Launch HN: Feather (YC S17), painless furniture rental for people who move a lot

Re:Launch HN: Feather (YC S17), painless furniture rental fo... by mysterydip on Thursday June 29, 2017 @02:12PM (#14665560)

I agree on what people are saying regarding the pricing; however, be sure to compare apples to apples. Part of the value-add in this is it comes complete delivered and ready to use, and hauled away at the end.

If you've ever had to borrow vehicles/friends or go up flights of stairs, spend an evening assembling, or wade through buyers in classified ads to get rid of it, you know that has value as well.

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Re:Launch HN: Feather (YC S17), painless furniture rental fo... by dragonwriter on Thursday June 29, 2017 @03:24PM (#14666137)

> Part of the value-add in this is it comes complete delivered and ready to use, and hauled away at the end.

Aren't delivery and pickup charged services on top of the rental fee? So, it's not a value-add, just an available service (as is the case with incumbent rental providers, and also with most furniture sellers, except haul-away, which is only occasionally offered and even then only in a form useful if you aren't moving, since the haul away and delivery need to be at the same place.)

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Re:Launch HN: Feather (YC S17), painless furniture rental fo... by jayreno on Thursday June 29, 2017 @02:16PM (#14665591)

You're exactly right. There are a number of other costs associated with getting the furniture, assembly, and selling or scrapping costs that are sometimes difficult to quantify.

Wondering how y'all think we should be communicating this to our customers? Thanks!

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