Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Sharing umbrellas pop up in Changsha
What sharing services have you used so far? How many apps do you have on your smartphone? There are all sorts of sharing services and their apps these days, such as a car, bike, room and even power bank. These services conveniently fill short-term needs for something that you don’t need to own or use all the time. Then what about an umbrella?
Right in time for the plum rainy season in Changsha, a major city in central China, a new sharing service appeared on the street, Sharing Umbrellas. It’s quite simple to use the service especially for Chinese who are used to use their smartphones to do everything from shopping to payment. Just like any other sharing service, you simply need to download their app, put a small deposit, find and use one of those umbrellas for only 1 yuan, approximately 15 cents, per hour.
You don’t have to worry if you should take an umbrella on a cloudy day or carry one that might not be used for the day. The only thing you may not be used to is to show ads that are printed on the umbrella, which reduces the usage fee.
Enjoy reading and thinking what kind of new sharing services will appear in the coming years.
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