Tips for shopping for budget- and eco-friendly refurbished products

Betting that her pet photography business would rebound post-pandemic, Denver-based photographer Karen Hoglund began to upgrade her tools in spring 2021, including cameras, a desktop computer and software. Her budget, though, didn’t leave much room for the MacBook Pro laptop that she wanted for in-home visits with clients. So she turned to OWC, a website she had used before, where she found a refurbished one at half the price of a new model.

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Planning to gift yourself some gadgets? Consider these sustainable shopping alternatives

If you’ve already started your holiday shopping, there’s a pretty good chance there are at least a few gadgets on your list. And at least a few of them are probably for you.

A report published by the Consumer Technology Association last month predicted that Americans would spend $142.5 billion on tech this holiday season, mostly as gifts for themselves. (Loved ones like spouses were a close second.)

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