Broken speaker? Finicky zipper? Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it - AP News
1 of 4 | Electronic repair coach Dan Casey and his mother Diane Casey work on a sound-mixing device at a Repair Café in New Paltz, N.Y., May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Weissenstein) 2 of 4 | Bob Morton, a former IBM electrical engineer, right, repairs a 1930s-era Hammond clock for Paula Weinstein, at a Repair Café in New Paltz, N.Y., May 23, 2026.