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Thank you for your messages, I am currently on a different planet. As soon as I stop by again I shall be certain to provide a thoughtful reply to these observations.

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I remember being told how cheap the factory shop of a white goods manufacturer was, how the workers queued up to use it for the savings
So I got a friend to get me a price - it was cheaper in Argos and delivery was included IIRC.

when buying replacement furniture etc it is best to buy from someone who delivers and takes away the old one - many companies are now doing that, otherwise you have all the hassle of getting it to the dump yourself.

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My experience (12 years so not a newbie) is that white goods are much more expensive in Spain. I would probably do the same as EllisG if I was buying a kitchenfull.

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If we're replacing furniture or white goods that are still in good usuable condition, we ask around the neighbours if they know anyone who can make use of them. We passed on a gas cooker to the sister of one of them a few weeks ago, and she was glad to have it. Did the same with 2 sofas a couple of years back, and a fridge freezer will soon be looking for a new home. I'd rather someone who might not be able to afford a new one got some use out of them, but obviously I wouldn't offer them anything that was really clapped out.

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why would someone go to the effort of taking anything to the dump around here ? hasn't every dumping spot on an urbanizacion got a team of moroccans ready to take anything they can get their hands on...round here they check the dump every 1/2 hour . They took the entire contents of this house inc appliances and all I had to do was dump it on the front lawn

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So true, threw out a load of stuff when we moved and they actually helped get it out of the car, they were gitanos though.

marbella ayuntamiento has a number to call and they collect for free.

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I threw out an old CRT TV and stand. Many months later it was sold at our local charity auction ......... to a Brit!

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I know some places where you don't even need to open the front door

They will do it for you, often when no one is at home.:thumbdown: