U.S. News and World Report - 21 Things You Should Never Buy New

[Kugyince]

1. DVDs and CDs
2. Books
3. Video Games

Kids get tired of video games rather quickly. You can easily find used video games from online sellers at sites like Amazon and eBay a few months after the release date. Most video game store outlets will feature a used game shelf, as well. And if you're not the patient type, you can rent or borrow from a friend first to see if it's worth the purchase.

4. Special Occasion and Holiday Clothing
5. Jewelry
6. Ikea Furniture
7. Games and Toys
8. Maternity and Baby Clothes
9. Musical Instruments
10. Pets
11. Home Accent
12. Craft Supplies
13. Houses
14. Office Furniture
15. Cars
16. Hand Tools
17. Sports Equipment
18. Consumer Electronics
19. Gardening Supplies
20. Timeshares
21. Recreational Items

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/21-Thi...62080.html?x=0

[Slime Slayer]

So according to this list, we shouldn't buy anything new? What a stupid list.

[Kugyince]

Also it implies that only kids play video games.

[RU Joe]

When it comes to CD's, what if you have unusual tastes like me and the CD's you're interested in aren't likely to be in large circulation like most 'popular' artists; also, how are the artists supposed to get paid if virtually no one buys their new CD's?
Or the makers of games or recreational items {?} or office furniture, or cars ...

I have to agree with SC on this one, this list is preposterous.

Look at number 12 , craft supplies.
I can just picture the little kids in school taking apart the arts and crafts projects of the previous year's class to use the materials again.

Tenser, your link is broken.

[Slime Slayer]

Yeah, give the kid a quarter bottle of permanently sealed elmer's glue for him to work with.

The only 1 on this list I can kinda agree with is books, because the condition of a book is not that important to me.

Pets: "anyone wanna buy my used dog?"
Sports equipment: "Here ya go junior... you just put it on like underwear."
Gardening supplies: "I only paid two dollars for this gardening spade." "uh you know that you can get those at the dollar store?"

I could go on.

[Kugyince]

Originally Posted by JoeGrotowski

Tenser, your link is broken.

Fixed.

[Demon-Mask]

That is a very stupid list. Basically, you shouldn't buy anything new according to it.

"Hey mortician, how much for a used coffin, I'd like it in fairly good shape, and for under $200. Just throw out the corpse and make sure you disinfect it, wouldn't want Uncle Louis to be exposed to germs."

[Slime Slayer]

How mch are used condoms these days?

[Demon-Mask]

Probably about the same as used pregnancy tests.

[Tails]

Buy pets new? O_o

[Mareeps]

Wouldn't that involve buying the pet the second it's born?