Any short term tv rentals?

Vidar · 24 Oct 2018 at 12:16

Hi guys,

Does anyone know of a service where you can rent a tv for short periods, like 2 weeks?

Ours has gone for repair under warranty for a persistent issue and is going to take 10 days, we haven't been given a loan set due to availability. With being house bound atm and having a small child in the house etc I'm wondering if theres companies who do tv rentals by the week?

I could buy a cheap tv but don't want to waste money on something like that which is otherwise not needed.

swain90 · 24 Oct 2018 at 12:18

I would imagine the cost of renting (if possible) would probably be more than buying a second hand tv from Gumtree/Facebook.

Diddums · 24 Oct 2018 at 12:22

swain90 said:
I would imagine the cost of renting (if possible) would probably be more than buying a second hand tv from Gumtree/Facebook.

^this. It's 2 weeks, buy some used cheapo jobbie if you absolutely can't live without and stick it back on Scumtree for the same price when you're done.

bsoltan · 24 Oct 2018 at 12:22

Something like https://www.dialatv.co.uk/tv-rental ?

Haze · 24 Oct 2018 at 12:26

Just get a smaller 2nd one to tied you over, can always resell it and get most your money back

HAz · 24 Oct 2018 at 12:30

get one of them asda specials, 4k 40" crap then sell it

413x · 24 Oct 2018 at 12:51

Facebook ads or ebay.
Do not rent! That's crazy

Vidar · 24 Oct 2018 at 14:25

Yeah definitely doesn't seem like a viable option to rent, I'll just see about getting a cheap one 2nd hand and flip it.

Vern1961 · 24 Oct 2018 at 15:35

Or keep the cheap set to use in a bedroom/play games on. It will come in handy next time the main set goes wrong, too.

A2Z · 24 Oct 2018 at 15:58

Moses said:
Buy one from the John Lewis website and just return it afterwards.

Yep just do this. Buy and return when finished.

Used to do this all the time when I was a teenager, buying stuff from Argos, using it then returning it.

darael · 24 Oct 2018 at 16:05

I can see a Samsung 32" for about £50 on Gumtree. Personally I'd just get one off Gumtree then sell it again later on.

dowie · 24 Oct 2018 at 16:05

Moses said:
Buy one from the John Lewis website and just return it afterwards.

That's rather unethical/dishonest though.

Vidar · 24 Oct 2018 at 16:29

dowie said:
That's rather unethical/dishonest though.

Plus don't most retailers reduce your refund by a percentage with tv's being returned if its because you changed your mind once the box has been opened?

bloodiedathame · 24 Oct 2018 at 16:39

https://fatllama.com/

Em3bbs · 24 Oct 2018 at 16:48

A2Z said:
Yep just do this. Buy and return when finished.

Used to do this all the time when I was a teenager, buying stuff from Argos, using it then returning it.

It's people like you that ruin things for normal people.

dowie · 24 Oct 2018 at 17:10

Vidar said:
Plus don't most retailers reduce your refund by a percentage with tv's being returned if its because you changed your mind once the box has been opened?

I suspect you'd get away with it in John Lewis I just think it is dubious to do so if you had no intention to actually buy it initially.

Vidar · 24 Oct 2018 at 18:17

dowie said:
I suspect you'd get away with it in John Lewis I just think it is dubious to do so if you had no intention to actually buy it initially.

I agree, truthfully the thought did cross my mind but I don't agree with stuff like that.

Haggisman · 24 Oct 2018 at 18:28

A2Z said:
Yep just do this. Buy and return when finished.

Used to do this all the time when I was a *****, buying stuff from Argos, using it then returning it.

Fixed that for you

Vidar · 24 Oct 2018 at 18:40

Haggisman said:
Fixed that for you

Hahahahaha that made dr pepper come out my nose.

mattyfez · 24 Oct 2018 at 19:26

A bog standard 37-40 inch lcd will be cheap as chips second hand.

As above just buy one and flip it, you probably won't lose any money on it.