Ok, we’ve all heard of Bag, Borrow & Steal where you can rent your designer handbag but now a company in the UK has a new spin on designer shoes. Cinderalla Me does not yet ship stateside but I’m pretty sure that with as much as us girls like our shoes, they will. If not, I’m pretty sure that it won’t be long before we see something here very similar.
Alexander McQueen - Tess
I love shoes and I just don’t think I’d be willing to share. My next concern would be hygiene, they assure the customer that these shoes are safe. They go through a regimen of UV treatment and steam cleaning. They also offer quite a few high end designer names such as Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo & Gucci just to name a few. I must say, while I know it is not in my makeup to rent a shoe, I love the concept. Kudos to them for seeing a trend and being innovative enough to find a solution to help out those that are willing to live beyond their means, women that are so trendy that they will only wear their shoes for one season & women on a budget who would normally bypass the luxury of a designer shoe, this allows all to have a great pair of shoes, even if it’s only temporary. Now you can look like you’ve got a great collection at a fraction of the cost.
Your thoughts…
It could work if you needed to rent a designer shoe for a special event. I’m glad they thought about the hygiene aspect because that was the first thing that came into my mind. The only problem with this is accidental damage to the shoe if you trip, scrape the shoe on dent or groove in the pavement, somebody spills something on the shoes or it starts raining if their suede or satin. I guess the person could carry the shoes in a plastic box and put them on when they get to their destination. I don’t know all kinds of “issues” are popping up in my head.
Interesting points you make. I didn’t see anything on the site that addressed this either. My problem wouldn’t be damage, my problem would be that if I liked it enough to rent it, I would not want to return it. LOL They appear to be a fairly new company, it would definitely be to their advantage to list their policy on damaging the shoe. It would really suck if you damaged a pair of $2000 shoes and you were the first to rent them. Ouch!