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Imagine a catalogue of branded clothes, accessories, furniture,
appliances that you can pick to rent for the extent of the
holiday.
So you can pick an exclusive handbag for the duration of the
holiday.
Your villa is equipped with the furniture and appliances that
you
picked.
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// the author has seen something in one place and
wants it to be available to everybody, or at least to
them, or free, or cheap, without knowing how to
make it free or cheap |
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I don't follow how it's "exclusive" if it's "for rent", and
WIBNI as usual,
though I like the concept of living an entirely
different life with all its accoutrements for the
duration of the break. Some monasteries do silent
retreats like this except with plain robes instead of
designer handbags. Camping in the woods is
another way to leave it all behind. Or one of those
"boot camp" all inclusive fitness programs that make
you wear a uniform. I'd like to take a holiday
somewhere rainy and sit in a room and drink tea
with a copy of the complete works of Arthur Dent
(the 16th-century Puritan author)
and the rain sounds and no internet. I'm fairly sure I
could afford the pajama rental. |
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[chron] didn't say it would be free or cheap, [sninctown], so no
MFD applies on the grounds you quote. |
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It seems like a perfectly valid half-baked idea to me; a holiday,
inclusive of temporary use and enjoyment of branded goods of
your choice. The deposit would be a bit steep, and the room
rates would have to be hiked to cover the regular visits by
removal men (to change the furniture), and there's no way I'd
spend *my* money on this, but I expect there'd be a market for it
at some price point. |
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The tricky part would be to set it up in such a way as to ensure
that the punters would be *seen* surrounded by the branded
items without making it obvious that the whole display was just
a temporary pretence. That would imply a "pop-up" aspect to the
business, which would not permanently own any villas or
chalets, but would have to rent them discretely from a hotel here,
a luxury resort there, before subletting them onward with a
markup for the associated branding services. |
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