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The "Right to Repair" Movement Has a Point, but Consumers Should Read the Warranty Fine Print First
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (1075+ words) PUBLISHED ON June 15, 2026 DEARBORN, Mich. (THE CONVERSATION) The "right to repair" movement is gaining steam as consumers push corporations to offer them more freedom to fix products " from cars to dishwashers to toys. In April 2026, farm equipment maker Deere & Co....
Why India needs to legitimise "Repair" as a consumer right
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (529+ words) These are common frustrations faced by consumers across electronics, household appliances and other consumer durables. They are not isolated incidents but symptoms of a larger systemic problem. Yet, in the absence of a robust repair framework or legislation, many companies…...
Broken speaker? Finicky zipper? Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it
1+ week, 2+ day ago (769+ words) NEW PALTZ, N. Y. - On a drizzly Saturday morning late last month, the basement of New Paltz United Methodist Church filled with old lamps, blunt knives, malfunctioning sound mixers and balky zippers. About a dozen volunteers welcomed the broken goods and their…...
How Repair Cafes turn broken stuff into a global anticonsumerist community
1+ week, 3+ day ago (779+ words) On a drizzly Saturday morning late last month, the basement of the New Paltz United Methodist Church filled with old lamps, blunt knives, malfunctioning sound mixers and balky zippers. About a dozen volunteers welcomed the broken goods and their owners…...
Broken speaker? Finicky zipper? Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it
1+ week, 3+ day ago (753+ words) About a dozen volunteers welcomed the broken goods and their owners to a worldwide movement that's evangelizing new relationships between people and their things. After starting in the Netherlands with a single event in 2009, Repair Cafe has grown into a…...
Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it
1+ week, 4+ day ago (760+ words) About a dozen volunteers welcomed the broken goods and their owners to a worldwide movement that's evangelizing new relationships between people and their things. After starting in the Netherlands with a single event in 2009, Repair Cafe has grown into a…...
Broken speaker? Finicky zipper? Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (764+ words) NEW PALTZ, N. Y. " On a drizzly Saturday morning late last month, the basement of the New Paltz United Methodist Church filled with old lamps, blunt knives, malfunctioning sound mixers, and balky zippers. About a dozen volunteers welcomed the broken goods and…...
Repair cafes gain momentum as consumers push back against throwaway culture
1+ week, 5+ day ago (20+ words) Join the global Repair Cafe movement'learn to fix household items, save money, cut waste, and support right to repair....
Why "Vinted Math" shows the circular economy is shaping everyday shopping
3+ week, 1+ day ago (775+ words) Join our growing army of changemakers and get access to our free content Register now "Login " Consumers are rethinking value, beyond the upfront price At Vinted, we are calling this structural shift "Vinted Math: a growing consumer mindset where people…...
Viru Keskus offers to fund revamp of 'embarrassingly outdated post-Soviet' street
3+ week, 1+ day ago (562+ words) A central Tallinn mall has proposed bearing the brunt of renovating a nearby stretch of sidewalk the mall's CEO has said is in dire need of improvement. The sidewalk runs east-west, to the south of the mall itself and across…...