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.

      • @[email protected]English
        16•2 months 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.

        • @[email protected]English
          11•2 months ago

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

            • @[email protected]English
              6•2 months 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.

    • AatubeOP
      13•2 months ago

      It’s interesting how individualism and socialism interact with each other, and how a degree of the latter can promote the former.