The early comments were about renting, and you making the reasonable point that renting furniture that can be replaced at any time promotes waste. This is abou

The early comments were about renting, and you making the reasonable point that renting furniture that can be replaced at any time promotes waste. This is about purchasing, if you're purchasing 2nd hand you do have to be careful because you don't have the same rights etc. The "average" may be perfectly fine, just like the average second hand car is fine. I think you're reading too much into "being careful", that's all.