Computer related:

  • Don’t be your family computer savy guy, you just found yourself a bunch payless jobs…
  • Long desks are cool and all, but the amount the space they occupy is not worth it.
  • Block work related phone calls at weekends, being disturbed at your leisure for things that could be resolved on Mondays will sour your day.

Buying stuff:

  • There is expensive because of brand and expensive because of material quality, do your research.
  • Buck buying is underrated, save yourself a few bucks, pile that toilet paper until the ceiling is you must.
  • Second hand/broken often means never cleaned, lubricated or with easy fixable problem.
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    151·
    11 months ago

    It varies company to company.

    And it can still be “used” and then refurbished.

    Like, if you trade in a cell phone, a company could just wipe it down, call it refurbished, and sell it on Amazon as “Amazon refurbished” which makes it sound like a return that was inspected and repaired.

    On the other side is “manufacturer refurbished” that is sold direct from manufacturer. Those have been returned for an issue, and likely repaired. Depending on the product, you’d be taking zero chance on a manufacturing flaw and getting a lower price.

    But they’re likely be scratches and stuff

    So, for like a washer/dryer combe, definitely go for manufacturer refurbished. But something where looks matter more than function, the cosmetic damage might not be worth it.

    • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
      7·
      11 months ago

      Yeah, manufacturer refurbished is probably the safest bet.

      I’ve purchased quite a few refurbished UPS systems, and the component that worry about most, the battery, is always new in these units. Never had issues with the units or the batteries, but it saved me hundreds of dollars. 👌

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        11 months ago

        Hah, I really debated a refurbished UPS for like a month because I was afraid of battery capacity

        Bit the bullet and got one like 5 years ago.

        Still going strong. No idea what the capacity actually is, but it can power my router and modem for about 4-5 hours. Which is what it could do 4-5 years ago when I bought it.

        I didn’t mention it as an example because honestly, a UPS sounds like something you shouldn’t skimp on and I figured I was just lucky.

        But it makes sense, on a manufacturer refurbish they replace the failed part, then test all the other main components and the system as a whole. So less likely to have any other flaws.