It's like living in the college dorms.

There were certain things (Vacuums, board games, iron/ironing board, air poppers, etc) available at the front desk that everyone could "check out" for x amount of hours and use.

Pain in the a$$.

You were lucky if it was available on your time table. Broken items (and thus permanently unavailable) were common.

It spurred you on to being self-sufficient or simply doing without.

OTOH, the vacuum made a lot of sense in this type of situation.

It's like living in the college dorms.

There were certain things (Vacuums, boards games, air poppers, etc) available at the front desk that everyone could "check out" for x amount of hours and use.

Pain in the a$$.

You were lucky if it was available on your time table. Broken items (and thus permanently unavailable) were common.

It spurred you on to being self-sufficient or simply doing without.

OTOH, the vacuum made a lot of sense in this type of situation.