Firms get a handle on brand-name bag rental
Online shops that rent brand-name bags are proving popular among fashion-conscious people who want to use the luxury items for such special occasions as wedding parties and school reunions.
Orb. in Chuo Ward. Tokyo. has a stock of about 500 high-end bags. including Louis Vuitton. Hermes. Chanel. Gucci and Prada. The firm plans to expand its stock list by 50 to 100 items each month.
Clients request a bag via the store’s Web site and the item is posted to them. The rental period is a minimum of one week and clients must return the bag via a parcel delivery service Designer Bags. which can be applied for at convenience stores.
People wishing to use the service agree a contract with the shop. under which they pay a monthly fee. in addition to the rental fee of each item.
Orb has three types of service including the “light.” service. which allows clients to choose single bags with a retail value of up to 100.000 yen. for a monthly fee of 9.800 yen clip in human hair extensions. and the “premium” service. which allows clients to rent more expensive items with retail values of between 200 Replica Handbags.000 yen and 300.000 yen. for a monthly fee of 19.800 yen.
“We don’t charge extra even if our bags come back with small stains. so our clients don’t have to be nervous about using the products. We want people to enjoy dressing up [with a luxury bag] as much as they like.” company spokesman Yasuhiro Ishii said.
Meanwhile Handbags. Daikokuya. a major dealer in secondhand goods headquartered in Fukuoka. launched a luxury bag rental service in late March. The Daikokuya rental system allows users of the service to buy items they have rented by paying the difference in the bag’s value and the rental fee.
Daikokuya’s stock comprises more than 100 brand-name items including Hermes’ high-end luxury bags. called Birkin Designer Bags. which normally retail for more than 1 million yen.
“We want customers to utilize [the rental system] on a trial basis Replica Louis Vuitton Bags. and not rush into buying a luxury bag. which they might later regret.” a Daikokuya official said. “We’d like to increase membership for the service to 1.000 people within the first [service] year.”
Most people use bag rental services for ceremonial and other special occasions. such as when attending a parent-teacher association meeting or attending interviews. for example.
Commenting on the trend. financial planner Yasumi Ueno said users of bag rental services should be aware that fees “work out fairly high when [items are] rented for a long period. It’s sometimes more cost-efficient…to [buy a luxury bag and later] trade it in or auction it on the Internet.”
Ueno suggests that people should utilize a rental service when they want a certain bag during a particular fashion trend period or season Handbags. while buying handbags featuring a basic design for long-term use.
“You should [think about] fashion coordination before renting a bag. Otherwise(prada HandBags Replica). the item won’t match your outfit(Replica Marni). no matter how much you like the bag.”
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