DO you have a garage, loft or spare room clogged up with items you only get out once a year?Sun consumer journalist Rosie Taylor puts a range of power tools through their paces after borrowing them from 'The Library of Things'But have you ever considered paying to loan such equipment, instead of buying it?
In Hull, members can join the Library Of Stuff for just £1 and then pay a small weekly fee for each item they borrow, such as £1.50 for a telescopic camera for seven days.UK economy had stronger recession recovery than estimated in big boost for Rishi He showed me how to use it and how to load the sander with sandpaper. His advice saved me lots of time I would have wasted watchingBut the biggest benefit was saving money. I borrowed a Bosch sander and multitool, which cost around £70 and £85 each new, as well as a V-TUF pressure washer, which would have been £173 new.
Many libraries are staffed by volunteers so the opening times for collection and drop-off are often limited to a couple of hours on a few days per week.The telecoms firm brought in the change on June 20, with all new and renewed contracts extended.