It is better for the environment if you rent items you’ll only ever use once instead of buying them. As well as reducing waste, renting can also be more economical for you as you spend less money. However are you aware of all the items you can rent? You might not know the number of absurd or even politically incorrect things you are able to rent these days.. Have a look for yourself!
Renting is becoming increasingly popular. You can rent skis, books or clothing that you are only going to use once so that you can use items that already exist to reduce waste. Here are 13 very strange, funny or politically incorrect items that you can now rent!
1/ Goats to cut your grass…
You don’t have spend hundreds of pounds on a polluting lawn mower which will one day bite the dust. Instead you should rent goats! Several American business such as Goatscapping or RentAGoat have hit it right by offering an ecological way to cut or strim your grass without using petrol or weedkillers.
2/ A disabled person so that you can skip queues in attractions…
This is proof that renting can also be completely crazy and questionable. You’d never think that it’d be possible to rent an handicapped person to skip the queues. However a Californian company offers just that to rich impatient people who don’t want to wait in queues at Disneyland. The company offers a disabled guide which gives them a fast-pass. You’d hardly believe it!
3/ Someone to say sorry for you…
This is a surprising renting service offered by a Japanese company. You can pay 2000 euros to rent someone to say sorry to a person you have offended in your place. You can also rent someone to make a phonecall or send an email. The good news is this is cheaper! The lazy side of you might be tempted?
4/ Swimming pool for the day…
Are you intrigued by an AirBnB swimming pool? Are you tired of hearing your neighbours having a great time laughing in their pool in the summer while you are suffocating on your balcony? Well your problems can be solved by renting a pool for the day! Several start-ups have tapped into this market by offering a renting system for private pools which don’t cost an arm and a leg. For not much you could enjoy your own private swimming pool and tan yourself during the day! You now don’t need to jealous anymore!
5/ A (second) mum to pamper you
Sometimes our mum is not always the best person to listen to our worries or complaints. The good news is that you can adopt a second mum for the day. The American site Need a Mom is a maternal service where people can rent a second mum to give you advice and listen to you. They can also do your ironing and make your favourite dish. The only condition is that you need to live in New York.
6/ Friends for a night out
Book a Friend is an unusual site which allows you to rent a friend! You can look for and rent friends who are adapted to your interests and needs whatever country or town you live in. The site offers another option. You can also pretend to be married so that you can enrage your ex!
7/ A dog
Renting a pet without having to own your own pet is now possible on several sites on line. You can borrow dogs but also cats, hamsters or rabbits for up to a week or even just the weekend. This could be a way to get used to having a pet in the house before getting your own or a way to have a pet without being committed. What’s more the pet owners can earn money while they are on holiday rather than fork out lots on kennels…
