How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money
How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money
From baby clothes to popcorn makers, borrowing items rather than buying them is a growing trend
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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"You will own nothing and like it"
I'm so down for this for items that I don't need indefinitely. It reduces waste.
It also allows people to use much higher quality products. She's pulling a power tool out in the picture and goddamn, there's some garbage tools out there, even from quality brands. Renting a $1000 tool sounds better than buying a $100 tool and encouraging the race to the bottom.
Yeah, that's how libraries work.
Libraries don't cost.
My library has a power tools wing. Also a seasonal seeds section. They have gotten very fancy.
Wait for real? Free seeds? That’s rad!
Definitely. A couple of the librarians have been like family friends for I don't know how long anymore, and they keep adding new programs. I keep hearing from them how things are not great at our library (things aren't great at libraries anywhere I hear), but then they keep spearheading projects like the tool and seed libraries, getting them added, and I can't help but think our local library is one of the better ones. We don't have 3d printing but I hope we will soon.
Taxes are a cost.
Well that's just not true..
You pay for them through taxes.
It's interesting how individualism and socialism interact with each other, and how a degree of the latter can promote the former.