Considering getting a new cluster of office workstations? New office cubicals might put a damper on your pocketbook. One other thing, is that it quite possibly might be a length of time before you see them deliverd . The cost of a common 8 ' x 8 ' cube could be priced from $2k and as much as $7k per cubicle. Cubicals if purchased from the big manufacturers such as Haworth, Herman Miller and KI, can take four to six weeks to land at your facility after the order is placed.
Well, what is a good as an alternative? Think about it! Pre-owned or refreshed office cubicles! Since the slowdown in the economy, you could often locate a good choice of used cubicles. Making the decision to go with a pre-owned workstation is most often a rational decision, financially speaking, and could be good on the environment also! Pre-owned cubes oftentimes range between two hundred and $1,000 dollars per cube.
Advantages to the used cubical also include the amount of time from order to installation and availability. Depending on the location, used office cubicles are oftentimes "broken down" in a warehouse somewhere (they're often accounted for by used office furniture providers or installation companies). If this were the case, you might be able to have your cubicles in less than a week. Other times, they are still installed in an office building nearby.
The greatest advantage to the used cubicle is that they are priced much lower than new cubicles - sometimes as little as ten cents on the dollar.
But, one of the drawbacks when buying used cubicles are the limited selection, if they were kept in good condition, as well as the possibility that they could not be exactly what you're looking for. Usually, you take it as a compromise. Another thing to consider is that you also won't get a warranty from the original manufacturer in the case that something does not work properly. Used cubicles are usually bought in an as-is condition (and usually where-is) and do not come with a warranty from the manufacturer.