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Buy Nothing -- Rent-a-Valentine.


Business Editors

OAKLAND,Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 9, 2001

The company that told everyone last Christmas to "Buy Nothing for Last Minute Holiday Gifts," is once again extolling the advantages of forsaking buying a mundane (jargon) mundane - Someone outside some group that is implicit from the context, such as the computer industry or science fiction fandom. The implication is that those in the group are special and those outside are just ordinary.  gift and do something different:

Buy Nothing: Rent-a-Valentine

rentanything is the website suggesting that you give your special valentine Valentine

a true friend and constant lover. [Br. Lit.: Two Gentlemen of Verona]

See : Faithfulness
 a unique rental this holiday season, a product that can be used and enjoyed or a service that can't be obtained easily anywhere else.

"Imagine the surprise on your girlfriend's face when instead of giving her the usual flowers or box of chocolates you give her a song written just for her or a romantic dinner from an award winning chef. Special products or unique services can often be rented for the same price as the cost of buying the routine. Make your valentine feel special this year," says Tony Adamich, vice president of marketing for rentanything. Other Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day

Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St.
 rental ideas include a caricature caricature, a satirical drawing, plastic representation, or description which, through exaggeration of natural features, makes its subject appear ridiculous.  of the two of you, a bicycle bicycle, light, two-wheeled vehicle driven by pedals. The name velocipede is often given to early forms of the bicycle and to its predecessor, the dandy horse, a two-wheeled vehicle moved by the thrust of the rider's feet upon the ground.  built for two, a sports car or a room at a romantic B & B.

Plus, you can "Post a Request" for anything you might want to rent to make Valentine's Day a unique experience. Adamich added, "You're only limited by your imagination and the resources of people supplying the items or special services."

"rentanything is a new dimension in community commerce, connecting people and helping them earn money as suppliers or save money as renters in ways never thought possible." Using rentanything to make the connection, people can rent items from sports cars to a neighbor's skis, services from voice lessons to dog sitters and experiences from mountain climbing mountain climbing, the practice of climbing to elevated points for sport, pleasure, or research. Also called mountaineering, it is practiced throughout the world. Types


There are three types of mountain climbing.
 to romantic getaways. "Renting anything is quick and easy, with everything in one convenient place. Everyone -- those who supply the goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. , and those who use them -- enjoy the advantages and benefits of renting," Adamich continues.

Adamich urges Bay Area residents to use their imagination this Valentine's Day and try a new and exciting idea in gift giving: Rent-a-Valentine. He also notes, "www.rentanything.com went live on December 18th, just in time for Christmas. Now we're urging Valentine's Day gift givers to Buy Nothing."
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