hmm... here's a thought from another perspective. We rent a popcorn machine twice a year, for $55 each time. For $110 a year ( we have a $25,000K annual budget).. we have the pleasure of NOT cleaning it, NOT cleaning it up to HEALTH CODE standards, NOT worrying where to store it, NOT worrying it will be stolen, NOT continually telling 3rd parties ( and PTO memebers, ' No, you can't borrow it", and NOT worrying about how and where it will get fixed, if it malfunctions, NOT worrying about buying the right products to use in it, or if bugs will get into the popcorn in the storage closet, or if the oil will go rancid because people don't rotate the stock........
AND.. renting it also gives us the pleasure of having someone put it exactly where we want it, they give us a " case " of prepackaged corn and oil, and we return unopened packages, so they charge us for only what we use... and when our event is over, we just turn it off and walk away.. and they come and pick it up!
now, are you sure you want to buy one??