I saw a list like this somewhere, and I decided to make my own, less serious (but still deadly serious), list. This is partly with the idea that Christmas is coming up but mostly for pure entertainment.
10. Laptop - aren't these things pretty much out of date the day after you buy them new?
9. Light Bulbs - probably already burnt out... I wonder how much I could make on eBay...
8. Books - college students like to buy used books, but then they're just all... used... folded pages, wrinkled covers... torn stuff... missing pages... writing in them... [shiver]
7. Mattresses - kind of hard to really wash those things... just think about it...
6. DVDs/CDs - why would somebody want to get rid of them? My parents still have a ton (perhaps literally) of old records... people don't throw out old music/movies unless there's something wrong with it
5. Swimsuits/Lingerie/Underwear - do I really need to explain this one?
4. Software - legality? Not having those product codes gets to be a real pain...
3. Food - why buy it? If you want it used, you can just rummage through the garbage... or... (more literally)... the sewer
2. Toothbrush - I like my toothbrushes nice and new, thanks.
1. Toilet Paper
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Good list for the most part but I wouldn't have put 1 or 2 of those on my list.
First the iffy one: Laptops can be purchased used and used for non-intensive applications or for simple stuff like remote desktop. For the most part, I wouldn't buy a used laptop.
Books, however, are a different issue. While textbooks tend to have a ton of writing, highlighting, missing pages, etc...I have found that used novels are almost always perfectly fine. Occasionally they look like they've been read through a couple times, but no more damage than is done by flipping pages or having it sit on a shelf for a while. I have purchased more used novels than new novels with no issues.
For me, I take obsessive care of my books... no bent pages... no crease in the spine... not a mark in them... textbooks, novels, it doesn't matter... anything else really bothers me... (the book thing is probably mostly a personality quirk--whatever)
Haha. That was really funny...but also useful! I agree with most of them. And I do think the book thing is a personality quirk. My textbooks I didn't care about...my novels however are a different story for the most part!
I found your list utterly disturbing...used food? Whaaat?
Thanks Tara!
Shelley, I kind of figured you would...
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