"used" (not phone-related)

[Owain]

Was slightly perplexed to see this item listed as used in the summary page. On reading the listing I see it was "Only used once to repatriate a client from overseas."

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302887668448

[Key2871]

One owner, low mileage, a bit odd but then again eBay has some strange offerings sometimes...

[FABphones]

I just hope the 'few minor scratches on the side' are on the outside, not the inside.... 

[19and41]

And it isn't even October yet.

[Protel8000]

That would make an interesting phone booth!

[FABphones]

That would make an interesting phone booth!

[twocvbloke]

I hope they washed it out at least... 

[Key2871]

I just hope the 'few minor scratches on the side' are on the outside, not the inside.... 

Lol, yes exactly....

That would make an interesting phone booth!

Kinda like the Munster's had in the hall way of there home, with that great candle stick...

[Dan/Panther]

I hope they washed it out at least... 

It sure would be a shame for the next occupant to contract some disease from the used coffin. LOL
D/P

[FABphones]

Kinda like the Munster's had in the hall way of there home, with that great candle stick...

So severe is Phoneitis, we can turn any subject into a phone related thread.

[twocvbloke]

It sure would be a shame for the next occupant to contract some disease from the used coffin. LOL
D/P

Well, someone may want to just use it as a bed in a small room... 

[Key2871]

Well, a few years ago when I was a kid, I remember seeing this thing come out of the wall and they would pull out a candle stick, then they would pull the cord again, it would go back in. I thought that was a really cool way to hide a phone.
More classy that those brass things that you would open to reveil a stick....

[Owain]

Well, someone may want to just use it as a bed in a small room... 

Could solve the housing problem in big cities. Somewhere to live and your funeral paid for.

[twocvbloke]

Could solve the housing problem in big cities. Somewhere to live and your funeral paid for.

Almost like those Japanese "pod" hotels, where you pretty much get something no bigger than a casket to sleep in... 

[TelePlay]

Almost like those Japanese "pod" hotels, where you pretty much get something no bigger than a casket to sleep in... 

     Regular Member Post

Yes, these have been around for decades and they are all over Japan. They look to be basic, clean and neat quarters for staying one night or more and a lot of people can be accommodated in a relatively small space. They are called "Capsule Hotels" and the top 8 such hotels in Akihabara, Japan are listing in this article (pdf of that article attached for posterity).

     https://trip101.com/article/capsule-hotels-akihabara-japan