Second Hand Furniture: Guide To Cutting Costs

If your company is looking for a way to cut costs without sacrificing style, you may want to want to look into furnishing your office with second hand office furniture. If it's picked correctly, not only will it serve you well for years to come, but most people will never know you bought it slightly used. And the best part is that you can buy it 2-3 times cheaper than new office furniture.

You can buy second hand office furniture from used furniture retailers, newspaper classified ads, and through online classified ads. If you purchase your second hand furniture directly from the previous owner, you have to remember that it probably won't have a factory warranty nor can you return it.

Furthermore, most used office furniture is not covered by the original factory warranty, even if you buy it through an established furniture re-seller. However, the retailer may offer you their own in house retailer warranty.

How To Save Your Operating Budget With Used Office Furniture

The key to buying your office furniture is to set your budget and stick to it. Make sure it's not too large, since the furniture isn't the most important aspect of driving revenue into the company. So you may want to buy new office furniture if your office decor is important to directly driving revenue, or buy used office furniture or even rent office furniture.

The tricky part of buying used office furniture is that it comes in so many different conditions. You can get anything from pristine modern furniture to beat up old-fashioned furniture.

Here's a little secret; the longer the furniture stays in their stock, the more aggressive they get with discounting the price.