Rental Prices ... explained

Invoices are mailed out AFTER the items have been shipped. You might get your invoice from a week to a month after you receive the boxes. We do not provide packing slips, pre-invoices, or written estimates. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we just don't have the staff to do anything but build your order, ship your order, and then invoice the order, in that order

The prices listed next to each item on any rental page is the price for any rental of less than 31 days.

    That is not the same as saying that it is the "monthly rental price", because after the first 30 days we don't charge you for a whole second month if you aren't using it for a whole second month.

    All items are rented for the minimum listed fee, even if the rental period is for less than thirty days. Whether it is for one month or one hour, the rental is the same. [From our experience if rentals are on a weekly basis, theatres will want delivery on items only a day or two before first tech. We know that having the props earlier is safer for the actors, and if theatres know that they pay the same price for one week or for four, they are more likely to order early and get the props in the hands of the actors well before tech week.]

    Ah, but anything after thirty days is pro-rated per day. And on top of that, based on only half the first month rate. That's right, the price drops way down after the first month.

    So let's say you need a sword, and you see that it is listed at $40, but you need it for 6 weeks. The rental fee is going to be $50.  Not $80, not $60 ...  $50. Get it?

"Yeah, but what about transit time?"

    The rental clock doesn't start until the items are delivered to you, and it stops on closing night. Then we give everyone a two-week grace period to get the items back to us. So, no, you are not charged for the time in transit.

"Why do some items have more than one rental price listed?"

    Some items can be outfitted in different ways, according to your needs. On swords, for example, when we put a certain blade on a particular hilt, that combination leads to a different price. So the choice of blade changes the basic rental price of the completed sword.

"Why don't you have the same rental price for the same kind of item?"

    You mean, like a flat $40/month for any rapier? Because we set the price based on the replacement cost. That way you don't have to pay a high price for a less expensive item.

"What if I want to buy something that's in the rental section?"

    All rental items are now also available for sale. So if there is something that you think you might want to own rather than rent, just check out the price or drop us a line for a price quote. Some items are costly, but some are being sold at a substantial savings. But remember, these are used items.

"Why are you selling off your rental stock? Are you going out of business?"

    Yes. Well, not immediately, but over the next decade or so we will be winding down operations. It's a long way off, but once I retire I'm not planning on keeping even one dagger as a remembrance. So as they say, "everything must go!".