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Rent Everything From Clothing To Prescription Glasses

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --  How would you like to have a new outfit for every gathering you attend? Well there's a growing trend that allows you to do just that.  3 On Your Side Consumer Reporter Jim Donovan explains.

Shyama Mathews sees her prescription glasses as more than just eyewear.  She says, "I like to treat my glasses almost as an accessory."  But owning multiple pairs gets expensive, so now Matthews rents them.

On the site Ditto.com she can do a virtual try-on.  The computer shows her what they'll look like.  She says, "The same way I change up my earrings or necklace for an outfit, I like the idea of changing up my glasses."

For a monthly subscription of $34 dollars she can exchange glasses as often as she likes.   When the new ones come in she sends the old ones back.  She says, "I think I trade them up every two months or three months."

"Probably everyday one piece of something I'm wearing is rented," says Christy Bamber.  She not only wears rented fashion, she teaches others how to do it on her website the RentedLifestyle.com. She says, "Pretty much anything you need you can rent now."

Her outfit was from Rent the Runway, her necklace from RocksBox and a monthly subscription to Bag, Borrow or Steal got her the high end handbag.  She says, "So I'm not buying a handbag that I carry for a year and then it ends up in my closet, never to be seen again."

Meanwhile, Matthews enjoys having a variety of options.  That's why she plans to keep renting.  She says, "I can try different styles because I'm not committing to one, so I can be a little more adventurous."

For more information visit:

https://www.ditto.com/endless

https://www.renttherunway.com/

https://www.rocksbox.com/

http://www.bagborroworsteal.com/buy?utm_content=PMT&gclid=CPCuqa_WoMkCFdCPHwodsFQFyg

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