...or a bad one. There are a number of things that can go wrong here. Still, I must admit to being intrigued. See why:"Thanks to two clever rental websites, it's now possible for you (or that hard-to-please fashionista on your holiday gift list) to carry the $500 or $2000 bag of your dreams - and to swap it out for a brand spanking new model every month - for a fraction of what it would cost to buy all the latest must-have bags outright.
At From Bags to Riches, purses are grouped by category - Madison Avenue, Palm Beach, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills and Monaco Runway - and rentals run from $20 a week to $190 a month (the latter for two super swanky bags). You can rent a Balenciaga Motorcycle bag (which sells for $995 in stores) or an embroidered and bejeweled Valentino Duffle (worth $2,655) for $73 a week, or check out a Donald Pliner Darcy hobo (retail value: $275) for a mere $30 a month. (www.frombagstoriches.com; 1-877-FROM-BAGS)
At Bag, Borrow or Steal, meanwhile, there are three levels of membership: Trendsetter, Princess or Diva, which run from $20 to $100 a month for a minimum of three months. Here, you can nab a black Chloe Paddington (retail: $1,995) for $150 a month, swap it it for a chocolate leather Fendi Spy bag (which would set you back $2,495 retail) for $200 the following month or carry a metallic J. Lo satchel or pretty Kate Spade evening bag for just $20 a month. Want to rent more than one bag at a time? No problem. Your Chanel wish is BBOS's command for an extra $15 to $75 per month. (www.bagborroworsteal.com; 1-866-922-BBOS)" [Yahoo]
Pictured from Top to Bottom are: The Dior Detective, the Chloe Paddington bag, and the Marc Jacobs Quilted Stam.
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4 comments:
i've heard of this before and was greatly intrigued. it is still a little pricey of a "membership" to keep up although buying the bag will set one back a lot more. But i would feel so empty upon sending the bag back. :( but it is really the only way to adorn myself with bags i can otherwise only dream about...
yea, i want to see what happens when i spill my coke on your $800 rented bag, i'm sure they won't penalize you at all... maybe we'll just take out insurance on it.
jesus h. christ!
johnny
valid point. still. i'm tempted. i think you can purchase insurance...like renting a car.
When you add it all, the monthly payments after a few months add up to what you can pay to buy some of tne bags. So I guess it's a question of whether you want a revolving door of bags to use. I'd be satisfied with saving and then purchasing a bag that I've wanted for a long time.
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