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It seems the premise of every rental or subscription service is that you will send them more money, on average, than if you purchased the items a la cart (on av
by siliconc0w 7y ago
It seems the premise of every rental or subscription service is that you will send them more money, on average, than if you purchased the items a la cart (on average). I'm basically betting against a company with way more time, data, and expertise which seems like a fools agreement.
The flip side of this coin is that I get free stuff subsidized by investors in hopes that eventually they get big enough or kill enough of their competition to get to the above state.
- disinclination 7y agoYeah, I’m generally gonna choose to shop at other retailers, who charge flat prices and don’t try to optimize for net profit. Waaaait a minute... you don’t think the wily motherfuckers could be using all their data and resources to boost revenue on the a la carte side, do you?
- chii 7y ago> you will send them more money, on average, than if you purchased the items a la cart (on average) a properly functioning rental mechanism should produce a maximum utiliztion of the object being rented. The savings to the consumer ought to come from the fact that an object you purchase isn't 100% utilized at all times, but the rental mechanism could make this the case, and therefore, produce a savings for the renter (you don't pay for under-utilization like you would for purchasing).