sharing shop - room for one in ED?

[bawdy-nan]

This is a rather brilliant idea:

http://www.fromestandard.co.uk/sharing-shop-country-opens-acclaim-town-mayor/story-26449427-detail/story.html#WPSAVStYLVTaWzKR.01

A "shop" which shares items that aren't needed long term ... imagine: toys, drills, sewing machines, car roof boxes, child car seats, long ladders, gardening equipment, large jam pan etc etc etc ...

All the kind of things that get informally shared on EDF. Would be great to have one of these in ED ...

[MissKing]

Like a library, but 'stuff' instead of books?

[bawdy-nan]

yes, from what I can gather. On the Frome website - it describes itself as a "library of things"

https://share.myturn.com/library/inventory/browse

[DulwichFox]

I suspect that retail outlets are more easily available in Frome than in East Dulwich.

The forum has always been a great place to find things to hire from other EDF users. Usually for free.

Small shop/ premises on Lordship Lane so I'm told rent out at between 30-40k p.a.

It simply would not be feasible to rent out 'Domestic' appliances and the like.

Even Hire Shops providing heavy duty equipment and building plant tools have struggled and most

of the smaller ones have all but disappeared.

Why waste money on Rent, Rates, Insurance and the like when we have the EDF.

DulwichFox

[bawdy-nan]

I think it is a community initiative and not trying to be commercial. Part of the process was working with a number of social entrepreneur apprentices.

I agree though that space is at a premium, but I wonder if there could be a virtual version? An inventory perhaps?

[se22cat]

The BBC did a nice video piece on this a while back. There was a section in our local govt building in Sapporo that offered the same service and was much used. Space is kinda expensive in ED though.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Streetbank pretty much does this.

http://www.streetbank.com/splash?v=2&utm_expid=17809215-14.1XfFSmkdQXOI5qFZXDvzhg.2&locale=en-GB&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F

[bawdy-nan]

Well, streetbank seems more like freecycle (just logged in to check it out). I've certainly found the EDF a great place to find and give items on a share basis but I know they're developing something similar in Highbury and already have a small electrical items refurb scheme which works well.