[Open Discussion] Do you buy refurbished tech?

I have never purchased a refurb handset and never would personally.

When I have looked at refurbs in the past there is very little savings to be made and given the risks involved it's just not worth it to me. After all, refurb to many companies is nothing more than giving it a wipe down with some furniture polish, replacing a broken screen or battery with a cheap Chinese nockoff. I have watched many YouTube teardown videos where for example a refurbished Apple iPhone purchased direct from Apple was shown to be in terrible condition on inside (water damaged, poor soldering etc).