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Recently, we needed a new dishwasher.
The appliance company crew went about removing the old unit, making adjustments in order to install the new unit, then installing the new unit. They provided a quick explanation of the controls.
After the crew left, I realized there was only a single basket for the knives, forks, spoons, etc.
Realization: I should have pulled out the multiple baskets in the old unit! Those baskets might have saved the need to find and buy some after market baskets.
if I hadn’t used them, the retained baskets could have been donated to our local ReStore for Habitat for Humanity.
This idea might apply to other appliances, and perhaps tool kits as well.
When we downsized to a CanDoMinimum we included the cost of replacing every appliance and the washer/dryer and HVAC stack in our budget.
One of our sons collects metal to sell he took the old DW and will get the cash.
Over the years I’ve salvaged wires, motors, and switches from various expired appliances. Sometimes they are reused, other times they are eventually trashed.
When the control board on our 25 year old range went out 6 months before we put our house on the market, I was able to find a replacement on eBay from a person in Oklahoma.
My example for this article is coffee pots! I have broken them before and bought new ones at the thrift store because people were kind enough to donate them when their coffee makers gave out. Chris