It is Now Possible to Hire a Friend for 6.50 Pounds an Hour

An internet entrepreneur has launched a site where it is possible to hire a friend for 6.50 pounds an hour.

Scott Rosenbaum, 30, has a database of 218,000 men and women who members of his site Rent a Friend can hire "to hang out with, go to a movie or restaurant with", or be "someone to show you around an unfamiliar town".

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The site already boasts 2,000 members, each paying up to 16 pounds a month to access the site.

And when they see a friend they like the look of, they can rent them for as little as 6.50 an hour.

Rosenbaum said he wanted to "go a step back" from dating sites and offer a service that was, in the words of his website "strictly platonic".

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"No one was offering friendship," the Telegraph quoted him as telling The Times.

The service is not just about getting people to meet up for a drink or a meal.

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It lists a host of diverse activities that members might like to hire friends for, including "teaching manners", "snowboarding", "family functions" and just "hanging out".

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