood: dcooney4, brings up a great point. Since people are not always as careful as they should be, there is a big chance the designer (expensive) purse will get ruined. Therefore, the membership price and rental price will be high. I might as well save that money to eventually buy the designer purse I want.
 
#5
If the purse got ruined, I assume the person would have to pay for the damage... I might do this, but only for special occasions and to rent a rare bag in a color or something I couldnt afford or wouldn't get much use out of.
 
#7
You know, I would actually use this, but very rarely. I've often wished I could try out a bag style for a day or two to see if it worked for me -- especially if it is an expensive bag. Check out the weight, pocket placement, etc. I would never return a bag after carrying it, so this would be the only way I could do that. But like I said, it wouldn't be something I'd use often, so I wouldn't be much of a customer base.
 
#8
No, simply because used things really ick me out. I mean, buying a slightly used, one-owner bag on ebay is one thing...but something that God-knows how many people have rented? Ew. I've seen the way some people treat their bags.
 
#9
CTgrl414 said:
If the purse got ruined, I assume the person would have to pay for the damage... I might do this, but only for special occasions and to rent a rare bag in a color or something I couldnt afford or wouldn't get much use out of.
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Me too. Only if there was a really specific bag I wanted for a special occassion that I wouldn't need otherwise.
 
#12
I have heard about that web site that rents purses out called http://bagborroworsteal.com that was featured on Sex and the City but never tried it since I kinna wanna see the purse looks on me before I wear it.

But I'm in the Bay Area and I just saw a small store ( I'm assuming a local only business ) doing the same thing but the inventory is all displayed up. Their web site is http://styleforrent.com and I like a few purses there but I haven't walked in there.

Can anybody tell me if this is something worth doing and how does it work?
 
#13
I did a whole evening ensemble several years ago for a company xmas party. I think Ilike it for a special event,not sure I would like it for just normal every day.
 
#14
yeah, i agree with the above poster. it's probably good for special events. i don't know about using it frequently though. it seems people use the site just to impress other people. if i like a bag, i want to buy it and keep it forever!
 
#15
I've said it before, and I'll say it again.....I would never rent a purse. I must be germaphobic because I always think about what was put in that bag before I got to use it, like a used tissue with lipstick on it, or whatever......or food.....or cigarettes....I just don't want anyone else's DNA swimming around in my bag.
 
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