Benefits of Purchasing Used Furniture over New Furniture.
October 7th, 2011
Benefits of Purchasing Used Furniture over New Furniture
- Avoid Initial Depreciation – Much like a new car, new furniture comes with an inflated price tag; most manufacturers need to cover their production costs, factory and assembly workers, future warranty costs, and more. New furniture is not an investment, the minute it’s installed in your home or office it becomes a used product, you will not be able to get what you paid for it, no matter what the condition is.
- Save The Earth, Be a Green Company – If you purchase gently used office furniture that is in excellent condition you are saving the earth and sparing the landfills from unnecessary growth. In a time when everyone is advertising “Go Green” purchasing used office furniture is a great way to save money and advertise to the world that your company cares about the three R’s – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!
- Save Money – When you purchase used furniture you can save up to 95% off the suggested retail prices!
- Gain Money – When you purchase used furniture, you can SELL used furniture! Sell your gently used furniture to a broker and not only are you saving it from the landfill, but you are giving someone else the opportunity to save money and the money you get from your pre-owned office furniture can be invested towards your new pre-owned furniture, thus saving even more!
- Get Quality Furniture for Import Prices – Most new furniture is priced according to its condition. If you want quality high end furniture you are going to pay a lot for it, if you want something at a reasonable price, be prepared to replace it in 2-5 years. When you purchase used furniture, you can get high end manufactures like Steelcase, Haworth, Herman Miller, Hon, Geiger, DMI, Kimball, CabbotWrenn and More often for LESS than the new overseas imports (the cheap stuff).
- Get a Quality Product that has been Thoroughly Inspected – Find a trusted, reputable retailer in your area. Ask for references. While most pre-owned office furniture is sold “as-is” a reputable dealer will thoroughly hand inspect the whole piece and either repair and touch up to make it like new, and/or price it in accordance with it’s condition. There are benefits to each individual piece being hand inspected, you know exactly what you are getting, no surprises. Most used pieces, while in good condition, will not be perfect. A reputable used office furniture dealer will point out any and all imperfections to you as well as cherry pick the best pieces – they want you to be happy with your purchase so you will come back and refer them to others.
There are many reasons to purchase used or pre-owned office furniture over it’s new counterparts, the above list are the most popular reasons, but you should visit a used office furniture retailer in your area to educate yourself on the benefits of owning used office furniture.