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Hi, Ever order any refurbished items from Amazon? Pros & cons? Wondering your thoughts, what to look for, when you think it's a deal worth it, etc.

I’ve ordered a couple things refurbished from Amazon. While the packaging is not always still in perfect condition, the product looks like new. Make sure you can return it if you need to before purchasing

I bought my monitor refurbished from Amazon, it came in a regular cardboard box (not original box) but other than that it works perfectly, it had warranty and it was like $150 less than original price, Im not saying every product is perfect but even if you get a faulty product you can always return it.

Ordered many times.  
Quite often it's that the original box has minor damage or it comes in an alternative box.  
Items have been checked before shipping.  
But I have never gotten a damaged item.  
As in most retail places, if the box is damaged you have to sell it at a discount.  
But if it is damaged you can still return it.

I don't know if it's the same, but I've bought discounted items (shown alongside the new ones) before. A heater with a broken plastic footing, and a washing machine who's only issue seems to be the normal cycle has long periods of no agitation. Easy to bypass by only using the heavy or quick cycles.  
 
The only issue I've ever had was with a Honeywell humidifier that failed 5 days outside of the 30 day return window. Forget how much I paid for it, but I'll never buy Honeywell again (I contacted them, but never heard back).  
Which seems odd since alot of their stuff is covered by at least a one year warranty at other department stores.