Re:Launch HN: Feather (YC S17), painless furniture rental fo...
by noxryan on Thursday June 29, 2017 @02:55PM
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What about this bed in Queen Size? (First piece I priced out)
https://rentfeather.com/collections/bedroom/products/dunham-...
https://www.wayfair.com/Zipcode%E2%84%A2-Design-Colby-Uphols...
Feather 3 month rental price: $207
Wayfair purchase price (including shipping): $201
Re:Launch HN: Feather (YC S17), painless furniture rental fo...
by jayreno on Thursday June 29, 2017 @04:02PM
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See my reply to koolba below.
Re:Launch HN: Feather (YC S17), painless furniture rental fo...
by mixmastamyk on Thursday June 29, 2017 @04:28PM
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Your prices may be lower than I've seen, though there are a lot of variables of course, not sure. But whether breaking even at 3 or 6 months is not much different.
I think the larger point (I'm now realizing) is that rental shops focus on monthly prices when it often doesn't make sense. Usually only already-furnished apartments can be had for a month or three. Unfurnished usually requires a full year lease, with only a fraction available for six months, say in downtown or a university town.
So, I might try lower monthly prices for a 6 and 12 month commitments. I think that would get me "over the hump" as a potential customer.
Re:Launch HN: Feather (YC S17), painless furniture rental fo...
by wodenokoto on Friday June 30, 2017 @06:54AM
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Yes you should. I was looking at some kind of case study on your site to get an idea about which situations renting would be a good idea.
The breakeven price for our customers is always longer than the total price of the rental. Wonder if we should be explicitly stating this on our site?