Important: The following explains how ShareGrid calculates rental days. These rules apply ONLY to locally picked-up rental equipment and DO NOT apply to shipped rentals. Furthermore, vehicle and location rentals are not eligible for multi-day discounts and are charged at the daily rate, including both pick-up and drop-off dates.
ShareGrid provides industry-standard multi-day discounts on local (non-shipped) rentals, offering excellent value for renters and increasing booking opportunities for owners.
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The short version
You’re only charged for the days you actually use the gear — your pickup and return days are free. On top of that, longer rentals get automatic discounts: a full week is capped at 3 shoot days, a full month at 10 shoot days, and a weekend (Saturday + Sunday) counts as 1 shoot day.
Shoot days are what you pay for
Your equipment rental price is based on the number of shoot days, which are the days you actively use the equipment. Pickup and drop-off days are excluded from shoot-day charges because they're for gear check-in, prepping, and transporting gear—not shooting—so we don’t charge for them.
Rule | What you’re charged |
Weekend | Shoot days that fall on Saturday and Sunday count as 1 day |
Full week | A full week of shoot days is capped at 3 days |
Full month | A full month of shoot days is capped at 10 days |
You never pay more than the weekly cap for a week or the monthly cap for a month; whichever gives you the better deal is applied.
Seeing your exact total
Because weekends collapse into a single day, the exact shoot-day count for in-between lengths depends on which days your rental covers. The clearest number is always the one on your quote at checkout — it shows the shoot days and total for your specific dates before you book.
Let's Drill In Further
Pick-up and drop-off days are free for local pick-up equipment rentals only
For equipment rentals, pickup and return days do not count as shoot days. These days are intended for checking, prepping, and transporting gear, not filming.
Unless you arrange otherwise with the owner, standard times are:
Pick up: after 2:00 PM on the start date
Return: by 12:00 PM (noon) on the return date
If you want to pick up, shoot, and return all in one day, you must book your rental that way.
Example: One-day shoot over three calendar days
You’ll pay the one-shoot-day rate.
Day 1: Pick up (after 2 PM) — Free
Day 2: Shoot day — Charged (1 shoot day)
Day 3: Return (by noon) — Free
Example: Two-day shoot over four calendar days
You’ll pay the two-shoot-day rate.
Day 1: Pick up (after 2 PM) — Free
Day 2: Shoot day — Charged
Day 3: Shoot day — Charged
Day 4: Return (by noon) — Free
Weekend discount: Saturday + Sunday count as one shoot day
If your shoot days fall on Saturday and Sunday, you’re only charged for one shoot day.
Example: Weekend shoot with Friday pick-up and Monday return
Day 1 (Friday): Pick up — Free
Day 2 (Saturday): Shoot day — Charged (1 shoot day)
Day 3 (Sunday): Shoot day — Free
Day 4 (Monday): Return — Free
Weekly discount (Full-week rule): 6–7 days = 3 shoot days
If you have the gear for 6 to 7 days, you’re only charged for 3 shoot days.
This applies as long as the total rental period stays within 7 days in your possession (based on standard pick-up/return times).
Example: Tuesday pick-up → Monday return (7 days total)
Day 1 (Tuesday): Pick up — Free
Day 2 (Wednesday): Shoot day — Charged
Day 3 (Thursday): Shoot day — Charged
Day 4 (Friday): Shoot day — Charged
Day 5 (Saturday): Shoot day — Free (weekly discount)
Day 6 (Sunday): Shoot day — Free (weekly discount)
Day 7 (Monday): Return — Free
Full-month discount: 22–31 days = 10 shoot days
For long-term equipment rentals, ShareGrid also offers a monthly discount:
If you rent gear for 22 to 31 days, you’ll only be charged for 10 shoot days.
Summary
For local pickup equipment rentals, ShareGrid pricing is based on shoot days, with:
Free pick-up and drop-off days
Weekend discount: Sat + Sun = 1 shoot day
Full-week rule: 6–7 days = 3 shoot days
Full-month rule: 22–31 days = 10 shoot days
No multi-day discounts for vehicle or location rentals
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