Mangalore Man Makes ‘Drizzle’, India’s First Umbrella Rental Platform; Netizens: “This Is India, Your Umbrella Will Never Come Back!”

Most of us have faced situations where we got soaked because we forgot to carry an umbrella with us! While buying an umbrella is an option, it is not always possible. To help people overcome this situation, a Mangalore-based content creator made a platform from where people can rent umbrellas for free! Now, while the netizens are appreciating his innovation, they have some serious questions about how this setup will work in a market like India. Read on to know more about this app and what the internet says about it.

Man Makes A Platform To Rent Umbrellas

 

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Meet Sohan Rai (@zikiguy), a Mangalore-based tech content creator who loves technology and using it to make innovative apps. This time around, he built an app called Drizzle, which is an umbrella rental platform. Understanding how people often need umbrellas, thanks to sudden rains and overbearing sunlight, he made a rental platform where they can pick the umbrella from one location and drop it at another. The best bit? These umbrellas can be rented for free for 24 hours.

 

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These umbrellas can be rented from a kiosk and have a tag on them that helps the team know when and from where the umbrella has been picked. All you have to do is scan the QR code on the kiosk and you will get the umbrella. Then, once you place the umbrella back at another location, you will get the amount you have to pay for renting the umbrella, in case you exceed the 24-hour limit.

Now, if you’re wondering how they make money out of this app, then the answer is brand ads! The plain umbrellas have brand names printed on them and act as walking billboards for the brands. Also, if you’re wondering what happens when people don’t return the umbrellas, then fret not, this app takes a security deposit of ₹400 to secure any theft and damage of the umbrella.

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Netizens Share Their Two Cents On This App

As you can imagine, the internet had a lot to say about this cool umbrellas sharing platform. While most of the people were appreciative of the idea and the execution, they believed that India wasn’t the right place for this idea. According to them, the chances of the umbrella being returned to the next kiosk were next to zero! Here are some comments from the post that you cannot miss out on

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While the idea is indeed genius, one can’t argue that its feasibility is quite questionable in a vast market like India. What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments.

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