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Ski Equipment Rental to Save on Baggage Fees  Rodger December 15

I was recently hit and surprised with $30 in baggage fees traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday for a single, small luggage bag. Learn my lesson not to forget the small print with all the changes in airline travel fees, otherwise you might not be getting the great airfare deal you thought you were.

Now the LA Times reports on ski equipment hitting travelers with fees that add up fast, possibly adding up to $80 for the round trip. Some airlines treat skis and boots as separate bags, compounding the problem. Numerous alternative delivery options are given, but this presents another opportunity to rent instead of buy. Jennifer Rudolph of Colorado Ski Country USA says that a recent trend is to just bring your boots, and rent at your destination.

As with many things rental, it may just come down to your attachment to and how satisfied you are with your current equipment. With all the added fees, it might just be more convenient and effective to rent at your destination instead of lugging your long K2s through LAX or JFK.

It might also be a great opportunity to try out some of the latest ski equipment, saving on some exorbitant baggage fees in the meantime.


 

Tip: Look for the Ships Nationwide Badge  Rodger November 18

With the remarkable sophistication brought by FedEx and UPS, more and more rental businesses are opening up and breaking down geographical barriers with nationwide shipping. Look for the Ships Nationwide badge, and get service anywhere in the US.

iLetYou features a quickly growing number of stores that ship nationwide, helping tell rental businesses’ unique stories. If you think shipping is too expensive, think again. Often, innovative rental businesses are offering subscription-based plans where shipping both ways is always included. Most rental stores offer very affordable shipping rates - you’ll save a bundle instead of buying!

You can find anything to rent from Kids and Baby Equipment and Toys to Sports and Outdoor Equipment right now. Look around, and you’ll be surprised at what you find!  Be sure to rate and review your favorite stores with the Ships Nationwide badge, and share your experiences (good or bad) with others.


 

Postage Increases, Bundles Look Great  Rodger May 14

Effective today, the US Postal Service increased postage rates for a first class, one ounce stamp to $0.41 (from $0.39). Each additional ounce actually decreases to $0.17 (from $0.24). A two-ounce letter costs $0.58 (down from $0.63).

Bundles at iLetYou suddenly look great all around. Look for the use of bundles to increase among stores. On all of the movie and game detail pages, you’ll see a small bundle next to the price if a bundle discount is offered. Stores offer bundle discounts between 5 and 20%.

As a store, we recommend offering bundle discounts and capitalizing on the new postage structure so everyone saves, sees more movies and plays more games!


 

iLetYou Makes News!  Rodger May 11

iLetYou, along with three great iLetYou stores, seems to have been featured on the Fox 16 (Little Rock, Arkansas) evening news last night.

See the video here:

http://www.fox16.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=47022@video.fox16.com

You’ll see the story featured on the Fox 16 home page for the time being as well. Thanks Fox16!

We’ll be rolling out new features in the coming weeks/months that continue to make iLetYou about the stores and serving up great personalized service to their customers, as well as continuing to build upon the core iLetYou product.

You can always e-mail us at support -at- iletyou.com for some personal love or write pr -at- iletyou.com for any media inquiries.

Cheers!

Rodger


 

Pre-launch Coverage - Thank you!  Rodger March 29

Everyone at iLetYou is busy getting everything just right for our upcoming public launch.

It’s been just a few weeks since we started opening the doors wider to our Private Beta. I’ve already had many interesting conversations over this very short period.

Thank you to everyone who’s covered us so far. Here’s just some of the people and publications that have taken their time to write about us:

Mashable (Pete Cashmore)
iLetYou - Run Own Your Own Netflix

Webware/CNET (Rafe Needleman)
iLetYou.com: Just like going to the video store. But online

HackingNetFlix (Mike K)
Create Your Own Game or DVD-by-Mail Store

TrendHunter
P2P Renting - Make Money By Renting Out Your Own Movies and Games …

Springwise
Instant dvd-rental stores

Andrew Ive: The Million Dollar Startup Game!
ILetYou: A $1M Virtual Investment (The First!)

We’ve glad that people are seeing the value of iLetYou.

If you would like to conduct an interview or site tour for your own stories or posts, please write us at pr –at- iletyou.com. Please feel free to write us at beta –at- iletyou.com regarding anything else as well. Be sure to also tag your posts with iLetYou.

Many have cued in correctly that iLetYou is aimed centrally at community participation. At our upcoming launch, there will be tremendous, immediate value both for renters and stores. As the community and participation grows, so improves the value for everyone involved as well.

It’s also our goal is to continue to improve the iLetYou community and how it operates each and every day. Your participation is the greatest contribution that you can give.

Thank you!

Rodger