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Strollers, baby car seat, baby bed, baby carrier... To go on a weekend with your young child can quickly become a hard thing to do. « We never have enough space », laugh Franck Bréant. This former Intermarché Marketing employee created Familib in 2011, a site that allows you to rent baby equipment easily.
« If you just leave for two days, you don't want to take the stroller with you. You can pick it up at a pickup point. », explain this entrepreneur who works in his home, in Hericy.
Since the creation of his company, the number of booking increased to 6 or 8 a day, depending on the season, and Franck can now. « I began with strollers. Some friends asked me why I didn't rent baby car seats. I looked up for this market and it's now my most rented product. », explain this 46 years old with two children.
By looking at the price of some equipment and strollers, renting is cheaper. « We rent a lot of strollers with big wheels, too bulky to be in the trunk of a car for winter holidays for exemple. ». The biggest profit is made between December and April, during the winter sports season.
Apart from security, the most important is to be easy to use. « I sometimes had to go back to the store because I couldn't mount the stroller. », explain Franck. Today, with more than 62 pickup points, tourism office, baby stores in which clients pick up their rented products.
Rent a baby car seat for a week will cost 35 euros. Renting is done online on the company's website : familib.com.