The furniture wasn't particularly great. I found the exact models on Wayfair.
The rental price was even worse. Adding in the delivery and return fee, I think it was more expensive at any of the durations (3 month, 6 month, etc).
Combining those two together I don't see this working out.
Are there really that many people who live in a place for less than year that will pay a premium of a couple hundred bucks for okayish furniture? I would imagine that target market would instead rent a furnished apartment. Baked in cost, no dealing with movers at all, and you leave everything where it's at when you're done.
EDIT: Added that there's both a delivery and return fee of $99. That means a three month rental of a queen sized bed (https://rentfeather.com/collections/bedroom/products/durham-...) would be $99 + 3 x $53 + $99 = $357. I'm pretty sure it's this bed on Wayfair (https://www.wayfair.com/Varick-Gallery-Bonfiglio-Upholstered...) which is currently $223 with free shipping arriving next Thurs. That leaves $134 to pay someone to dispose of it or just pocket the difference and spend 10 seconds listing a "Free Bed - Just Pick It Up" on Craigslist. Again, I just don't see this working. Even modern consumers aren't this stupid.
The rental price was even worse. Adding in the delivery and return fee, I think it was more expensive at any of the durations (3 month, 6 month, etc).
Combining those two together I don't see this working out.
Are there really that many people who live in a place for less than year that will pay a premium of a couple hundred bucks for okayish furniture? I would imagine that target market would instead rent a furnished apartment. Baked in cost, no dealing with movers at all, and you leave everything where it's at when you're done.
EDIT: Added that there's both a delivery and return fee of $99. That means a three month rental of a queen sized bed (https://rentfeather.com/collections/bedroom/products/durham-...) would be $99 + 3 x $53 + $99 = $357. I'm pretty sure it's this bed on Wayfair (https://www.wayfair.com/Varick-Gallery-Bonfiglio-Upholstered...) which is currently $223 with free shipping arriving next Thurs. That leaves $134 to pay someone to dispose of it or just pocket the difference and spend 10 seconds listing a "Free Bed - Just Pick It Up" on Craigslist. Again, I just don't see this working. Even modern consumers aren't this stupid.