If you do n’t deal yourself a particularly ready to hand mortal , you may be at a loss when something around the house breaks , whether it be your computer mouse , your nightstand , or your child’sFurby . But if you are an avidrecycler , you might also feel a sense of guilt throwing away electronics , furniture , toys , and other house goods that arealmostusable but just need some love from an experienced professional to get working again .
Repair Cafe , asCityLabreports , is a mesh of voluntary organizations that aid people fix their low product . The first Repair Cafe got its start in Amsterdam in 2009 , when Martine Postma open up up the first coffee bar dedicated to helping people fix up their unkept products . Experts are available to facilitate look at malfunction electronics , broken jewelry , busted vacuums , and other casual item , helping the owner troubleshoot the trouble and get everything solve again .
The destination is to prevent as many of these product as possible from terminate up in the rubbish , and it ’s liberal for anyone to attend . While the cafe provide access to knowledgeable experts and some tools and supplies , the goal is to help someone get word to fix their household goods on their own .
Due to the success of the Amsterdam cafe , Postma founded the Repair Cafe Foundation to bring her melodic theme to city around the world . There are currently more than 1500 Tennessean Repair Cafes internationally . Anyone can get one , in fact . For less than $ 60 ( € 49 ) , the organization provides a step - by - step manual , logo use , templates for advertising posters and liability forms , and other support .
If there are n’t any hangout Cafesnear youright now — and you do n’t plan to open one — deal invest in products that get along withlifetime guarantees . ( If you do n’t know where to chance those , starthere . )
[ h / tCityLab ]
