Black Friday? What a load of rubbish!

This year, we’re here to bin Black Friday!

Did you know that 80% of products bought during Black Friday end up in landfill, are incinerated or poorly recycled?

Companies dash to slash prices, encouraging mass consumption of goods that, often, we do not need.

But what if you could get what you wanted or needed all year round at a good price without causing an influx of waste and manufacturing? And what if you were creative about what you did with assets that were no longer of use to you but useful to someone else?

At Techbuyer we believe in providing market-leading value all year round, tailoring IT solutions to the needs of customers without over provisioning and delivering product life extension that fuels the circular IT economy rather than clogging up landfill sites.

Browse our full range of circular IT solutions below, including refurbished hardware that performs as well as new for a quarter of the price, and responsible e-waste disposal services to remove any of your redundant or surplus IT equipment.

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What a Waste!

Here’s Some Black Friday Statistics…

Sales during Black Friday 2023 reached an estimated £13.3 billion – up 7.3% year-on-year.

Source:
Mintel.com

But… a recent survey found 52% of consumers regret the purchases they made during Black Friday.

Source:
populationmatters.co.uk

A recent poll revealed that 53% of the UK population reported seeing an advert or receiving marketing materials in the past month encouraging them to upgrade their phone this Black Friday.

Source:
cleanhub.com

The environmental cost of buying a new smartphone is drastic - producing 85.2kg of CO2 emissions compared to 7.61kg CO2 emissions from a refurbished device.

Source:
Deloitte.com

Studies have shown that extending the lifespan of clothes by 9 months decreases the environmental impact by 20-30% compared to buying new items.

Source:
newstandardinstitute.org

Only one in seven Black Friday deals offer a genuine discount. With the majority of offers being available at the same price or lower in the 6 months leading up to the sale.

Source:
Which.co.uk

Looking at Amazon, AO, Argos, Currys, John Lewis, Richer Sounds, and Very. Out of the deals analysed, 98% were cheaper or the same price at other times in the year, and not a single one was cheaper on Black Friday alone.

Source:
Which.co.uk

What Else Can We Do?

Approaching Black Friday with a slightly different perspective lets us explore the possibilities of the secondary market, responsible disposal of goods and using what we have for longer!

ENTERPRISE

Size Your Estate

Waste is created by buying things we don’t need or buying more than we can use. For this reason, our Enterprise Sales team focuses on sizing IT hardware to the system that it needs to run. Tools like Cloud Physics help us to ensure that your solutions are designed appropriately. Our use of the Interact software tool optimises servers and configurations to ensure you get the maximum compute bang for your energy buck on the hardware.

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BUYBACK SERVICES

Sell To Us

For technology that you may be replacing (whether during Black Friday or not!), selling your redundant technology prevents it from ending up in landfill. We offer industry-leading prices, guaranteed data erasure and a zero to landfill policy so that you dispose of your redundant equipment easily and responsibly.

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SUSTAINABILITY

E-waste Recycling

For any and all technology that you may want to remove or replace, regardless of condition, age or quantity, our resource recovery service is available. This service provides sustainability focused e-recycling services to ensure that none of your technology ends up in landfill.

Offering a zero-to-landfill guarantee on all technology we receive, and an R2v3 certification for responsible recycling, our Resource Recovery service ensures that your IT hardware is handled as sustainably as possible at end-of-life.

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SUSTAINABILITY

Choose Refurbished

Refurbished IT hardware has been proven to perform as well as new and offers a more affordable solution when purchasing equipment. All refurbished equipment we sell comes with a 3-year warranty and undergoes our extensive 25-point testing process. We can also provide third party maintenance contracts for an added level of support.

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SUSTAINABILITY

Repair and Upgrade

Choosing to repair or upgrade equipment, rather than replacing it, keeps quality technology in use longer – lowering the demand for manufacturing and mining. We offer a high-quality repairs service for all IT hardware and can perform component level upgrades of devices to boost performance.

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