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Renting Designer Handbags

High priced designer handbags are the rage. Everyone wants to be seen toting one of these beauties because it's glamorous, chic and very stylish. It can make or break a job, a date, a meeting or simply draw attention to ones self. The problem is that not everyone can afford a genuine Gucci Horsebit Hobo or a Prada Croc Clutchor even a Fendi Patchwork Textured Clutch handbag. However, what if I told you that you could have a different genuine designer handbag for every occasion and not have to pay the extreme prices for it? That's right,you can actually rent a White Hermes Birkin or a Vuitton Epi, Prada purses, accessories and jewelry. "Wow," you say? Yep and it can be done right over the Internet. Let's take a look at this new type of business for the tight budgeted but style aware home diva.

Renting Designer Bags

Remember a few years back when renting movies through a combination of the Internet and the mail service was so hot? Actually, it still is but the point is that this type of movie rental is both handy and economical yet achieves a very in demand service. Well, the renting of designer handbags is such a service also. It works pretty much the same way as the online movie rental business. One usually becomes a member of a web based rental company and pays a yearly membership fee. In return for joining, the member may rent the handbag of their choice for a pre-set fee. The member orders the desired purse/bag on the business's Internet site and the company then mails the bag to the member and they keep it for a designated length of time. The member then re-packages the purse/bag in the same packing that it was sent to them in and mails it back to the rental company. It's really THAT simple.

Some companies allow the member to use the purse for up to six months and charge no late fees. Others are not as lenient and may charge late fees for more highly priced bags/purses. Where one company may allow several items to be rented or, as they call it, "checked out" at once, others only allow one item at a time. It is certainly understandable that a company would want to control the amount of time for a $700 Chanel, rather than allowing it to be used indefinitely.

Some company memberships are priced very reasonable. Of course, reasonable is a relative term but in the general sense of the word, the membership fees between $5 USD and $20 USD per month are considered "reasonable" range. The ranges vary according to the specific quality and line of purse that is desired for rental. For instance, one site publishes the following rental fees (in addition to the membership fee) for the following categories of purses:

Trendsetter Princess Diva Couture 1 Couture 2 Couture 3
$20 $40 $90 $175 $235 $275

These are the Member prices. The prices for non-members are significantly higher.

So, is it an advantage to rent a purse rather than buying it? It would depend on several factors. First, some people do not like to carry around the same old bag or bags all the time. They like more of a variety and enjoy having the use of a number of bags, depending upon their mood, their activity and their pocketbook. A rental service would certainly be advantageous to these types. Secondly, the worry of having to find a different bag for different occasions without the need to store the bag(s) is another reason why renting may be more to the liking of some.

Though the price-per-use is less than the actual purchase price of designer purses, if one takes advantage of the continuous movement of purses while using the rent-a-purse method, the long-term fees certainly can add up to a yearly price of several of the actual purchase prices. It is a matter of opinion and again, what the bank account will stand.

In order to locate online purse rental agencies, simply Google the term: purse rentals. You should get plenty of results and can then look at the web sites listed in order to find the best deal for you. BEWARE: Read the small print in the agreements before you make a decision.

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