📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Would you use a clothes rental service?

Options
Former_MSE_Laura
Former_MSE_Laura Posts: 180 Forumite
100 Posts Third Anniversary Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
edited 22 May 2019 at 2:36PM in Shop but don't drop
We've recently seen reports that Urban Outfitters is looking to rent out clothes in the US (Read full story here) and it got us thinking... if this became available in the UK, would you be up for using it?

Comments

  • xGogsx
    xGogsx Posts: 10 Forumite
    Suits and dresses, sure. Clothes from a high street shop? Nope.
  • quoia
    quoia Posts: 14,496 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Other than it being an alternative (but quite similar) product what's the difference to this an Moss Bros ?
    There are 10 types of people in the world. ‹(•¿•)›
    ‹(•¿•)› Those that understand binary and those that do not!


    Veni, Vidi, VISA ! ................. I came, I saw, I PURCHASED
    (11)A104.28S94.98O112.46N86.73D101.02(12)J130.63F126.76M134.38A200.98M156.30J95.56J102.85A175.93
    S LOWER CASE OMEGA;6.59 so far ..
  • Sea_Shell
    Sea_Shell Posts: 10,028 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Yes, possibly, if I needed a posh frock.

    But not for day to day stuff, or even slightly posher clothes I'd wear more than once.
    How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 2.60% of current retirement "pot" (as at end May 2025)
  • Owain_Moneysaver
    Owain_Moneysaver Posts: 11,392 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I've seen places that rent men's suits for job interviews (or court appearances?)
    A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.
  • Sea_Shell
    Sea_Shell Posts: 10,028 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Millennials and their money soon parted!!

    Heaven forbid your friends see you in the same pair of jeans every week.

    Clothing IS sustainable if you wear it and wear it and wear it!!!!

    "Why buy a lifestyle, when you can rent it" seems to be the motto of the times.

    I must be getting old....(at 47!!!)
    How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 2.60% of current retirement "pot" (as at end May 2025)
  • YBR
    YBR Posts: 716 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 500 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Only for the special occasions that are already covered by Moss-Bros
    Decluttering awards 2025: 🏅🏅🏅⭐️ ⭐️, DH: 🏅⭐️ and one for Mum: 🏅








  • Mrs_Ryan
    Mrs_Ryan Posts: 11,834 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Thing is even with rental you can buy these kind of things cheap if you know where to look- I got my fiance’s wedding suit from Debenhams on Oxford Street- 100 quid for suit, shirt and tie and the suit is lovely quality.
    *The RK and FF fan club* #Family*Don’t Be Bitter- Glitter!* #LotsOfLove ‘Darling you’re my blood, you have my heartbeat’ Dad 20.02.20
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351.1K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.6K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.1K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 599.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177K Life & Family
  • 257.5K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.