What do you buy second hand?

24 April 2018

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It's cheap, and environmentally friendly, yet some people think only new will do. Please select ALL of the items that you would be happy to buy second hand, if it was decent quality and cheaper.

It's cheap, and environmentally friendly, yet some people think only new will do. Please select ALL of the items that you would be happy to buy second hand, if it was decent quality and cheaper.

Results

I'm a man aged under 25 (1159 votes)

Baby buggies/furniture		36 votes (3%)
Baby/children's clothes		24 votes (2%)
Bedding		7 votes (1%)
Bicycle		96 votes (8%)
Books		106 votes (9%)
Car/motorcycle		123 votes (11%)
Carpet		12 votes (1%)
Casual clothing		44 votes (4%)
Computers		76 votes (7%)
Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc)		118 votes (10%)
Furniture		90 votes (8%)
Household appliances (vacuum cleaner, microwave etc)		56 votes (5%)
Jewellery		30 votes (3%)
Musical Instruments		60 votes (5%)
Pets		42 votes (4%)
Shoes		25 votes (2%)
Sports equipment		58 votes (5%)
Suits/formal dress		19 votes (2%)
Toys		35 votes (3%)
TVs		65 votes (6%)
Underwear		7 votes (1%)
Other		18 votes (2%)
I wouldn’t buy anything second hand		12 votes (1%)

I’m a woman aged under 25 (1402 votes)

Baby buggies/furniture		53 votes (4%)
Baby/children's clothes		46 votes (3%)
Bedding		7 votes (0%)
Books		121 votes (9%)
Bicycle		82 votes (6%)
Car/motorcycle		108 votes (8%)
Carpet		15 votes (1%)
Casual clothing		87 votes (6%)
Computers		36 votes (3%)
Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc)		116 votes (8%)
Furniture		112 votes (8%)
Household appliances (vacuum cleaner, microwave etc)		62 votes (4%)
Jewellery		66 votes (5%)
Musical Instruments		48 votes (3%)
Pets		56 votes (4%)
Shoes		51 votes (4%)
Sports equipment		63 votes (4%)
Suits/formal dress		64 votes (5%)
Toys		59 votes (4%)
TVs		67 votes (5%)
Underwear		6 votes (0%)
Wedding dress		36 votes (3%)
Other		32 votes (2%)
I wouldn’t buy anything second hand		9 votes (1%)

I'm a man aged 25 to 34 (3323 votes)

Baby buggies/furniture		145 votes (4%)
Baby/children's clothes		115 votes (3%)
Bedding		8 votes (0%)
Books		312 votes (9%)
Bicycle		262 votes (8%)
Car/motorcycle		356 votes (11%)
Carpet		26 votes (1%)
Casual clothing		121 votes (4%)
Computers		164 votes (5%)
Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc)		323 votes (10%)
Furniture		282 votes (8%)
Household appliances (vacuum cleaner, microwave etc)		157 votes (5%)
Jewellery		96 votes (3%)
Musical Instruments		152 votes (5%)
Pets		124 votes (4%)
Shoes		51 votes (2%)
Sports equipment		161 votes (5%)
Suits/formal dress		76 votes (2%)
Toys		152 votes (5%)
TVs		156 votes (5%)
Underwear		4 votes (0%)
Other		54 votes (2%)
I wouldn’t buy anything second hand		26 votes (1%)

I’m a woman aged 25 to 34 (6657 votes)

Baby buggies/furniture		308 votes (5%)
Baby/children's clothes		314 votes (5%)
Bedding		52 votes (1%)
Books		565 votes (8%)
Bicycle		405 votes (6%)
Car/motorcycle		511 votes (8%)
Carpet		49 votes (1%)
Casual clothing		399 votes (6%)
Computers		167 votes (3%)
Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc)		474 votes (7%)
Furniture		520 votes (8%)
Household appliances (vacuum cleaner, microwave etc)		252 votes (4%)
Jewellery		297 votes (4%)
Musical Instruments		287 votes (4%)
Pets		257 votes (4%)
Shoes		234 votes (4%)
Sports equipment		309 votes (5%)
Suits/formal dress		288 votes (4%)
Toys		360 votes (5%)
TVs		245 votes (4%)
Underwear		18 votes (0%)
Wedding dress		170 votes (3%)
Other		158 votes (2%)
I wouldn’t buy anything second hand		18 votes (0%)

I'm a man aged 35 to 49 (5387 votes)

Baby buggies/furniture		209 votes (4%)
Baby/children's clothes		194 votes (4%)
Bedding		37 votes (1%)
Books		536 votes (10%)
Bicycle		397 votes (7%)
Car/motorcycle		568 votes (11%)
Carpet		28 votes (1%)
Casual clothing		240 votes (4%)
Computers		260 votes (5%)
Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc)		509 votes (9%)
Furniture		431 votes (8%)
Household appliances (vacuum cleaner, microwave etc)		201 votes (4%)
Jewellery		187 votes (3%)
Musical Instruments		249 votes (5%)
Pets		148 votes (3%)
Shoes		112 votes (2%)
Sports equipment		254 votes (5%)
Suits/formal dress		144 votes (3%)
Toys		294 votes (5%)
TVs		219 votes (4%)
Underwear		6 votes (0%)
Other		117 votes (2%)
I wouldn’t buy anything second hand		47 votes (1%)

I'm a woman aged 35 to 49 (12904 votes)

Baby buggies/furniture		548 votes (4%)
Baby/children's clothes		607 votes (5%)
Bedding		191 votes (1%)
Books		1159 votes (9%)
Bicycle		818 votes (6%)
Car/motorcycle		972 votes (8%)
Carpet		99 votes (1%)
Casual clothing		821 votes (6%)
Computers		277 votes (2%)
Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc)		947 votes (7%)
Furniture		989 votes (8%)
Household appliances (vacuum cleaner, microwave etc)		417 votes (3%)
Jewellery		645 votes (5%)
Musical Instruments		524 votes (4%)
Pets		428 votes (3%)
Shoes		508 votes (4%)
Sports equipment		572 votes (4%)
Suits/formal dress		615 votes (5%)
Toys		730 votes (6%)
TVs		391 votes (3%)
Underwear		37 votes (0%)
Wedding dress		258 votes (2%)
Other		324 votes (3%)
I wouldn’t buy anything second hand		27 votes (0%)

I'm a man aged 50 to 64 (4954 votes)

Baby buggies/furniture		133 votes (3%)
Baby/children's clothes		100 votes (2%)
Bedding		33 votes (1%)
Books		566 votes (11%)
Bicycle		359 votes (7%)
Car/motorcycle		603 votes (12%)
Carpet		52 votes (1%)
Casual clothing		244 votes (5%)
Computers		250 votes (5%)
Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc)		440 votes (9%)
Furniture		417 votes (8%)
Household appliances (vacuum cleaner, microwave etc)		216 votes (4%)
Jewellery		205 votes (4%)
Musical Instruments		198 votes (4%)
Pets		126 votes (3%)
Shoes		123 votes (2%)
Sports equipment		226 votes (5%)
Suits/formal dress		135 votes (3%)
Toys		179 votes (4%)
TVs		177 votes (4%)
Underwear		6 votes (0%)
Other		130 votes (3%)
I wouldn’t buy anything second hand		36 votes (1%)

I’m a woman aged 50 to 64 (16430 votes)

Baby buggies/furniture		623 votes (4%)
Baby/children's clothes		628 votes (4%)
Bedding		290 votes (2%)
Books		1679 votes (10%)
Bicycle		994 votes (6%)
Car/motorcycle		1303 votes (8%)
Carpet		175 votes (1%)
Casual clothing		1155 votes (7%)
Computers		337 votes (2%)
Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc)		1150 votes (7%)
Furniture		1414 votes (9%)
Household appliances (vacuum cleaner, microwave etc)		564 votes (3%)
Jewellery		1021 votes (6%)
Musical Instruments		607 votes (4%)
Pets		476 votes (3%)
Shoes		628 votes (4%)
Sports equipment		626 votes (4%)
Suits/formal dress		784 votes (5%)
Toys		831 votes (5%)
TVs		390 votes (2%)
Wedding dress		275 votes (2%)
Underwear		27 votes (0%)
Other		415 votes (3%)
I wouldn’t buy anything second hand		38 votes (0%)

I'm a man aged 65+ (3042 votes)

Baby buggies/furniture		58 votes (2%)
Baby/children's clothes		34 votes (1%)
Bedding		18 votes (1%)
Books		431 votes (14%)
Bicycle		196 votes (6%)
Car/motorcycle		441 votes (14%)
Carpet		41 votes (1%)
Casual clothing		166 votes (5%)
Computers		168 votes (6%)
Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc)		261 votes (9%)
Furniture		269 votes (9%)
Household appliances (vacuum cleaner, microwave etc)		127 votes (4%)
Jewellery		125 votes (4%)
Musical Instruments		113 votes (4%)
Pets		65 votes (2%)
Shoes		68 votes (2%)
Sports equipment		108 votes (4%)
Suits/formal dress		56 votes (2%)
Toys		79 votes (3%)
TVs		89 votes (3%)
Underwear		8 votes (0%)
Other		77 votes (3%)
I wouldn’t buy anything second hand		44 votes (1%)

I’m a woman aged 65+ (6350 votes)

Baby buggies/furniture		238 votes (4%)
Baby/children's clothes		249 votes (4%)
Bedding		125 votes (2%)
Books		794 votes (13%)
Bicycle		323 votes (5%)
Car/motorcycle		531 votes (8%)
Carpet		83 votes (1%)
Casual clothing		533 votes (8%)
Computers		96 votes (2%)
Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc)		402 votes (6%)
Furniture		613 votes (10%)
Household appliances (vacuum cleaner, microwave etc)		173 votes (3%)
Jewellery		480 votes (8%)
Musical Instruments		198 votes (3%)
Pets		143 votes (2%)
Shoes		224 votes (4%)
Sports equipment		160 votes (3%)
Suits/formal dress		267 votes (4%)
Toys		360 votes (6%)
TVs		94 votes (1%)
Wedding dress		59 votes (1%)
Underwear		13 votes (0%)
Other		162 votes (3%)
I wouldn’t buy anything second hand		30 votes (0%)

I’m agender (or I don’t wish to disclose my gender/age) (278 votes)

Baby buggies/furniture		9 votes (3%)
Baby/children's clothes		8 votes (3%)
Bedding		6 votes (2%)
Books		24 votes (9%)
Bicycle		13 votes (5%)
Car/motorcycle		16 votes (6%)
Carpet		9 votes (3%)
Casual clothing		19 votes (7%)
Computers		8 votes (3%)
Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc)		12 votes (4%)
Furniture		23 votes (8%)
Household appliances (vacuum cleaner, microwave etc)		12 votes (4%)
Jewellery		16 votes (6%)
Musical Instruments		11 votes (4%)
Pets		12 votes (4%)
Shoes		12 votes (4%)
Sports equipment		10 votes (4%)
Suits/formal dress		13 votes (5%)
Toys		9 votes (3%)
TVs		6 votes (2%)
Wedding dress		5 votes (2%)
Underwear		5 votes (2%)
Other		14 votes (5%)
I wouldn’t buy anything second hand		6 votes (2%)

           7,828 people have voted.

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