What do you think about the rental of children's goods?
In our country, the rental of used children's goods is more often seen as a way to save money, which repels a significant part of wealthy families from using this service. They need to be reminded that the rental of children's things and toys is a global practice, adopted, including in far from poor European countries. In Europe, the ideas of protecting the environment and preserving the ecology are extremely popular, and the rejection of excessive consumption is one of such ideas.
In fact, do items bought for a beloved child always fully justify the money spent on them? Is there a place to store used things, is there anyone to give them away or sell them profitably? The idea of renting some goods for children does not seem so crazy at all. But let's start in order.
Children's goods for rent: the pros and cons
Let's start with the pros:
The main advantage is, of course, financial savings. Calculating the benefit is easy: find out the cost of the item you like, calculate the period of use of it, take into account the residual value at which you yourself will sell it later (if possible) and compare your calculations with the price of the service at the rental point. Is it better to buy? Buy. Is it better to rent? Feel free to rent.
Secondly, the thing will not have to be stored after use or to think about who to give/resell it to. Actual for large items, strollers, overall toys, as well as for rare items.
Thirdly, goods can be exchanged for others at least every week! Cunning parents sometimes use the rental of children's things in order to understand what they are in business: is a stroller or car seat as good as they are portrayed in advertising? But will a little capricious person want to sit in a chair of such a model, but will he not be cold in this stroller? After a week of using the rented item, it becomes clear whether you need to give money for the purchase of a similar item in the store.
And now for the cons:
· Of course, every mother wants everything around her baby to shine with purity and novelty. Any thing that was in use will no longer be able to boast of its original appearance. In rental centers, goods are cleaned and sterilized, but few parents are reassured by this.
· At the box office, you can not find much of what you need urgently, so you should not completely rely on such centers.
You will have to pay for the broken item.
What children's things are rented most often?
As a rule, in the range of items for renting children's clothes, the most popular, but at the same time, high-quality and reliable items that can withstand more than one cycle of use. Here you can find a lot of goods of famous world brands, because it is these things that are the strongest and most attractive, and high prices do not always allow you to buy them in a store.
The most popular baby products for rent are:
· strollers, cribs, car seats. It is known that a good stroller is able to roll more than one or even two kids. So why overpay by buying 2-3 strollers for different seasons and different ages of your child? Many rent children's transport in order to "roll" an already grown little one, others need a cane for a couple of weeks for an airplane flight and sightseeing walks, others simply cannot decide what they like best and use the rental as a "test drive" of different models strollers;
· high chairs. High chairs are required for babies from about 6 months to 1.5 years. Simple calculations show that it is more profitable to rent a quality product of a well-known brand than to buy;
· specific technical devices: baby scales for newborns, humidifiers, sterilizers, baby monitors, video baby monitors, electronic mobiles. They can serve parents and children well, but for a very short period of time. Therefore, renting such a thing is clearly more profitable than buying;
· arenas, deck chairs, cradles, walkers, jumpers, etc.. Everything is clear here: these things, although not too expensive, are not essential, parents are not always sure of the necessity of buying. It's easier to rent something like this.
· toys. Renting toys actually turns out to be a very, simply incredibly profitable business! Of course, we are no longer talking about small items or soft toys, but about large and / or expensive things, such as children's slides, playgrounds, electric cars, electronic swings, and so on. It is convenient to take, for example, a water slide to the dacha in the summer, and after a couple of months return it to its owners, without puzzling over where and how to store such an overall object. Or rent a ball pool for a children's party.
Nuances and warnings
Be careful with your calculations. As practice shows, it is profitable to rent non-durable goods. If you need the item for a year or more, the cost of rent may exceed the purchase price. In this case, it is better to still buy the goods, finding a convenient installment plan and a loan.
Take only good products that do not cause any suspicion in terms of their quality and performance. You will have to pay for a broken item out of your own pocket. It is better to find out the amount in advance, if it approaches the price of a new thing, it is better not to take on such responsibility.
There are some things you shouldn't rent., but it is better to buy new ones, for example, a mattress in the bed. And the matter is not only in hygiene, but also in the fact that any mattress eventually deforms under the weight of the child and loses useful orthopedic properties.
So, the rental of children's goods is an interesting way to get the right things for a small fee, certainly worthy of the attention of parents. One thing is clear - the rental of children's goods is turning into a successful and socially useful business. Sometimes children's things are more profitable to buy, sometimes to rent. Use different options and save wisely!
