I do not have room for a 50-foot inflatable bounce house-obstacle course-slide Tyrannosaurus in my basement.

You may be wondering why anyone would need a gigantic dinosaur and how one could come across such a monstrosity. Well, you can actually rent such a beast.

My husband and I checked out the cost of renting a T-Rex for my two young sons Birthday Party this weekend. The cost is a lot higher than what I was guessing, so I am debating the rental fee versus a few extra dollars to buy something similar myself.

Of course, I could not buy a 50-foot T-Rex. Where would I keep him? And how much food does a dinosaur eat anyway? Ok, that was a bad joke, but seriously there is no extra storage space in my garage as it is, so purchasing a HUGE dinosaur is out of the question, even if the cost of buying is about the same as renting.

I can see how these rental businesses can quickly turn around and make a profit, but how much demand is there for overgrown lizards?

Perhaps I will start a side business purchasing huge items and offering them for rent in my local community. I could rent a storage unit to keep them. Anyone could do the same by renting a London storage unit or unit from wherever your local self storage community may be.