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I was surfing the net the other day, and came across an article
that left me flabbergasted. As you all likely know by now, I am a designer
handbag fanatic. There have been months
where I have seriously considered bouncing my rent check in order to buy a
purse I simply could not do without. Who
am I kidding? I have bounced my rent to
buy a new handbag! And I would likely do
it again.
Well, it appears that my dilemma has come to an end. I was surfing the net the other day, and came
across an interesting article. It was
about the burgeoning industry of designer handbag rentals! Now I have heard of luxury car rentals and
even designer wedding dress rentals, but I never imagined a day when I could
rent the latest Chanel purse. Can you
picture yourself going into Blockbuster Handbags and renting the purse you have
been saving your money for? I know I
can!
There is a company called Bag Borrow or Steal that, as far
as I can tell, is the first of a kind.
They have a wonderful website, and a business model like no other. It is very similar to Netflix or something to
that effect, but you rent handbags instead of the latest DVD. Somewhat similar to renting videos, you pay
annual subscription fee and you are given access to a collection of beautiful
handbags to use on a temporary basis.
The type of bag you are allowed to borrow is determined by your
membership level. Memberships range from
$19.95 to $174.95 per year. You can keep
the bag for as long as you like, but it must remain in the condition you
received it in. I wonder if they have an
insurance plan.
After doing some research, I discovered another company that
is offering something similar. They are
called From Bags to Riches, and their service are slight different from the
company mentioned above. Instead of
charging an annual membership fee, this company allows you to rent on a weekly
or monthly basis. The price of the
rental is determined by the duration and type of bag you want to rent. This site organizes their collections by
brand name, and monthly rentals range from $$19.90 to $79.80. They also offer their customers the option to
purchase their rented purse, if they cannot bring themselves to return it. They know me so well, don’t they?
Cathy Feldman always wanted to be a famous supermodel. When she is not fantasizing about strutting
down the runway with her favorite Gucci purse, she writes for designerhandbags101.com/ - an
online designer handbag resource, with extensive information on Purses, Cigar
Box Purses, American
West Purses and more.
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