1. The Price Tag

Often one of the main reasons that consumers look to second hand items is the price tag. A new fridge or washing machine is relatively expensive compared with a used model, and it’s common to be able to find a second hand appliance for less than 1/3 of the cost of a brand new model. Who wouldn’t want to save a fortune and still get an appliance that does the job well?

2. It’s Environmentally-Friendly

When you buy second hand appliances, you are actively reducing the impact to the environment in several ways. Not only are you preventing the appliance ending up in a landfill somewhere, you are also preventing valuable resources from being used in the production of a new model. Our team at Cares are fiercely supportive of reducing environmental waste, and we aim to recycle as many appliances and parts as possible to minimise the impact on the environment in New Zealand.

3. Your Money Stays Locally

Buying new appliances can often mean that your hard-earned dollars can flow offshore to international manufacturing firms. With the exception of great NZ companies like Fisher & Paykel, buying new products can take money out of the local economy and into the coffers of other countries. Purchasing second hand appliances means your dollars stay in the local economy, and benefit your community!

4. You Can Research The Make & Model Easily

When a company releases a new model of fridge, washing machine or oven, it can take a while for this product to gain a track record of it’s performance. With older appliances, it can be much easier to identify the best makes and models because they have longer track records (especially in the form of online reviews). Would you rather own a brand new appliance with no idea of its lifespan, or a 2-year old appliance that you know is going to last you a long time? A great example is the Gentle Annie range of washing machines – many of these washing machines last in excess of 20 years, and are very popular as second hand machines.

5. Bigger Ranges Available

Second hand stores typically have a much bigger range of brands and models compared with retail stores selling brand new machines. It can be a lot easier to find the perfect second hand appliance for your needs with a larger range to inspect!

At Cares Appliances in Christchurch, we are firm believers in the value offered by second hand appliances, and always have a huge range of second hand fridges, freezers, washing machines and dryers on hand for you to inspect. Come and visit us anytime, and see the benefits of quality second hand appliances for yourself!

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The green ethos that drives Matthew’s conviction and career is a direct contrast to the ‘throwaway mentality’ adopted by many in our increasingly careless world. People who willingly buy used motor vehicles often adopt a similar standard with household appliances of updating needlessly on an increasingly regular basis. They inadvertently buy into and promote the building of new models that are virtually identical to their predecessors, albeit with wasteful built-in redundancy.

This mentality is extremely costly and further feeds the notion that appliances are throwaway items. There is a further cost to New Zealand, with jobs lost in the manufacturing sector and also in the whiteware repair and parts industries. It is unfortunate, but even the Government is buying into this throwaway mentality by actively sponsoring the sale of inferior whiteware to beneficiaries. This policy of pandering to the Chinese buyers of Fisher and Paykel has a very high cost in adding junk to the waste stream, and a loss of jobs for Kiwi workers.

Many Asian manufacturers are relentlessly building whiteware with a short life expectancy to the point that much of what is available is virtually rubbish before it is even out of the box. This policy is very costly to the planet and our environment, wasting energy and resources, as the values of long-life models and reliability are lost. Remembering times when appliances lasted 20 years or more, it is tragic to witness the unfettered flood of nasty inferior products into the New Zealand whiteware market. Conserving all resources ethically and sustainably is the first consideration at Cares Appliances. In reconditioning and recycling perfectly usable used whiteware, and bringing an ‘At Cares We Care’ policy of delivering excellence, we ensure our customers are confident that as they save money, they also save the planet.

Cares Appliances currently has 2 stores in Christchurch, enabling them to save thousands of quality used appliances from the rubbish tip, and turn them in to exceptional deals for you.

Save the Planet!

Buy reconditioned used whiteware from Cares Appliances to save money and the environment.

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