For those who have experienced moving into a new office space at some time in their career, you know how disappointing it can be when the office furniture doesn't live up to expectations. Especially if you have come from a neat, clean office space, it can be a big let down to find that your new space is a downgrade in quality.
I recently went through an office move, but fortunately for my company, our new office space had very good quality furniture and workspaces. I was so pleased by the build quality and the design of it that I wanted to find out what kind of furniture it was. It turns out, even more to my surprise, that it was used office furniture. That's right; it was all used, from the office cubicles to the furniture.
It had never occurred to me previously that furniture that was not new could be of such high quality. And I had never known that companies sold it. To my surprise, there are a few businesses out there that do it, and they are right when they say that you cannot tell the difference. In fact, now that I have spent some time working with this used furniture and cubicles, I can say wholeheartedly that it's as good as any I've ever worked with before.
Now to explain a little, used office furniture doesn't look like what you might think. You might draw up images of old fabric, worn work surfaces with marks all over them, and old looking edges and have seen better days. In reality, some of the parts are new and some are used. The important parts that you want clean and neat, such as the fabric and the work surface, are new. It's understandable that you would want at least these components new since they are highly visible and need to look nice.
But the paneling for the office cubicles, along with the trim, is used or remanufactured. The parts that are visible are repainted, usually with environmentally friendly paints so that they look as good as new. So now you've got a cubicle or piece of furniture that looks as good as or better than new, but you made a smart, economical decision by going with used parts.
Price is quite possibly the biggest factor as to why you would buy used or refurbished. If you are still not convinced though, I encourage you to take a trip to the websites of two competitors, one selling used and the other selling new. Notice the price differences, and the similarities in build quality and visual appeal. If you can't tell the difference, your logical choice will be the used or refurbished alternative.
Concerning other furniture components like file accessories or storage bins, you can count on them being new. I really am unaware of a company that would sell those parts used. They will also offer new chairs so you can get maximum functionality out of the most important part of the ensemble.
Since I have worked for a little while with some really quality used office furniture, I think I am a good source on the subject. How can you beat the money savings, the style, the durability, and the overall value of buying used as opposed to new? You can look around, but it would be very difficult.
I recently went through an office move, but fortunately for my company, our new office space had very good quality furniture and workspaces. I was so pleased by the build quality and the design of it that I wanted to find out what kind of furniture it was. It turns out, even more to my surprise, that it was used office furniture. That's right; it was all used, from the office cubicles to the furniture.
It had never occurred to me previously that furniture that was not new could be of such high quality. And I had never known that companies sold it. To my surprise, there are a few businesses out there that do it, and they are right when they say that you cannot tell the difference. In fact, now that I have spent some time working with this used furniture and cubicles, I can say wholeheartedly that it's as good as any I've ever worked with before.
Now to explain a little, used office furniture doesn't look like what you might think. You might draw up images of old fabric, worn work surfaces with marks all over them, and old looking edges and have seen better days. In reality, some of the parts are new and some are used. The important parts that you want clean and neat, such as the fabric and the work surface, are new. It's understandable that you would want at least these components new since they are highly visible and need to look nice.
But the paneling for the office cubicles, along with the trim, is used or remanufactured. The parts that are visible are repainted, usually with environmentally friendly paints so that they look as good as new. So now you've got a cubicle or piece of furniture that looks as good as or better than new, but you made a smart, economical decision by going with used parts.
Price is quite possibly the biggest factor as to why you would buy used or refurbished. If you are still not convinced though, I encourage you to take a trip to the websites of two competitors, one selling used and the other selling new. Notice the price differences, and the similarities in build quality and visual appeal. If you can't tell the difference, your logical choice will be the used or refurbished alternative.
Concerning other furniture components like file accessories or storage bins, you can count on them being new. I really am unaware of a company that would sell those parts used. They will also offer new chairs so you can get maximum functionality out of the most important part of the ensemble.
Since I have worked for a little while with some really quality used office furniture, I think I am a good source on the subject. How can you beat the money savings, the style, the durability, and the overall value of buying used as opposed to new? You can look around, but it would be very difficult.
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Nothing is worse than having to spend big money on new office equipment. So it is a no brainer to go with used office furniture. Used office cubicles loo really good and cost much less.
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