[crazygringo]

I did that the other day but for a warranty replacement. The company wants to make sure you're not getting a free second item but also don't want to pay for return shipping so they require a photo of the item that includes the serial number and the snipped cord visible so they know it's non-operational.

I've done this in the past few years for a broken fan, blender, immersion circulator, vacuum, wireless charging pad, and probably some other items I'm forgetting. (For whatever reason, I tend to be lucky that things tend to break slightly before the warranty is up.)

Are you sure that's not it? Why are you even assuming the items are functional? Most broken items still look fine, they just don't work properly.

[stevage]

>Are you sure that's not it?

Well, I'm not certain, but there are plenty of comments about it in local hard rubbish groups.

>Why are you even assuming the items are functional?

Obviously I can't know for sure, but I have seen cases where someone has put out a fridge with a note saying "Free - it works! :)" and...cord is cut. etc.