What do you buy second-hand?
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
| Baby buggies/furniture |  |
28 votes (4%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
12 votes (2%) |
| Bedding | |
1 votes (0%) |
| Bicycle | |
59 votes (9%) |
| Books | |
69 votes (10%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
89 votes (13%) |
| Carpet | |
4 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
25 votes (4%) |
| Computers | |
40 votes (6%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
71 votes (10%) |
| Furniture | |
60 votes (9%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
37 votes (5%) |
| Jewellery | |
22 votes (3%) |
| Musical instruments | |
36 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
5 votes (1%) |
| Sports equipment | |
35 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
10 votes (1%) |
| Toys | |
26 votes (4%) |
| TVs | |
39 votes (6%) |
| Wedding dress | |
7 votes (1%) |
| Underwear | 0 votes (0%) | |
| Other | |
6 votes (1%) |
| I wouldn’t buy anything second-hand | |
7 votes (1%) |
| Baby buggies/furniture | |
39 votes (4%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
32 votes (3%) |
| Bedding | |
10 votes (1%) |
| Books | |
94 votes (10%) |
| Bicycle | |
68 votes (7%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
86 votes (9%) |
| Carpet | |
9 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
55 votes (6%) |
| Computers | |
39 votes (4%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
71 votes (7%) |
| Furniture | |
71 votes (7%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
39 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
42 votes (4%) |
| Musical instruments | |
50 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
26 votes (3%) |
| Sports equipment | |
49 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
39 votes (4%) |
| Toys | |
49 votes (5%) |
| TVs | |
47 votes (5%) |
| Wedding dress | |
24 votes (3%) |
| Underwear | |
1 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
15 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn’t buy anything second-hand | 0 votes (0%) |
| Baby buggies/furniture | |
139 votes (5%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
120 votes (4%) |
| Bedding | |
17 votes (1%) |
| Books | |
283 votes (9%) |
| Bicycle | |
226 votes (8%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
304 votes (10%) |
| Carpet | |
22 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
130 votes (4%) |
| Computers | |
122 votes (4%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
261 votes (9%) |
| Furniture | |
237 votes (8%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
146 votes (5%) |
| Jewellery | |
117 votes (4%) |
| Musical instruments | |
148 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
68 votes (2%) |
| Sports equipment | |
157 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
76 votes (3%) |
| Toys | |
148 votes (5%) |
| TVs | |
144 votes (5%) |
| Wedding dress | |
39 votes (1%) |
| Underwear | |
6 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
74 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn’t buy anything second-hand | |
16 votes (1%) |
| Baby buggies/furniture | |
306 votes (5%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
296 votes (5%) |
| Bedding | |
52 votes (1%) |
| Books | |
517 votes (8%) |
| Bicycle | |
414 votes (7%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
482 votes (8%) |
| Carpet | |
51 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
370 votes (6%) |
| Computers | |
176 votes (3%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
440 votes (7%) |
| Furniture | |
481 votes (8%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
257 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
289 votes (5%) |
| Musical instruments | |
292 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
216 votes (4%) |
| Sports equipment | |
313 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
300 votes (5%) |
| Toys | |
351 votes (6%) |
| TVs | |
230 votes (4%) |
| Wedding dress | |
165 votes (3%) |
| Underwear | |
10 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
111 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn’t buy anything second-hand | |
9 votes (0%) |
| Baby buggies/furniture | |
213 votes (5%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
177 votes (4%) |
| Bedding | |
27 votes (1%) |
| Books | |
417 votes (9%) |
| Bicycle | |
348 votes (8%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
438 votes (10%) |
| Carpet | |
36 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
189 votes (4%) |
| Computers | |
201 votes (5%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
384 votes (9%) |
| Furniture | |
351 votes (8%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
187 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
161 votes (4%) |
| Musical instruments | |
232 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
102 votes (2%) |
| Sports equipment | |
251 votes (6%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
115 votes (3%) |
| Toys | |
243 votes (5%) |
| TVs | |
187 votes (4%) |
| Wedding dress | |
43 votes (1%) |
| Underwear | |
4 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
98 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn’t buy anything second-hand | |
15 votes (0%) |
| Baby buggies/furniture | |
625 votes (5%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
644 votes (5%) |
| Bedding | |
200 votes (2%) |
| Books | |
1021 votes (8%) |
| Bicycle | |
866 votes (7%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
911 votes (7%) |
| Carpet | |
123 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
781 votes (6%) |
| Computers | |
327 votes (3%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
869 votes (7%) |
| Furniture | |
930 votes (7%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
465 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
645 votes (5%) |
| Musical instruments | |
605 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
468 votes (4%) |
| Sports equipment | |
619 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
612 votes (5%) |
| Toys | |
719 votes (6%) |
| TVs | |
417 votes (3%) |
| Wedding dress | |
356 votes (3%) |
| Underwear | |
57 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
296 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn’t buy anything second-hand | |
21 votes (0%) |
| Baby buggies/furniture | |
135 votes (3%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
102 votes (2%) |
| Bedding | |
33 votes (1%) |
| Books | |
421 votes (10%) |
| Bicycle | |
341 votes (8%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
453 votes (11%) |
| Carpet | |
49 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
195 votes (5%) |
| Computers | |
203 votes (5%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
351 votes (8%) |
| Furniture | |
346 votes (8%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
176 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
198 votes (5%) |
| Musical instruments | |
218 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
109 votes (3%) |
| Sports equipment | |
215 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
113 votes (3%) |
| Toys | |
169 votes (4%) |
| TVs | |
166 votes (4%) |
| Wedding dress | |
44 votes (1%) |
| Underwear | |
8 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
104 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn’t buy anything second-hand | |
19 votes (0%) |
| Baby buggies/furniture | |
742 votes (5%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
729 votes (4%) |
| Bedding | |
283 votes (2%) |
| Books | |
1504 votes (9%) |
| Bicycle | |
1130 votes (7%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
1322 votes (8%) |
| Carpet | |
195 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
1029 votes (6%) |
| Computers | |
387 votes (2%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
1109 votes (7%) |
| Furniture | |
1327 votes (8%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
586 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
1064 votes (6%) |
| Musical instruments | |
732 votes (4%) |
| Shoes | |
566 votes (3%) |
| Sports equipment | |
738 votes (4%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
803 votes (5%) |
| Toys | |
907 votes (6%) |
| TVs | |
452 votes (3%) |
| Wedding dress | |
378 votes (2%) |
| Underwear | |
33 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
376 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn’t buy anything second-hand | |
26 votes (0%) |
| Baby buggies/furniture | |
91 votes (3%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
65 votes (2%) |
| Bedding | |
21 votes (1%) |
| Books | |
456 votes (13%) |
| Bicycle | |
285 votes (8%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
464 votes (13%) |
| Carpet | |
49 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
169 votes (5%) |
| Computers | |
166 votes (5%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
266 votes (8%) |
| Furniture | |
323 votes (9%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
141 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
155 votes (4%) |
| Musical instruments | |
159 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
76 votes (2%) |
| Sports equipment | |
144 votes (4%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
70 votes (2%) |
| Toys | |
124 votes (4%) |
| TVs | |
104 votes (3%) |
| Wedding dress | |
14 votes (0%) |
| Underwear | |
6 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
75 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn’t buy anything second-hand | |
32 votes (1%) |
| Baby buggies/furniture | |
333 votes (4%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
321 votes (4%) |
| Bedding | |
128 votes (2%) |
| Books | |
863 votes (11%) |
| Bicycle | |
490 votes (6%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
660 votes (9%) |
| Carpet | |
99 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
529 votes (7%) |
| Computers | |
131 votes (2%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
452 votes (6%) |
| Furniture | |
698 votes (9%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
219 votes (3%) |
| Jewellery | |
595 votes (8%) |
| Musical instruments | |
309 votes (4%) |
| Shoes | |
235 votes (3%) |
| Sports equipment | |
266 votes (3%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
343 votes (5%) |
| Toys | |
439 votes (6%) |
| TVs | |
148 votes (2%) |
| Wedding dress | |
134 votes (2%) |
| Underwear | |
14 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
179 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn’t buy anything second-hand | |
17 votes (0%) |
| Baby buggies/furniture | |
7 votes (5%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
6 votes (4%) |
| Bedding | |
1 votes (1%) |
| Books | |
14 votes (9%) |
| Bicycle | |
9 votes (6%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
12 votes (8%) |
| Carpet | |
4 votes (3%) |
| Casual clothing | |
8 votes (5%) |
| Computers | |
4 votes (3%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
8 votes (5%) |
| Furniture | |
14 votes (9%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
6 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
11 votes (7%) |
| Musical instruments | |
6 votes (4%) |
| Shoes | |
3 votes (2%) |
| Sports equipment | |
8 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
6 votes (4%) |
| Toys | |
7 votes (5%) |
| TVs | |
6 votes (4%) |
| Wedding dress | |
3 votes (2%) |
| Underwear | |
3 votes (2%) |
| Other | |
6 votes (4%) |
| I wouldn’t buy anything second-hand | |
2 votes (1%) |
6,634 people have voted.
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