On 5/2/2021 11:53 AM, cshenk wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> On 2021-05-01 3:50 p.m., John Kuthe wrote:
>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 2:44:29 PM UTC-5,
>>> wrote:
>>
>>>>> Chooser NOT to afford new! $175 + $45 for delivery, set up,
>>>>> haul away is JUST FINE!
>>>>>
>>>>> John Kuthe, RN, BSN..
>>>>>
>>>> Which translates into "I cannot afford the price of a new washer.
>>>> I HAVE to buy used as I'm not as rich as I once was."
>>>
>>> Nope! I CHOOSE to buy reconditioned ones, Reduce, reuse, recycle!
>>> :-)
>>
>>
>> And.... they are cheaper.
>> I recently bought a computer that sells for close to $1000, but I got
>> a refurbished one for $439. Around the same time I bought a $400
>> stand mixer for $229.... refurbished.
>>
>> I will just call myself frugal and pat myself on the back for getting
>> a good deal instead of virtue signalling about being environmentally
>> fabulous.
>
> Nothing wrong with that! I got some handicap grab bars off Freecycle
> yesterday. John B's father died about 6 years ago and he slowly
> cleared his house (relatives lived there for small rent equal to cost
> of Mortgage/Taxes/Insurance/+ 100$ for repairs).
>
Good for you, but no one will ever trip in the bath now? Seems like an
odd thing to get rid of.