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.
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.
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.
https://www.bagborroworsteal.com/ui/g/member
I dunno, perhaps it keeps people from buying things and then just throwing them away? A lot of my friends buy purses, shoes, etc and just throw them away when they’re done with them – this service would keep the handbags out of the dumpster at least. idk I’m on the fence.
PS, what I don’t understand about netflix is that they have to add that top layer of paper I don’t even look at – I immediately throw it away along with the plastic cover on the glue. Why not make it lick and stick instead?