NEW AT KNOCKDOWN PRICES: SECRETS OF REFURBISHED GOODS | Capital | M6

Every year, thousands of household electrical goods drop out of the new circuit to be sold as “refurbished”. It’s a parallel, totally legal circuit, that enables you to make incredible savings on your goods, as much as 50% off. So we wanted to find out the real value of these products that are not totally new or totally second-hand. Will they provide complete satisfaction? Do they represent a risk? And what sort of warranty can you expect?

At Ivry-sur-Seine, a clearance store specializes in the sale of articles with damaged packaging: a simple ripped cardboard box means at least a 30% reduction!

These products generally come from manufacturers who are unable to sell them through the classic named stores.

Today there are plenty of clearance stores with access to these goods…

So, in order to obtain stock, others have elected to retrieve broken electrical goods, unfit for sale as they are, and refurbish them as new. What are they worth? Where do they come from? How are they repaired?