2 cents per minute, scan the code and take a lunch break! Is the shared rest box safe？
"Rest Box" in Sichuan Aviation Plaza
"Rest Box" on the first floor of Evergrande Plaza
About half a year ago, there were several "cabins" with a slight sense of science and technology on the first floor of Evergrande Plaza. After that, many squares and office buildings in Chengdu have placed such objects called "shared rest boxes".
Minimum consumption 6 yuan, 0.2 yuan per minute — — In the R&F Cultural and Sports Center, "it is often empty"; In Evergrande Plaza, "on average, three or four people come to use it every day, all of whom work overtime and take a lunch break".
In 2017, the "shared sleeping cabin" was stopped in many places in China. The person in charge of the newly emerged "shared rest box" company said that the product is different from the "shared sleeping cabin" and closer to the massage chair, aiming at a short break of one or two hours.
Reporter experience:
Scan the code and open the "box" to rest.
I didn’t see the agreed free wipes and earplugs.
On Saturday, November 2nd, near noon, Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star journalist came to the first floor of Evergrande Plaza. I turned around and didn’t find the "shared rest box". Finally, on the way to the toilet, I saw three "shared rest boxes" next to a service desk that didn’t turn on the light. Although there is no one at the service desk, these three machines are plugged in and blue, waiting for the state of "working".
On the side of the sign, the name of "5 Sleeping Rest Box" is written, as well as the introduction of "lunch break and overtime rest artifact" and the use process, and the user is informed that "please help yourself to receive free audio-visual earplugs and disinfection wipes after placing an order".
According to the introduction, the reporter used WeChat to scan the small program code on the machine, and the software showed: 0.2 yuan spends the minimum of 6 yuan per minute. After confirming the opening of the "rest box", the curtain in front of the "box" automatically rises, and the situation inside is clear at a glance.
There is a blue leather seat between the two inner walls of the "box", and the sound of ventilated airflow is constant. After selecting up and down on the mobile phone page, the chair can become a lying state. However, until the reporter finished this experience, he did not find "free audio-visual earplugs and disinfectant wipes".
A lady who works nearby told reporters that three or four people come to use it every day on average. "People who work overtime at night will come and use it the next morning; The lunch break at noon is also the peak period. " She said that users usually rest in it for half an hour.
She introduced that the outside of the "box" was cleaned by people in the nearby community. As for whether someone came to clean the inside of the "box", she said, "We didn’t pay much attention".
Interview survey:
There are many such "boxes" in Chengdu.
Some of them are in the company.
According to the software page, the reporter found that in addition to the above-mentioned one on the first floor of Evergrande Plaza, there are many such "boxes" in Chengdu, including the third floor of the office building of Evergrande Plaza.
However, it’s a bit difficult to go to the third floor, unless you are an employee in the building, and you have to open permission to go to the third floor. A staff member at the front desk said that some companies have given employees access to the third floor, and employees can experience it. But as far as he is concerned, "6 yuan for half an hour is still a bit expensive."
Not far from Sichuan Aviation Plaza, there are two "box" points. People who are not working in the building need to register at the front desk and be swiped by the staff before they can enter. One of them is located on the 14th floor. The reporter saw that this floor is a fitness place, and three "boxes" were placed in the corner far from the other side of the equipment. Because it was Saturday, considering that no one might go to work, the staff of the building accompanied the reporter to another point on the 45th floor.
Two machines are placed in a small room on the 45th floor, with wet wipes and noise-proof earplugs outside. After sweeping one of them, the reporter saw that there was a pair of earplugs that were not packed. The guy who worked overtime in a side room said that he had used it two or three times. "Sometimes I feel bored, especially in summer."
There are also two "boxes" in the R&F Cultural and Sports Center on the 8th floor of R&F Plaza. Different from other places, there is a "disposable sheet disposal place" outside the box besides wet wipes. "We are cleaning outside, and no one is cleaning inside." The front desk staff said. However, she said that not many people have used it in the past six months. "Many times it is empty, and only recently has a member started to use it."
"Box" Company:
"70% or 80% is purchased by companies, mainly by Internet companies for employees."
On the afternoon of November 2, the reporter contacted Mr. Gu, the person in charge of the company of "5 Sleeping Rest Box". He told reporters that the company is from Chongqing.
According to Mr. Gu, at first, the company put in the machines in Chengdu, but after that, most of the machines were purchased by customers themselves. "Seventy or eighty percent were purchased by companies, mainly some Internet companies, for employees." However, he admits that although there is a big increase, it has not yet reached a large scale. He introduced that the "rest box" can achieve 180-degree lying flat and meet the improved demand — — For example, lunch break, rest after overtime, "most people choose to solve it, such as squatting and leaning, but some people need better rest conditions."
Regarding the hygiene that some users care about, Mr. Gu said that some machines purchased by customers are maintained by themselves. "Some of our people clean them regularly and keep the frequency twice a week." He also admitted that it is still difficult to clean it as soon as a person comes out. "But we also hope to do it when conditions permit." Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star Journalist Peng Liang Hu Ting Photo Report
The shared sleeping cabin was stopped for fire and safety reasons.
Response: We are not a capsule cabin, but closer to a massage chair.
When the sharing economy received much attention in 2017, a product called "Shared Sleeping Cabin" attracted attention, and was stopped by many government departments for fire protection and safety reasons.
Mr. Gu bluntly said that in fact, their first generation products are similar to the "shared sleeping cabin", but the "rest box" is different from the previous "capsule cabin". "Our equipment is closer to the massage chair — — The closed massage chair is aimed at a short break of one or two hours. " On the other hand, he said that the setting of the "rest box" is not open 24 hours a day, especially some customers buy it themselves. "If it is not used externally, the company will close at night, and there is no possibility of staying outside."