▲ 231 ▼ Not just books - how renting a sewing machine from the library can improve democracy (www.bbc.co.uk) submitted 1 month ago by poVoq@slrpnk.net [M] to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago (1 child) If there are problems you can always take a deposit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (3 children) I’m probably catastrophising. But if it is broken or “lost”, then hasn’t the library has basically traded the item for a fraction of the cost? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 child) From a socioeconomic point, if it gets enough uses by enough people it's worth it. So the math then is what side of the threshold you'll land on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Yeah, that’s a good point. So it will depend how quickly the item disappears. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) At least the way the auto parts store does it, you get charged the full price of a tool if you fail to return it. (Source: I accidentally bought a vacuum pump.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) That actually sounds ideal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago I mean, I could've gotten a better deal if I'd been shopping around intentionally... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago The deposit could be greater or equal to the items value to encourage returning it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (3 children) I’m probably catastrophising. But if it is broken or “lost”, then hasn’t the library has basically traded the item for a fraction of the cost? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 child) From a socioeconomic point, if it gets enough uses by enough people it's worth it. So the math then is what side of the threshold you'll land on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Yeah, that’s a good point. So it will depend how quickly the item disappears. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) At least the way the auto parts store does it, you get charged the full price of a tool if you fail to return it. (Source: I accidentally bought a vacuum pump.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) That actually sounds ideal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago I mean, I could've gotten a better deal if I'd been shopping around intentionally... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago The deposit could be greater or equal to the items value to encourage returning it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 child) From a socioeconomic point, if it gets enough uses by enough people it's worth it. So the math then is what side of the threshold you'll land on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Yeah, that’s a good point. So it will depend how quickly the item disappears. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Yeah, that’s a good point. So it will depend how quickly the item disappears. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) At least the way the auto parts store does it, you get charged the full price of a tool if you fail to return it. (Source: I accidentally bought a vacuum pump.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) That actually sounds ideal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago I mean, I could've gotten a better deal if I'd been shopping around intentionally... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) That actually sounds ideal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago I mean, I could've gotten a better deal if I'd been shopping around intentionally... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago I mean, I could've gotten a better deal if I'd been shopping around intentionally... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago The deposit could be greater or equal to the items value to encourage returning it. permalink fedilink source parent