Have you ever bought "open box" ? Were you happy you did?

Some stores call them “reconditioned” My understanding of the term is that these are items that were returned to the store for whatever reason (NOT usually because they were defective but because people changed their minds. .) Subsequently they were checked out electronically to be sure they were in good shape and working as they should.

So, what was your experience like, particularly with electronics. We’re you glad you did? We’re the savings worth it?

Did you have a bad experience, get a lemon? Wish you hadn’t done it and paid full price instead?

I’m considering getting an open box name brand TV because there is no way I want to deal with a gloss finish screen and matte screens are increasingly more difficult to find. In a few years matte screens will be extinct because they’ve stopped making them about a year ago according to a conversation with Vizio.

Anyhow, tell me about your experiences with open box and share with me any bits of wisdom or caution you have for me.