It’s been one month since my sister and I split Rent the Runway Unlimited. 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. It’s $140, so it’s not cheap – though if you are a first timer you can get $30 off using my referral link. You can start on any day of the month, and go month to month and cancel at any time. You pick three items (dresses, accessories, handbags), and ship one or all back to pick out more.
Things I loved about it:
- 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. 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. Especially for things I would likely only wear a few times anyway.
- Not surprisingly, Dressing was easier. I mixed some casual dresses with nicer dinner dresses. 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. Which felt like borrowing something out of your sisters closet she hadn’t worn before! Guilt free!!
- They do the dirty work (; they dry clean!
Things I didn’t love:
- Shipping can be slower than I expected. 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. 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. Which makes it harder if you want to stagger your dresses. I liked to wear it a couple times, and then send it right back so I could pick another. So one was always coming in.
What’s the cost breakdown?
These are the dresses I rented for the month …
Gemma Jumpsuit: $290
Waverly Maxi: $288
Mara Hoffman shirt dress: $242
Joie Embroidered Dress: $328
Keepsake dress: $180
erin fetherston dress: $275
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. 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. 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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