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Default never buy new......



"harry" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 15 November 2017 15:10:43 UTC, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
always go for second hand......just decked out the utility room with
second
hand industrial grade carpet tiles at 50p each from a car boot sale ....
ok
a couple had chewing gum stuck and the odd staple.......but bloody hell
they
look good and were cheap ....must have had light use in an office
situation
.........could have wasted a fortune buying new crap like that ieka
kitchen
.....never again ....


And cars.
Best bought a year old or thereabouts.


Trouble with that approach is you get a hell of a lot less
choice and are much more likely to be buying something
that someone has decided is a steaming turd with wheels.