Corporate TV Rentals for the Rio Olympics

Every four years we witness an event that tests the limit of human endurance. One that brings out the fighting spirit of participants and spectators alike.

As the losers fall by the wayside, and the frontrunners ready themselves for the final battle, we experience a range of emotions—joy, sorrow, horror, amazement, bewilderment.

And then it’s all over for another four years, and we shake our heads at the way the US elects their president.

Fortunately, the Olympic Games is also run every four years to give us a bit of a reprieve. For 16 days (or three months if the golf events are being telecast) you can get away from presidential candidates droning on for hours, and listen to the Australian Olympic commentators for hours instead.

This year the Games are being held in Rio de Janeiro, which is somewhere in Brazil. Rio (as it’s affectionately known by people who keep spelling “Janeiro” wrong) is famous for its wild five-day celebration known as Carnival. Fortunately for everyone involved, Brazil is also the world’s largest producer of coffee.

Unfortunately, Brazil is in a completely different time zone to Australia—a major oversight by the IOC. That means that during the week your employees may well be staying awake all night to watch the events. And that’s going to have a major impact on your business’ productivity (not to mention its coffee supplies).

The good news is that Home Appliance Rentals has the perfect solution. Simply hire a large-screen TV, set it up in the office, and let your employees watch all the replays while they work. (Of course there are going to be replays.)

With their corporate short-term rental packages, you can hire TVs and other items for as long as you need them—whether it’s a weekend, a week, or even longer. That means you can return the TV as soon as the Games are over and avoid a problem even worse than sleep deprivation—daytime television.

And what if people want to use the room the TV’s in for something trivial such as a board meeting? Well, Home Appliance Rentals also have TV stands with wheels so you can move it just about anywhere.

So don’t risk your office becoming a scene from The Walking Dead. Get in touch with Home Appliance Rentals, and take advantage of their corporate short-term rental packages to bring the Games to your office.

Corporate Event Organisation

It's a lot of work to organise corporate events including AGMs, conferences and other large meetings. This work often falls on just a few people within the company. It makes sense to make the job as easy as possible by hiring the equipment from a specialised hire firm. Not only does this usually give you a more affordable price for the event hire, it also means that you have a single point of contact, which makes the job of the event organiser much easier during a busy time.
Here are some of the items you might need for the next meeting you are planning. 

Projectors 

 Projectors are useful if many of the presentations include slides and/or images to support the speeches. Professional projectors give sharper picture quality, and also tend to be more reliable. Lower quality projectors can overheat if they are used for any length of time, so if you don't have a high-quality projector within the company, then it can be a good idea to hire one.

Large screens 

Once you have a projector organised it's important to have large clean screens so that a presentation can be seen clearly from anywhere in the room. This allows the attendees to really focus on the message.

TV screens 

If you are video conferencing with other people during the meeting, or including video clips of people who can't be in the room, it can be useful to have a large screen TV to clearly show the clips.

Video equipment 

If you need to record a meeting for later viewing, or for editing and putting online, then it's a good idea to use a professional level video camera so that the image appears clear and audio is easy to listen to on any device it might later be played upon.

AV equipment 

No matter how powerful the message, if the people at the back of the room can't hear it, then they'll soon lose interest. Having subtle and easy-to-use microphones and speakers allows everyone in the room to engage with the meeting presentation and not become distracted by poor sound quality.

Hire Package Deals

If you need to get more than one item, then it makes sense to head to a supplier that offers a package deal. Home Appliance Rentals offers great package prices on any combination of these items for corporate customers, so if you are looking to hire some equipment for your next event call them on 1300 800 388 .

Get Fit with Fitness Equipment Rental

We know you have a long list of great reasons for not tackling your New Year’s resolution to get fit. Yet you’re also probably aware of how important a regular routine of physical activity is for your health and well-being.

Plenty of scientific research studies have demonstrated how exercise strengthens the muscles of both your body and mind. It upgrades your quality of living and energy levels, as well as adds years to your life span.

We can help you get past all of your excuses, jump up and race into a regular exercise plan.

Let’s start by addressing some problems that stand in your way. How many of these pretexts strike a chord with you?

• There’s no time in your busy lifestyle for exercise.
• Once the kiddies are home from school or child care, there’s no one else around to care for them.
• You don’t have the funds to afford a membership at a local fitness club.
• Traveling to the gym facilities is inconvenient, tiring and time-consuming.

Well, you’ll be pleased to hear that fitness equipment rental can help resolve all these issues!

IN-HOME IS BETTER THAN CLOSE-TO-HOME

When it comes to working out, renting home exercise equipment provides the ultimate in convenience. All you need to do is walk down your hallway, mount yourself on the treadmill or bike or elliptical (or your preferred machine) and start moving your limbs! With no precious time or energy wasted in transit, you’ll be able to invest all of your power into exercise.

FIT YOUR SCHEDULE

Gym equipment hire allows you to make of the most of your free time. Instead of slouching on the couch in front of the telly, set up your fitness equipment in the study and enjoy your favorite programs while working out. Yet don’t leave exercise simply to chance - or it’s bound to never happen. Examine your calendar and figure out what time slots work best, and then pencil your exercise routine into your schedule. Treat physical fitness with the same commitment as any other important meeting or task.

MAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF

If the best time for exercise falls out when you’re home with the kiddies, that’s no excuse! Take turns babysitting with your partner, or call upon family and friends to lend a caring hand. Perhaps you can even set up a weekly rotation plan with a neighbor who’s also interested in staying healthy and getting in shape? You owe it to yourself to stay in shape and feel good!

BUDGET-FRIENDLY

With fitness equipment rental, economical short-term plans are available so you can give it a trial run, and cost effective long-term plans are offered once you’re devoted to taking care of yourself. Discount package deals allow you to stock your home affordably with a diverse range of gym equipment.

Remember, the benefits of a regular fitness routine are too enormous to hide behind excuses. Bringing exercise and gym equipment into your home grants you an easy, ideal way to take your first step towards better health.

Hall-o-wiener

So here we are on the last day of October. And you know what that means, don’t you? That’s right—someone you know will be bragging about how they’ve already finished their Christmas shopping.

Yep, despite the fact it’s still eight weeks away, they managed to find the perfect gift for everyone they know. 

So how did they do it? Well, I have a few ideas:

A. They don’t actually have any friends (which, considering how they’re behaving right now, isn’t surprising).

B. Their friends and family have such poor taste they’ll gladly accept anything they’re given—including Instant Lottery tickets.

C. They‘re one of those annoying people who can actually figure out what everyone wants.

If the answer turns out to be option C, then you’ll be glad to know it’s Halloween and you have an excuse to plunge a knife into something.

Trivial fact: This is actually the reason we have Jack-O-Lanterns at Halloween. (They were originally called Jerk-O-Lanterns.)

Mind you, they may be just as clever and thoughtful with their trick-or-treating. So it’s worth dressing up as your favourite horror character (zombie, grim reaper, telemarketer) to see what you can get out of them. 

And if you don’t get what you want, just get into character and slash/stomp/bore their garden to death on the way out.

Fortunately you don’t have to worry about choosing the perfect gift for your friends and family. Simply rent a TV, home theatre system and gaming console from Home Appliance Rentals and your problems will be solved. They still won’t like the gifts you gave them, but you should be able to drown out the noise of them banging on your door and sending abusive text messages.

But you should probably call them as soon as you can. After all, those pumpkins are going to run out long before the bragging does.

Fitness Freak

Summer’s here at last (in fact I think it got here a few weeks early), and it’s time to go to the beach, ride a bike and whatever else people do in Coca-Cola commercials.
Unfortunately, when you start peeling off the layers that kept you warm all winter you may find you’ve developed a few layers yourself.

Of course, the obvious solution (other than hiding in the bathroom and eating nothing but low-fat Colgate for three months) is to head to the nearest gym and work them off. But the last thing you want to deal with is a bunch of sweaty people moaning and groaning for an hour. (And that’s just the staff at the front counter.)

Luckily you don’t have to. Thanks to Home Appliance Rentals you can have fitness equipment delivered and set up in your own home that you can use whenever you want. No driving across town, no waiting around for equipment, and no mirrors!

And forget about the machine where you put the belt around your waist and get shaken so violently you throw up. Home Appliance Rentals can deliver equipment that’s far more effective, such as:

the Treadmill. Step onto the conveyer belt, set the speed, and start running. Pretend you’re competing in a marathon (by throwing bottles of water over your head), or just run to the rhythm of your favourite music. Just make sure you don’t add any slow songs to your playlist, or you could find yourself suddenly being catapulted across the room.


the Cross Trainer. Grab onto the handles, step onto the pedals, and before you know it you’ll be stuck. But if you stick at it, you’ll soon be burning off all those calories in no time. (It’s also a great way to perfect your impression of a robot.)


the Exercise Bike. Remember the thrill of riding a bike when you were a kid—wind in your hair, bugs in your teeth and the neighbour’s dog chasing you? Well, you won’t get any of that with an exercise bike (unless you crank up the air-conditioner). But you can ride for an hour without looking like a human bug zapper and lose weight.


the Rower. If you’ve always wanted to row but couldn’t afford to go to a private school, then this is the one for you. Feel ever muscle in your body screaming out in pain without having to worry about accidentally drowning (except possibly in your own sweat).


Before you know it you’ll be burning off those extra layers, not to mention the clothes you’ve been wearing while you do it. (Washing powders are good, but they can’t perform miracles.)
Now you can stroll along the beach with confidence, walk up to the hottest girl/guy there, and whisper the words you’ve wanted to say for the past month.
“Got any toothpaste?”

Keeping the family close to your chest

It’s winter, and every television commercial seems to consist of a family sitting at the dining table eating a hearty meal together. Of course you have no idea what’s on television because the kids have commandeered it to play their video games.

What the commercials don’t tell you is that after the fifth hearty meal the family starves to death because no-one wants to go outside to get more food.

Let’s face it: no-one likes grocery shopping at the best of times (yet another myth perpetuated by television). But when you also have to battle driving rain, foggy windscreens and people driving 20km/h over the limit so they can “get out of the rain sooner”, it’s downright depressing.

And what’s even more depressing is you’ll have to do it all again next week because that’s roughly how long the food will last.

The obvious solution is to get your food in bulk. Grab your credit cards, jump in the car, and see if you can hijack a Woolworths truck somewhere up the road.

(I’m kidding, of course. There’s no way you’d catch up to them.)

But where do you put it all when you get home? You should be able to fit the cold stuff in the fridge (shielded with a bag of Brussels sprouts to ward off teenagers like garlic wards off vampires). And what doesn’t fit in the pantry can always be put in cupboards, wardrobes and kids’ bedrooms. (They practically live in front of the television these days, so they won’t even notice.)

But you’ll be battling to fit all the frozen stuff in the freezer compartment, partly because it’s so small but mostly because it hasn’t been defrosted since the day you bought it.

Fortunately there’s a simple solution. Just rent a chest freezer from Home Appliance Rentals and you’ll have room not only for your frozen goods, but also the kids if they get too hyperactive.

(We’re kidding. But don’t tell them that.) 

Home Appliance Rentals will deliver and install your chest freezer for you, and then come and take it away when you no longer need it.

Which is just as well, because the kids won’t life a finger.

Go large for your next event

It’s the moment everyone’s been waiting for. They’re leaning forward in their seats, partly from excitement, and partly because they’re too polite to move any of the cushions.

The lights go out, and then quickly come back on when you realise you can’t see the remote control in the dark. Then they go out again, you hit ‘Play’, and the slideshow/presentation/piracy warning fills the room.

Well, it would if the room was the size of a linen cupboard. Unfortunately your lounge room/function area/venue is a lot bigger, and so people can barely see it. They start shuffling closer, and pretty soon there’s a gridlock of chairs in front of the screen.

And when you turn the volume up loud enough for everyone to hear, it sounds like the speaker that almost ripped out your car window when you left the drive-in.

It’s time to “go large” and hire some event equipment from Home Appliance Rentals.

With a data projector and screen they’ll be able to see everything clearly from across the room, and quite possibly across town. No more squinting, no more cries of “What’s that supposed to be?” and no more spending an hour after your presentation trying to untangle the chairs.

And with these speakers your audience won’t just hear your presentation, they’ll feel it. No need to ask people to switch off their mobile phones. They won’t hear it even if it does ring. And even if they do, they’ll definitely have to leave the room to take this call.

But the best thing is Home Appliance Rentals will take care of everything. They’ll deliver the equipment, and set everything up for you. (That’s right: No more decipher a badly-translated manual that reads “Never to be holding the same plug twice”.)

And when your presentation/movie/slideshow is over, they can pack it all up and take it away again. Which means the only time you have to lift a finger is to hit the ‘Stop’ button.

Wherever that is.