10 things you shouldn't buy handheld

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Beware of bedbugs and spoiled equipment.

1. Mattress

A good orthopedic mattress is expensive, so the desire to save money is understandable. But this is saving on the health of the spine.

Over time, the mattress adjusts to the shape of the owner's body. Depressions and bulges form on the thing, which create ideal conditions for the previous owner to rest. But you will be uncomfortable on this one.

Plus, you can't put a mattress in a washing machine. To get rid of possible dust mites, bedbugs and other unpleasant inhabitants, you will have to call specialists at home. And this can negate all the savings.

2. Upholstered furniture

In the upholstery of upholstered furniture, the new owner can be watched by unexpected residents - the same bugs, fleas, dust mites. A sofa bought off-hand to sleep on is often upset with curves that are not compatible with the body.

When it comes to buying regular upholstered furniture on a limited budget, you should consider stores with affordable prices. But upholstered furniture of a bizarre shape, which has not been produced for decades, is an exception. In this case, change the upholstery and rejoice in your luck: the costs are worth it.

3. Used shoes

The position of the foot when walking is important. It depends on how the load is distributed between the knee, hip joints, spine, as well as how quickly a person gets tired when moving.

Shoes adapt over time to the characteristics of the feet and gait. For some, the sole is erased on the inside of the foot, for others - on the outside. The new owner can purchase not only a pair of shoes from his hands, but also problems with the musculoskeletal system. Therefore, children should not take used shoes in particular.

4. Vacuum cleaner

The vacuum cleaner is not an iPhone, people don't stand in lines to buy the latest model. It is usually used until it emits its farewell hum. Or because someone inexperienced collected mercury from a broken thermometer and made it dangerous. Or because the equipment works intermittently and turns off after five minutes of cleaning.

There is, of course, the possibility that people just bought a robot vacuum cleaner or decided to get dirty, so they sell the device. But it's better to play it safe.

5. Cutting kitchen appliances

When buying a meat grinder, blender, harvester from your hands, be prepared that the cutting parts will have to be replaced or given for sharpening. Over time, knives become dull and do not perform well with their function. Replacement is sometimes very off-budget.

6. Cosmetics

There is nothing wrong with giving or selling unnecessary cosmetics, but only if the product is produced in a form that excludes contact with fingers and hands. It's a hygiene issue. In creamy textures, bacteria multiply actively, especially if it is a nourishing or moisturizing agent.

However, as far as sprays and tubes are concerned, not everything is clear here either. The man did not put his fingers into the bottle, but who knows how he kept it. Many foods require a certain temperature. A foundation left on a sunny windowsill in the summer may lose all its functions, and active ingredients will leave the open serum.

Therefore, exchange with your friends, but do not trust the sellers from the Internet very much.

7. Medicines

"Who buys medicines from their hands?" - you might think. But sometimes people do this when it comes to very expensive drugs that have not been used up to the end.

For drugs, it is important where and how they were stored. If you cannot get guarantees that everything was done correctly, it is better to abstain. But here, decide on the principle of least evil. Perhaps buying medicine off hand (especially from familiar hands) is better than being left without it at all.

8. Protective helmets

The helmet is an important piece of equipment. For cyclists, for example, they reduce the risk of head injuries by 63–88%. But most helmets will only be able to withstand one strong blow, after which the protective properties are significantly degraded. When buying this specific headdress from your hands, you do not know what alterations it has already been through.

9. Baby car seat

The reasons are the same as for the helmet. The chair could have been in an accident, deformed, cracked due to an impact and lose some of its protective functions, and for some reason you will not notice this. The life of a child is not worth risking.

10. Thermoformable shoes

Better not to save money if you buy thermoformed skates, ski or snowboard boots, rollers. The plastic boot is heated and seated exactly on the wearer's leg. Accordingly, it will not be very convenient for you. Unless you've found your twin leg.