I saw all the advertising for video games and I started thinking about all that packaging that hits the curb after Christmas. That got me thinking about how renting games and videos produces less plastic waste than buying your own. That got me remembering my Netflix experiences. Then I was thinking about how many sites are using this business model for other products. Some of them are better than others. Gamefly is the Netflix of gaming.
There is a Netflix of handbags. I think that is stupid.
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October 25th, 2007 at 6:26 am
Hold on there! There’s a Netflix of handbags? Yes, it is stupid. But you can’t just throw that out there without at least a link. As someone who only carries a handbag under the most extreme circumstances (like a dressy event) I just have to see this for myself! I’m a backpack girl, myself.
October 25th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Sorry Beth, I’ll add a link if I find it. I read a blog post on a marketing blog about how this business model is being used in ways that won’t work. Surprisingly, the hand bags site was actually succeeding.