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How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money (www.theguardian.com)
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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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[–] 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

"You will own nothing and like it"

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  • [–] 60 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm so down for this for items that I don't need indefinitely. It reduces waste.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    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.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, that's how libraries work.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Libraries don't cost.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    My library has a power tools wing. Also a seasonal seeds section. They have gotten very fancy.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Wait for real? Free seeds? That’s rad!

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    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.

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