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'd be happy to buy second-hand, if they were decent quality and cheaper.
Results
| Baby/children's clothes |  |
18 votes (3%) |
| Baby equipment/buggies | |
19 votes (3%) |
| Bedding | |
4 votes (1%) |
| Bicycle | |
54 votes (9%) |
| Books | |
59 votes (10%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
73 votes (12%) |
| Carpet | |
5 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
31 votes (5%) |
| Computers | |
33 votes (5%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
54 votes (9%) |
| Furniture | |
52 votes (8%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
34 votes (6%) |
| Jewellery | |
25 votes (4%) |
| Musical instruments | |
28 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
16 votes (3%) |
| Sports equipment | |
27 votes (4%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
10 votes (2%) |
| Toys | |
17 votes (3%) |
| TVs | |
35 votes (6%) |
| Wedding dress | |
7 votes (1%) |
| Underwear | 0 votes (0%) | |
| Other | |
12 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn't buy anything second-hand | |
4 votes (1%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
21 votes (4%) |
| Baby equipment/buggies | |
23 votes (4%) |
| Bedding | |
5 votes (1%) |
| Books | |
50 votes (9%) |
| Bicycle | |
41 votes (7%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
48 votes (8%) |
| Carpet | |
4 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
35 votes (6%) |
| Computers | |
19 votes (3%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
46 votes (8%) |
| Furniture | |
48 votes (8%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
24 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
24 votes (4%) |
| Musical instruments | |
28 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
25 votes (4%) |
| Sports equipment | |
28 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
23 votes (4%) |
| Toys | |
23 votes (4%) |
| TVs | |
26 votes (5%) |
| Wedding dress | |
13 votes (2%) |
| Underwear | |
3 votes (1%) |
| Other | |
13 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn't buy anything second-hand | |
5 votes (1%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
92 votes (4%) |
| Baby equipment/buggies | |
118 votes (5%) |
| Bedding | |
11 votes (0%) |
| Books | |
229 votes (9%) |
| Bicycle | |
192 votes (8%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
264 votes (10%) |
| Carpet | |
17 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
113 votes (4%) |
| Computers | |
124 votes (5%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
230 votes (9%) |
| Furniture | |
203 votes (8%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
124 votes (5%) |
| Jewellery | |
89 votes (4%) |
| Musical instruments | |
120 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
64 votes (3%) |
| Sports equipment | |
128 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
74 votes (3%) |
| Toys | |
124 votes (5%) |
| TVs | |
114 votes (4%) |
| Wedding dress | |
31 votes (1%) |
| Underwear | |
3 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
56 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn't buy anything second-hand | |
20 votes (1%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
217 votes (5%) |
| Baby equipment/buggies | |
209 votes (5%) |
| Bedding | |
34 votes (1%) |
| Books | |
357 votes (8%) |
| Bicycle | |
283 votes (7%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
325 votes (8%) |
| Carpet | |
42 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
256 votes (6%) |
| Computers | |
127 votes (3%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
300 votes (7%) |
| Furniture | |
324 votes (8%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
159 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
192 votes (5%) |
| Musical instruments | |
203 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
155 votes (4%) |
| Sports equipment | |
208 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
202 votes (5%) |
| Toys | |
240 votes (6%) |
| TVs | |
169 votes (4%) |
| Wedding dress | |
144 votes (3%) |
| Underwear | |
10 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
72 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn't buy anything second-hand | |
2 votes (0%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
149 votes (4%) |
| Baby equipment/buggies | |
170 votes (5%) |
| Bedding | |
26 votes (1%) |
| Books | |
337 votes (9%) |
| Bicycle | |
278 votes (8%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
367 votes (10%) |
| Carpet | |
27 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
155 votes (4%) |
| Computers | |
179 votes (5%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
324 votes (9%) |
| Furniture | |
288 votes (8%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
144 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
131 votes (4%) |
| Musical instruments | |
176 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
72 votes (2%) |
| Sports equipment | |
192 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
102 votes (3%) |
| Toys | |
204 votes (6%) |
| TVs | |
156 votes (4%) |
| Wedding dress | |
43 votes (1%) |
| Underwear | |
4 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
85 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn't buy anything second-hand | |
18 votes (0%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
476 votes (5%) |
| Baby equipment/buggies | |
444 votes (5%) |
| Bedding | |
147 votes (2%) |
| Books | |
751 votes (8%) |
| Bicycle | |
617 votes (7%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
668 votes (7%) |
| Carpet | |
91 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
571 votes (6%) |
| Computers | |
253 votes (3%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
659 votes (7%) |
| Furniture | |
682 votes (7%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
319 votes (3%) |
| Jewellery | |
485 votes (5%) |
| Musical instruments | |
451 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
345 votes (4%) |
| Sports equipment | |
479 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
455 votes (5%) |
| Toys | |
530 votes (6%) |
| TVs | |
307 votes (3%) |
| Wedding dress | |
262 votes (3%) |
| Underwear | |
30 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
176 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn't buy anything second-hand | |
17 votes (0%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
116 votes (3%) |
| Baby equipment/buggies | |
146 votes (3%) |
| Bedding | |
40 votes (1%) |
| Books | |
451 votes (10%) |
| Bicycle | |
355 votes (8%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
468 votes (11%) |
| Carpet | |
51 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
215 votes (5%) |
| Computers | |
199 votes (4%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
372 votes (8%) |
| Furniture | |
382 votes (9%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
175 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
212 votes (5%) |
| Musical instruments | |
220 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
116 votes (3%) |
| Sports equipment | |
218 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
144 votes (3%) |
| Toys | |
185 votes (4%) |
| TVs | |
174 votes (4%) |
| Wedding dress | |
53 votes (1%) |
| Underwear | |
14 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
121 votes (3%) |
| I wouldn't buy anything second-hand | |
20 votes (0%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
659 votes (5%) |
| Baby equipment/buggies | |
624 votes (4%) |
| Bedding | |
246 votes (2%) |
| Books | |
1271 votes (9%) |
| Bicycle | |
928 votes (7%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
1117 votes (8%) |
| Carpet | |
167 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
922 votes (7%) |
| Computers | |
319 votes (2%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
972 votes (7%) |
| Furniture | |
1117 votes (8%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
494 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
917 votes (7%) |
| Musical instruments | |
628 votes (4%) |
| Shoes | |
511 votes (4%) |
| Sports equipment | |
648 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
695 votes (5%) |
| Toys | |
770 votes (5%) |
| TVs | |
383 votes (3%) |
| Wedding dress | |
320 votes (2%) |
| Underwear | |
34 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
333 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn't buy anything second-hand | |
22 votes (0%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
65 votes (2%) |
| Baby equipment/buggies | |
87 votes (3%) |
| Bedding | |
17 votes (0%) |
| Books | |
464 votes (13%) |
| Bicycle | |
299 votes (9%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
461 votes (13%) |
| Carpet | |
34 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
173 votes (5%) |
| Computers | |
174 votes (5%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
274 votes (8%) |
| Furniture | |
312 votes (9%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
133 votes (4%) |
| Jewellery | |
175 votes (5%) |
| Musical instruments | |
147 votes (4%) |
| Shoes | |
74 votes (2%) |
| Sports equipment | |
117 votes (3%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
84 votes (2%) |
| Toys | |
114 votes (3%) |
| TVs | |
105 votes (3%) |
| Wedding dress | |
16 votes (0%) |
| Underwear | |
7 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
86 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn't buy anything second-hand | |
45 votes (1%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
304 votes (4%) |
| Baby equipment/buggies | |
348 votes (5%) |
| Bedding | |
102 votes (1%) |
| Books | |
799 votes (11%) |
| Bicycle | |
463 votes (7%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
601 votes (8%) |
| Carpet | |
81 votes (1%) |
| Casual clothing | |
499 votes (7%) |
| Computers | |
130 votes (2%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
455 votes (6%) |
| Furniture | |
638 votes (9%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
211 votes (3%) |
| Jewellery | |
534 votes (8%) |
| Musical instruments | |
288 votes (4%) |
| Shoes | |
219 votes (3%) |
| Sports equipment | |
243 votes (3%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
310 votes (4%) |
| Toys | |
418 votes (6%) |
| TVs | |
143 votes (2%) |
| Wedding dress | |
122 votes (2%) |
| Underwear | |
12 votes (0%) |
| Other | |
141 votes (2%) |
| I wouldn't buy anything second-hand | |
26 votes (0%) |
| Baby/children's clothes | |
5 votes (3%) |
| Baby equipment/buggies | |
6 votes (4%) |
| Bedding | |
3 votes (2%) |
| Books | |
10 votes (6%) |
| Bicycle | |
9 votes (6%) |
| Car/motorcycle | |
11 votes (7%) |
| Carpet | |
4 votes (3%) |
| Casual clothing | |
8 votes (5%) |
| Computers | |
7 votes (5%) |
| Entertainment (DVDs, video games etc) | |
9 votes (6%) |
| Furniture | |
10 votes (6%) |
| Household appliances (vacuum, microwave etc) | |
9 votes (6%) |
| Jewellery | |
9 votes (6%) |
| Musical instruments | |
8 votes (5%) |
| Shoes | |
4 votes (3%) |
| Sports equipment | |
7 votes (5%) |
| Suits/formal dress | |
6 votes (4%) |
| Toys | |
7 votes (5%) |
| TVs | |
7 votes (5%) |
| Wedding dress | |
4 votes (3%) |
| Underwear | |
3 votes (2%) |
| Other | |
6 votes (4%) |
| I wouldn't buy anything second-hand | |
2 votes (1%) |
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