4 REASONS YOU SHOULD HIRE INSTEAD OF BUYING
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Buy or hire seems to be the great debate when planning an event. Here are 4 things you should consider when making this decision.
COST EFFECTIVE
Unless you work in the industry and know all the trade secrets, buying will always be more expensive than hiring. Hiring is cheaper because the cost is shared among many people.
Contrary to popular belief, there are very few event items that when resold, enable you to recuperate what you spent. In fact your loss might be greater than the cost of hiring.
FLEXIBLE
Hiring provides flexibility without the incursion of significant cots. When buying products, you may have to meet minimum quantities. Costs rise significantly if you require multiple variations of a particular product.
AVAILABLE ON DEMAND
Buying requires future planning. You need to ensure that the product you’ve purchased arrives on time for your event. You also need to account for any time it will take to reorder faulty or damaged products. Depending on the product or service, hiring can be done on short notice.
SUSTAINABLE
For those who are conscious of their ecological footprint, hiring is always going to be the more sustainable option. More space and resources are required to manufacture 100 of the same product for 100 different customers than 1 product shared among 100 people. When compared to buying, hiring also produces less landfill.