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by deoates 3653 days ago
Definitely, I think it's still too early to know for sure. Interestingly we only had one incident out of the 300 or so rentals in our first semester. The damage wasn't permanent so we just paid to have the dress dry cleaned. Our policy regarding cleaning is "use good judgement." Because it's peer to peer, there seems to be social pressure; you're much less likely to ruin a dress after you've met the owner in person. And on the flip side, owners won't want to hand over a dress that isn't in good, rentable condition