Konrad over there is visibly thrilled to be able to rent out his “barely used” push mower.
If someone takes his offer, he can make R5o a day, R185 a week, or R400 a month thanks to listing the mower on a new online rental marketplace platform calledYou may also have something lying around gathering cobwebs and dust that you’re not keen to completely throw out or sell because, you know, you might need it again one day. But at the same time, the more spiders that build a home on it, the more guilty you feel.
Darren De Abreu saw an opportunity in this problem, building a platform that allows you to rent out your personal belongings as you see fit.‘s Refilwe Moloto that Strapp allows South Africans to safely monetise items they may not be frequently using, while taking advantage of the country’s second-hand economy:There’s also the added element of getting whatever you need, whenever you want, on top of the added bonus of not buying excess stuff and adding to the waste piles later.
In a country like ours, there is the worry that what you rent could be stolen, but the platform apparently has an array of safety features to ensure this does not happen. There’s a rating and review system, user verification, safety deposits, insurance, and quality checks to keep things above board.