Is luggage rental useful? We review Cargo, a new suitcase hire service

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• A says:

  22 Feb22 February 13:48

  In a city where apartment storage space is at such a premium that some people pay for somewhere to store their air conditioning units over the winter (NYC) this could do well..

  On the other hand….bed bugs.

  • Peter K says:

    22 Feb22 February 15:18

    I’m confused why people think that some who will pay £40+ to rent luggage will stay somewhere that is likely to have bed bugs?

    • Mr(s) Entitled says:

      22 Feb22 February 15:24

      Bed bugs do not form a economic divide. We had them on the fixed income trading floor at JPMorgan in New York. In terms of wealth, that is a location with a very high concentration. It was not a barrier to the bugs.

• AJA says:

  22 Feb22 February 14:04

  The comments on this article are hilarious, most of them in indignation to the idea. I don’t think it is something I will be taking up any time soon but I do wish the company good luck and I do hope they make money from it.

  The one issue that strikes me is who gets the refund from BA when the rented luggage doesn’t arrive with you at your destination? That’s an insurance claim horror story waiting to be told.

• Russ says:

  22 Feb22 February 20:36

  £200 isn’t a lot of money. What has been offered here, as commentators have already suggested, is another way of getting something that needs transporting from a to b. It’s a bit like getting from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, you can either get a taxi or you can fly in by helicopter. Some would think the price tag for helicopter transfers are reasonable however they would fall short of mocking those of lesser means taking a taxi. HFP is about highlighting the travel options available and let readers see what’s available. There is always going to be someone who has more/less money than you. It’s how we use what we’ve got which interests us.

• Chrisasaurus says:

  22 Feb22 February 20:45

  Checking in is going g to get a lot harder:

  “Is this your bag, sir/madam?”

  “Erm, well yes.and no really… Sort of, just for a bit”

  “Would you mind stepping into this office?”

  • Rhinosaur says:

    23 Feb23 February 20:15

    Who even gets asked that anymore?!

• Charlieface says:

  22 Feb22 February 20:47

  A much more useful idea would be a ONE-WAY luggage rental. The amount of times I’ve needed that…

  One time I took an old battered case from someone who was throwing it out, and took that one way and threw it out when I got there

  • Lumma says:

    22 Feb22 February 22:26

    I thought about that too, but surely if you need an extra case one way (say you’ve made a big purchase on holiday), you’re likely to be somewhere you can buy a case for less than £40.

    It arguably won’t work for this business anyway, even if you forget about the logistics of shipping a case to a different country in a suitable timeframe, they’re making the money on you having the case for one or two weeks. One way rental you’re gonna have the case for a couple of days max

  • Lady London says:

    23 Feb23 February 10:07

    Would you have to pay the return journey as well, like a taxi to somewhere remote?

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