It’s been one month since my sister and I split Rent the Runway Unlimited. Â Though after the first shipment she had (it was for a wedding weekend), we both decided we wanted our own due to having a couple events come up for both of us. Â It’s $140, so it’s not cheap – though if you are a first timer you can get $30 off using my referral link. Â You can start on any day of the month, and go month to month and cancel at any time. Â You pick three items (dresses, accessories, handbags), and ship one or all back to pick out more.
Things I loved about it:
- Â I loved that I could wear trendier items, things I wouldn’t necessarily want to keep in my closet forever, and return them.
- You can keep a dress for as long as you’d like. Â This is great for vacations, especially if they are out of the country.
- I loved that I was wearing high quality clothing… at a fraction of the price. Â Especially for things I would likely only wear a few times anyway.
- Not surprisingly, Dressing was easier. Â I mixed some casual dresses with nicer dinner dresses. Â What to wear to church, dinner, or to pick up didn’t take as much time and I looked more put together than normal.
- About half of the dresses I rented came with tags and brand new. Â Which felt like borrowing something out of your sisters closet she hadn’t worn before! Â Guilt free!!
- They do the dirty work (; they dry clean!
Things I didn’t love:
- Shipping can be slower than I expected. Â Though they say two day delivery, sometimes the processing takes that day, and sometimes it takes a couple days… So at times it felt a bit too long.
- You have to reserve them well in advance to make sure you have the in time for a certain event. Â And your size is available!
- Obviously since you’re renting, you don’t have anything to show for, as far as your closet is concerned, after the month ends.
- If you rent all at once you only have one return bag. Â Which makes it harder if you want to stagger your dresses. Â I liked to wear it a couple times, and then send it right back so I could pick another. Â So one was always coming in.
What’s the cost breakdown?
These are the dresses I rented for the month …
Gemma Jumpsuit: Â $290
Waverly Maxi: Â $288
Mara Hoffman shirt dress: $242
Joie Embroidered Dress: Â $328
Keepsake dress:Â $180
Papercrown Lafeyette Maxi: Â Â $300
erin fetherston dress: Â $275
Tibi cold shoulder blue dress: Â $395
So the total to buy these dresses, full retail, would be – $2793 versus total to rent $140
For nine dresses that works out to $15.5 a dress – not bad. Â I waited a couple days a few time to pick my next shipment, so I think I could have likely gotten a couple more dresses in the month if I had been quicker.
Am I going to do it again?
We have a couple vacations coming up that I’ll need a few dresses for each, so I’m planning on doing it for June and July, and then taking a break. Â It’s an indulgence for sure, but I do love always having something fun to wear and the fact that I can get more casual pieces to mix in as well.
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