Want to Maintain Your Tan This Winter? Buy Used Tanning Beds

Home Tanning Beds

Everyone loves a good tan. Tanned skin looks healthy, and is often an indicator of an outdoors lifestyle, which many people find very attractive. With tanned skin being in such high demand, but not everyone having access to a beach (or wanting the tan, without the actual outdoors lifestyle), there is a market for indoor tanning beds. These beds are traditionally owned by salons - you turn up and pay a fee to lie down in a tanning bed. Many people have never thought of it, but you can actually buy these beds to be used at home. Your own personal home tanning bed has its advantages, such as the ability to avoid tan lines for those who dont like revealing too much at the beach.

Buy a Used Tanning Bed

A new tanning bed costs upwards of $2000 - a hefty price to pay for something that could potentially give you skin cancer, or be used for one season then left in the garage to rust. So a cheaper option could be to buy a second (or fifth) hand, used bed. These will cost, depending on the condition and age, somewhere in the hundreds of dollars range rather than thousands. The first place to look should be your local tanning salon. Other than this you could put an ad in your local newspaper or use craigslist.

Weigh Up The Pros and Cons of Before Buying

You of course need to make sure the bed is fully funtional before buying it. The most costly mistake you can make is to buy a bed with a broken timer. It is very easy to nod off when lying in one of those things - the last thing you want is to fall asleep and the powerful UV emitting tanning bed bulbs don't switch off. And if the actual bulbs are broken, they can be expensive to replace, not to mention difficult to find.

The most obvious pro of a used tanning bed is that they are much cheaper than the expensive new ones. The cons are the risk that there are broken parts, or some parts are in poor condition and will need replacing soon, thereby making the bed cost a lot more than just the purchase price. Needless to say, you should properly understand the various benefits and pitfalls of purchasing and using your own home tanning bed before buying one, regardless of whether it's new or used.