Every device our family needed for a year was bought refurbished, open box, or not at all, with one deliberate exception. Here is the full ledger, the one problem we hit, and what the year proved about buying new.
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A large share of Black Friday tech discounts are theatre performed against inflated reference prices. Here is how the tricks work, which categories genuinely drop, and the two minute check that protects you.
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