Comments on: Time-shifting payments with Sprize and Swiss Rail http://www.polaine.com/2009/12/07/time-shifting-payments-with-sprize-and-swiss-rail/ Uncommon Sense Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:40:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: BIEB Volume Sources http://www.polaine.com/2009/12/07/time-shifting-payments-with-sprize-and-swiss-rail/comment-page-1/#comment-9443 BIEB Volume Sources Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:02:53 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/?p=1343#comment-9443 <p><strong>Beige Rage: Gap Sale Tool Justifies Crazy Khaki Cravings...</strong></p> <p>Sprize offers credits for any purchase you've made that later goes on sale. Gap has launched an intriguing...</p> Beige Rage: Gap Sale Tool Justifies Crazy Khaki Cravings…

Sprize offers credits for any purchase you've made that later goes on sale. Gap has launched an intriguing…

]]> By: Andy Polaine http://www.polaine.com/2009/12/07/time-shifting-payments-with-sprize-and-swiss-rail/comment-page-1/#comment-9401 Andy Polaine Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:07:54 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/?p=1343#comment-9401 <p>Yes, I wonder how much brand loyalty it requires or engenders. A worse case scenario would be that you feel trapped by Gap because they've 'got your money'. Of course, it's money you decided to spend on something that you obviously thought was worth it at the time, even if later it's up for discount. </p> <p>The service shift is really to "Gap is my clothing service provider". I have long wondered if the subscription model would work for several other products in that all-you-can-eat model. Not quite leasing, but more like a subscription to, say, an Apple laptop, or Apple products full-stop.</p> <p>By the way, <a href="http://twitter.com/rfeijo/status/6425406446" rel="nofollow">@rfeijo reminded me</a> that the General Abonnement with SBB also gives you access to all public transport as well as cheap rates on the <a href="http://www.mobility.ch" rel="nofollow">Mobility car sharing service</a>.</p> Yes, I wonder how much brand loyalty it requires or engenders. A worse case scenario would be that you feel trapped by Gap because they’ve ‘got your money’. Of course, it’s money you decided to spend on something that you obviously thought was worth it at the time, even if later it’s up for discount.

The service shift is really to “Gap is my clothing service provider”. I have long wondered if the subscription model would work for several other products in that all-you-can-eat model. Not quite leasing, but more like a subscription to, say, an Apple laptop, or Apple products full-stop.

By the way, @rfeijo reminded me that the General Abonnement with SBB also gives you access to all public transport as well as cheap rates on the Mobility car sharing service.

]]> By: Matt http://www.polaine.com/2009/12/07/time-shifting-payments-with-sprize-and-swiss-rail/comment-page-1/#comment-9400 Matt Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:51:56 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/?p=1343#comment-9400 <p>Good case studies. Sprize is also interesting because it shilfts the model from the product-centric "buying clothes at a point in time" to the service-centric "being clothed over the long term". As the holder of a Border's UK gift card, I wonder how many other high street retailers have the brand loyalty and staying power make this move?</p> Good case studies. Sprize is also interesting because it shilfts the model from the product-centric “buying clothes at a point in time” to the service-centric “being clothed over the long term”. As the holder of a Border’s UK gift card, I wonder how many other high street retailers have the brand loyalty and staying power make this move?

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