Launch HN: Pabio (YC S21) – Interior design and furniture rental as a service

Post by ahulak » Sat, Jul 10, 2021, 1:08 PM UTC

crixlet wrote: post #19

renewiltord wrote: post #11

I like this very much. I would use you guys at the $600/mo price point for two rooms in a home in Austin, TX that I will be inhabiting for four months. The lead time is the problem (along with the pricing in CHF). I want this today and not 10 weeks from now (more than half of the period of the rental). Cool idea. I am concretely interested but not at that lead time. If anyone has American recommendations I’d be thril…

Lol, I would also like to use this service in Austin for 4-6 month period starting in September :)

Post by anandchowdhary » Sat, Jul 10, 2021, 5:55 PM UTC

5Qn8mNbc2FNCiVV wrote: post #92

This is super cool, I'll be happy if this extends to Germany at some point

Post by sureglymop » Sat, Jul 10, 2021, 6:23 PM UTC

anandchowdhary wrote: post #56

sureglymop wrote: post #55

I think the idea is great.. but it would only be attractive to most users if the furniture was rent-to-own.

It (optionally) is! Here's an excerpt from a previous comment: > All your monthly payments go towards ownership. Say you have a contract for $400 per month for 2 years, and your furniture costs $12,000. At the end of this period, you can either (i) pay the difference, i.e., $2,400, and you own the furniture; (ii) continue the subscription until you've paid the amount back; or (iii) you can sign a new contract and get…

Post by anandchowdhary » Sat, Jul 10, 2021, 7:43 PM UTC

sureglymop wrote: post #95

anandchowdhary wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It (optionally) is! Here's an excerpt from a previous comment: > All your monthly payments go towards ownership. Say you have a contract for $400 per month for 2 years, and your furniture costs $12,000. At the end of this period, you can either (i) pay the difference, i.e., $2,400, and you own the furniture; (ii) continue the subscription until you've paid the amount back; or (iii) you can sign a new contract and get…

Oh thank you! That makes it more interesting. As I'm in Switzerland, I would try this service out if I wasn't a broke college student.

Post by anandchowdhary » Sat, Jul 10, 2021, 7:49 PM UTC

jheinvirta wrote: post #96

Like this a lot, congrats guys!