“Why is that a tough business?” Typical user needs it once per year, $8 price point. Even if you cram the stores down to a 50% take rate (because this is free money for them) the margin never gets good enough to afford scaled customer acquisition to cover your expenses.
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But I do like it, aesthetically. It solves a problem for travelers and obviates the need for a frictionful interaction across a linguistic boundary which is very possible (“Hey mate can I just leave a bag behind the counter for a few hours?”) but requires some deftness.
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We’re currently in Tokyo. The ability to ship our luggage between hotels and airports is the number one traveler convenience that I’m legit surprised isn’t more popular stateside.
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Functioning logistics/networks is Japan’s cheat code on so many things.
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If this is tough, I think you will appreciate this business I recently came across in Yoyogi: Renting out umbrellas for JPY 70 a day from inside a station!pic.twitter.com/pF0PQd8tuI
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Gaaaaah.
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I've used
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Already exists in the US. It is called bagbnb
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