Don’t Buy New Anymore

SVOboy · 12-22-08, 05:09 PM

This is one of the hardest tips for most people to follow. There are several reasons to buy new, including mainly the quality, security, and image associated with it. However, not all of these are good reasons. I was inspired by this post to give my own thoughts on buying used instead of new in [...]

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GenKreton · 12-22-08, 10:03 PM

I think it really depends on the product. Sometimes the solution is not to buy at all, but to borrow. I love owning books but I've taken to borrowing them from the library instead, for a good, easy example.

SVOboy · 12-23-08, 12:07 PM

Yeah, I should've mentioned books, but I am a real book collector. Not so much fiction stuff since I don't have time to "Read" anymore but academic things. :/

EDIT: I do get all my books second hand though.

12-22-08, 05:09 PM	#1
SVOboy Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 291 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Don’t Buy New Anymore This is one of the hardest tips for most people to follow. There are several reasons to buy new, including mainly the quality, security, and image associated with it. However, not all of these are good reasons. I was inspired by this post to give my own thoughts on buying used instead of new in [...] More...

12-22-08, 10:03 PM	#2
GenKreton Lurking Renovator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think it really depends on the product. Sometimes the solution is not to buy at all, but to borrow. I love owning books but I've taken to borrowing them from the library instead, for a good, easy example.

12-23-08, 12:07 PM	#3
SVOboy Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 291 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Yeah, I should've mentioned books, but I am a real book collector. Not so much fiction stuff since I don't have time to "Read" anymore but academic things. :/ EDIT: I do get all my books second hand though.