Aptly named Ybuy is a new website that allows you to try electronics and
appliances before you pay full price for owning them. You can select
from a decent catalog of new household appliances or gadgets, and test
them extensively over a period of 30 days, against the fee you pay Ybuy,
then you can just return the gizmo, if it doesn't roll the way you
expected it to.
According to CEO Stephen Svajian: "For
most consumers, when it comes to electronics or products for the home,
the idea is that they want to test the product out first".
You
can try one product at a time, then return it to the company, where it
gets cleaned or refurbished, if needed, then eventually sent to another
subscriber, for a flat fee of $24.95 a month. The site is still working
out the kinks, and some of the hottest contraptions come with a delay -
for example, you can sign up for test driving the new iPad right now, but it will be sent to you April 1, and that's if you jump on the Ybuy bandwagon today.
