Currently in a bit of a quandary - the blades that I use most mornings to make delicious, healthy smoothies broke on me, so now the blender does everything except blend.
The good news is the blade insert that goes in the bottom separates out, and can be purchased online for about $15 (plus tax and shipping, or no shipping if I up the orders to $35). The bad news is I can buy a new (used) blender for less at a yard sale or thrift store.
I'm torn how to proceed. Mustacianism is to me an exercise in waste elimination. I can get another blender, but then I'm stuck with a 98% working blender which has no value and will likely be thrown out. Or I can spend a few dollars more, help the environment, and end up with a blender that's older and probably less functional than the $10 one at Salvation Army I passed on.
I guess this is a problem electronics has a whole has experienced since the 90s. I've been keeping an eye open for just the jug/blades from a system where the drive broke, but for the specific jar/motor coupling, I need a certain brand.
How do you reconcile this? What do you do?