If you're looking for a lower price on high-end retail goods, refurbished could be the way to go, but you need to know where to look.
, I knew I wanted one that would last. My Hamilton Beach hit the dust after a little more than five years of moderate cookie, cake and bread baking. KitchenAid stand mixers are anecdotally reputed to last decades. But that price tag on the KitchenAid -- yikes.
As I paid for my mixer, I thought about refurbished. What did it actually mean? As I discovered from researching the multiple brands listed below, it means different things for different companies and shopping outlets. The important thing is to make sure you’re comfortable with the product description and agreements about refurbished products before you click “complete purchase.” The information is usually listed at the top of refurbished pages or in the individual product description.