PRESS RELEASE – 31 October 2011
With Christmas just around the corner many people will be looking to not only buy presents, but also look at buying items that they may need when family and friends come over for lunch, dinner, a party or simply drinks. Instead of buying some of these items, RentMyItems.com suggests renting them from someone within the local community.
Additionally, for those who may have spare items to rent, RentMyItems.com suggests listing these for free and making a little extra cash to help offset the expense of Christmas itself.
So whether a spare table, unused chairs, kitchen appliances, decorations and lights, Christmas tree stands, hostess trolleys, crockery and glasses, serving plates, saucepans, board games and even fold up beds – these can be listed for FREE at RentMyItems.com allowing the Rentor to make a little bit of extra cash. And for a Rentee, the opportunity is there to rent these listed items for a fraction of the cost of buying them new, especially when being used for just one or two occasions a year, such as at Christmas.
Research* commissioned by RentMyItems.com revealed people in the UK spent an estimated £360 million on kitchen appliances in the last 12 months that they rarely or haven’t used. When asked whether they would consider renting out items if they could make money, over half of the people answered they would likely rent out their items to other people.
Warren Heal, Founder of RentMyItems.com, said, “Christmas for many is a very expensive time of year so, with free listings throughout the festive period, Rentors have an opportunity to make a little extra cash and Rentees the opportunity to save a little. Our website aligns with the growing movement of Collaborative Consumption: Make Money – Save Money – Be Green” said Heal.
RentMyItems.com enables you to list your items for free until mid-March and earn some extra income through renting them out to people in your local area. Visit www.RentMyItems.com, list your unused items for free and automatically be entered into the free prize draw to win supermarket vouchers and free listings on the site for life.
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*ICM interviewed a random sample of 2030 adults aged 18+ via online between 9th – 11th September 2011. Surveys were conducted across the country and the results have been weighted to the profile of all adults. ICM is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules. Further information at www.icmresearch.co.uk.
Editor’s Notes
The RentMyItems website is easy to use. You are able to search by item, keywords, place or postcode and radius, and categories.
Adding an item is a straightforward process: select a category, name, upload up to 5 images, description and keywords, your postcode, rental price and deposit, and item availability calendar.
Items can be listed FREE until March 2012. RentMyItems takes no commission from rentals and there is no obligation to continue listing after the free listing period ends.
For further information contact:
Paul Savident - 0044 7966 014911 / paul@savident.com / savident.com
