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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 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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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Also, there will probably be a response in the industry,

I dunno. There have been tool rental places with pro level tools for a very long time, and the tool manufacturers don't seem to have reacted to stop it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I didn't say tool makers would stop it.

    But there is a difference in design philosophy between pro tools and amateur tools. I would expect that, if the market shifts to more kinds of tools, the design of those tools will shift as well.

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