There is nothing wrong with buying a refurbished device. There is no "stigma" attached to it. In fact, in most cases a refurb is a better AND safer deal. Allow me to explain.
When anything is sold as new, what do you think happens when that thing is returned to the store/seller, for ANY reason? Reasons can range from "it did not work at all" to "it had a scratch" to "I changed my mind".
At that point, it can no longer be sold again as "new". So, it gets shippped back to the manufacturer or, in many cases, to a manufacturer-approved "refurb facility". This is a place that has access to original parts, and can fix any issues that the device has. The devices get tested/fixed into "good as new" condition. They are then sold as refurbished because, again, they cannot be sold as new.
I have bought lots of stuff as refurbished. Tablets, phones, laptops, radios, etc. All kinds of stuff. Never had any problems with any of them. The reason is that, unlike new stuff, every refurb device has been tested. Many things sold as refurbished were just returns where the original buyer either did not know how to use it or they just had "buyer's remorse"'. Or it had a bad gizmo or a loose connection or whatever and did not work, but that issue has been fixed.
With things like phones, where everyone returns a phone to their carrier every 2 years, these get new batteries/screens/cases/whatever to again be "good as new ". This is where you can get a really good deal on a previous model.
What all of this means is this. Do not be afraid of refurbs. In fact, seek them out. You will get a good-as-new device at a deep discount.