With toasters only lasting six to eight years on average, a burnt-out appliance is an experience all of us are bound to have at one point or another. What we don't all share, however, is a creative ...

A white toaster illegally dumped on the side of the road near trees - planas1.4/Shutterstock Got a toaster that's just not toasting anymore? Whether it had a nice long run of browning bread or fritzed ...

A few weeks ago my wife and I discovered our toaster was no longer toasting well. I realized that the elements were not working to their full capacity and the toast was coming out half toasted. I ...

"Wish-cyclers" are donating millions of pounds of broken goods and trash to Goodwill. Goodwill Doesn't Want Your Broken Toaster Cars begin lining up outside the Goodwill donation center in Seabrook, N ...

The Makerbar, Hoboken’s Hackerspace, was in desperate need of a reflow oven. Hurricane Sandy did a number on a whole bunch of household appliances, so when [Kush] saw a neighbor throw out a broken ...

People lined up at a dozen tables, hoping that their beloved but broken toasters, cameras, iPods, jewelry and more could be fixed and given new life. “It’s fantastic,” said Joanne McCrea of Salem, who ...

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