For years we rented a television and video from Radio Rentalsas we believed that it would work out cheaper in th long run as we would not have topay for repairsto any equipment which can be very expensive. The idea is good in principle, you can rent equipment from Radio Rentals and then if ... Read review
Advantages: No repair costs Disadvantages: Expensive
...a television and video from Radio Rentalsas we believed that it would work out cheaper in th long run as we would not have topay for repairsto any equipment which can be very expensive. The idea is good in principle, you can rent equipment from Radio Rentals and then if anything goes wrong they repair the equipment or replace it. Several years ago they introduced a new scheme where you could rent equipment for a period of time ( abouth 3 years) and ... ...most electrical equipment does not lst more than 5 years these days, so in the early years of th equipments lifeit is covered by Radio Rentals but once it comes to the end of its life the repair costs are all yours. Radio rentals aren,t daft are they!!!!!!
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For years we rented a television and video from Radio Rentalsas we believed that it would work out cheaper in th long run as we would not have topay for repairsto any equipment which can be very expensive. The idea is good in principle, you can rent equipment from Radio Rentals and then if anything goes wrong they repair the equipment or replace it. Several years ago they introduced a new scheme where you could rent equipment for a period of time ( abouth 3 years) and at the end of that time the equipment is yours. A good idea on paper but not when you think that most electrical equipment does not lst more than 5 years these days, so in the early years of th equipments lifeit is covered by Radio Rentals but once it comes to the end of its life the repair costs are all yours. Radio rentals aren,t daft are they!!!!!!
Advantages: quick delivery Disadvantages: expensive, don't leave you alone
...and VCR and thought that Radio Rentals might be just the place to help me out and they did. Within a week of signing the contract (which was not as easy as it sounds as they do their credit check of the electrical roll - if you have just moved - very difficult to get credit!) I had my TV and VCR delivered.
The cheak started here. I had the stuff delivered to my front door - not to my flat which is in the third floor. Apparantly that was not part ...
Katja101 19.01.2001
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