Which do you prefer, USED or REFURBISHED?

[aphex]

If you had a choice....?

I always tend to lean towards used, something about having a product that broke once gives me the willies...

 

[leftyman]

new

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: leftyman
new

that wasn't an option.

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: leftyman
new

that wasn't an option.

it should be.

 

[j00fek]

refurb

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: leftyman
new

that wasn't an option.

it should be.

well its not lefty.

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: leftyman

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: leftyman
new

that wasn't an option.

it should be.

well its not lefty.

why not?

 

[dainthomas]

I prefer pre-owned or gently used.

 

[thirdlegstump]

Are we talking about women?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: deathkoba
Are we talking about women?

you refurbish women huh?

 

[dfuze]

I prefer "used". To me that says it still works fine. "Refurbed" tells me it was broken once and may do it again.

 

[Chryso]

"Refurbished" does not necessarily mean it was broken. "Reconditioned" means that.

 

[JayMassive]

The once way-too-often-used term "newsed" would work well here. But if i HAD to stick to the options, probably used.

Unless, of course, it's chewing gum...

 

[BobDaMenkey]

I'd rather buy used stuff than refurb. Refurb to me screams "Hey, I broke before and they 'fixed' me, but I'll break again on your arse"

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: Chryso
"Refurbished" does not necessarily mean it was broken. "Reconditioned" means that.

Yup. For example, any Joe Schmoe can buy an item from Wal-Mart and return it later. Wal-Mart sends it back to the company regardless of whether or not the guy says it works. The item could literally be practically brand new.

But uhh the question is kind of flawed because it doesn't say what we're "buying" here. I'd be pretty specific.

 

[novasatori]

refurb
it implies some sort of certification that is indeed working again

used not so much

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Previously Owned.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: deathkoba
Are we talking about women?

you refurbish women huh?

Refurbished women

 

[bunnyfubbles]

used = who knows what condition its in

refurbished = fully tested to work just fine

People just don't know the actual definition of refurbish: "To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate." Which could simply mean they buffed the fingerprints off of a product someone returned because it didn't match their coffee mug. Even if the product was broken, a "refurbished" one would be fixed and tested to work and is usually guaranteed to work or else. "Used"...not so much.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
used = who knows what condition its in

refurbished = fully tested to work just fine

People just don't know the actual definition of refurbish: "To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate." Which could simply mean they buffed the fingerprints off of a product someone returned because it didn't match their coffee mug. Even if the product was broken, a "refurbished" one would be fixed and tested to work and is usually guaranteed to work or else. "Used"...not so much.

agreed