Save The Small Appliances!

The thing that angered me most about the broken hairdryer of ’09 was not having to replace it, but having to dispose of it.

For the last year, I’ve been careful when making purchases. I want to invest my money in things that won’t be seeing a landfill for a long time. If you take this attitude when shopping, you will be on your own Spending Moratorium without even realizing it!

While helping the Boyfriend move earlier this month, I definitely was a control freak about what went into the trash bag as opposed to the donation bag. He even took some time out of his busy study schedule to repair his vacuum instead of throwing it in the trash. He was successful!

As for the hair dryer, Lord Google led me to this post which had a link to this tutorial on repairing it yourself. I tried, but I couldn’t get the second screw that held the case together out. Now I need to discreetly dispose of the deceased appliance without my roommate’s knowledge. I enjoy avoiding confrontation as much as I enjoy saving the environment.