Some of my friends, neighbors and coworkers are always asking me "Where do you get all of your gadgetry from?" And I tell them from reputable retailers on the Internet. "You do?" "Yes, I do."
Now I don't always buy everything from the Internet. Sometimes I do like to see things hands on. However, by and large, I don't shop at local stores anymore. Not unless it's a mom and pop neighborhood establishment. I love to support those guys for local business economy. But there aren't any stores like that selling electronic gadgets.
I have some of my favorite Internet retailers right here on this blog. Newegg and Amazon. But I cannot forget Ebay as well. I think I need to get them advertised on here as well. Oddly enough, one retailer that I've purchased from is Apple themselves. I had carefully chosen two items from their refurbished department, which carry FULL ONE YEAR APPLE WARRANTIES just as if you bought them off the shelf in the store. I purchased two iPad 1's from there which saved me $400 at the time that I got them. I put them in Otterbox cases and have never looked back. They have worked flawlessly the past 2 years and have now been handed off from me and my wife to our two youngest kids, 6 and 10.
My wife now has an iPad 3 and the rest of us are using Android Tablets alongside our Android phones. I also recycled a few phones in the past couple of weeks. I have quite a few more to go. But it's nice to be able to know that I'm doing something (recycling) that may actually help our environment in the long run. You should always look at the different opportunities to trade back old technology gadgets and get some sort of trade value for your next purchase, or at the very least to help protect our environment.
I'll be writing some more information on ways to save with your tech purchases very soon.
I have some of my favorite Internet retailers right here on this blog. Newegg and Amazon. But I cannot forget Ebay as well. I think I need to get them advertised on here as well. Oddly enough, one retailer that I've purchased from is Apple themselves. I had carefully chosen two items from their refurbished department, which carry FULL ONE YEAR APPLE WARRANTIES just as if you bought them off the shelf in the store. I purchased two iPad 1's from there which saved me $400 at the time that I got them. I put them in Otterbox cases and have never looked back. They have worked flawlessly the past 2 years and have now been handed off from me and my wife to our two youngest kids, 6 and 10.
My wife now has an iPad 3 and the rest of us are using Android Tablets alongside our Android phones. I also recycled a few phones in the past couple of weeks. I have quite a few more to go. But it's nice to be able to know that I'm doing something (recycling) that may actually help our environment in the long run. You should always look at the different opportunities to trade back old technology gadgets and get some sort of trade value for your next purchase, or at the very least to help protect our environment.
I'll be writing some more information on ways to save with your tech purchases very soon.
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