It seems that elegance and keeping up with expensive accessories and watches of well-known brands are no longer dependent on the level of the wearer’s wealth. Rather, it is possible to rent modern necessities for specific times and wear them on various occasions.
A local Arabic daily said, in recent times advertisements in the social media are abuzz with offering accessories such as watches, precious bags and others for rent to those who wish to do so, especially on the days of public occasions such as holidays during which “visits” and celebrations abound, or to rent them on special occasions or even for Fridays when we tend to entertain friends (girlfriend).
Few accounts on social networking sites and applications had to put forward the idea a few years ago, but its spread has increased recently, and the number of accounts providing these services has increased.
The service is summarized in that the account holder, or the group that owns it, provides young people with precious watches, whether for women or men, or an expensive women’s handbag, either from their possessions or by working as intermediaries between those who own watches and precious bags that they do not use and the renter, for a fee — rent, for a day or more, with payment of insurance fees as well.
It is remarkable that most of the merchandise offered for rent is for women, including watches and bags. Although the demand for these services was not great in the past, the service began to flourish little by little, especially with the provision of valuable consumer pieces and according to the latest fashions, which may not be accessible to everyone to buy.
Commenting on this phenomenon, some young men and women see that they resort to renting some luxuries for the necessity of elegance and rust at social events and visits, in order to save expenses, pointing out that leasing has become an approach and behavior not only in luxury cars, but currently includes many aspects of life and requirements that belong to the world brands.
Most important items for rent
■ Precious watches
■ Women’s bags
■ Women’s accessories
Occasions when accessories are rented
■ Family visits
■ Entertain girlfriends on Friday
■ Occasions and holidays
3 reasons to rent accessories
01- Keeping pace with fashion and elegance
02- Desire to brag about wearing brands
03- Rent instead of buying to save expenses
