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May I respectfully disagree

Submitted by cojo on March 5, 2008 - 13:48.

May I respectfully disagree on the appliances? I think it is often worth it to buy them used.
I purchased a stove for $150. It was high-tech (digital) and like new - and with stoves, you can tell how much they have been used just by the chips and marks around the burners. This one was spotless inside and out, and has worked like new for me. It was owned by an old woman who lived in an apartment, purchased the stove, and couldn't cook much, and then died. It was sitting idle in the garage of her daughter until I took it off her grateful hands.
Likewise, I got my washer and dryer from my grandmother who was moving from her home into an assisted living facility.
There are plenty of people who come into appliances that they cannot then use for some reason, and these are perfectly fine.
Also, my television is 15 years old and still going strong.

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