Dec
11
2009
Tech-on-the-Cheap: Refurbished Tech
Have you ever wondered what happens to that broken piece of tech that you send back to the manufacturer for a replacement? What about fully functional, returned units? Certainly they don’t just toss it away in a landfill! No, of course not.
For items that are returned to a manufacturer, those items are inspected, any problems fixed, and put back out on the market. But don’t expect to find these returned units back on store shelves, at least not in the same place and in the same spot. See, it’s against the law for a retailer to sell an item that has been returned as new, since it isn’t, well, new anymore. Continue reading
