Showerthought: A guy in Denver offered me a vintage toaster as payment for fixing his fridge.

I was finishing up a job on a 1990s side-by-side when he brought out this chrome Sunbeam from the 50s, saying it was a 'family heirloom' and worth more than my service call. I took the toaster, it works perfectly, and now I make my breakfast with a piece of appliance history. Has anyone else gotten a truly weird trade instead of cash?

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davis.mia3d ago

Wait he just had a 50s toaster sitting around? I mean that's wild.

james9953d ago

Bro I saw a whole documentary on this! People used to repair stuff back then instead of tossing it. My grandpa had a toaster from like 1962 that worked perfectly until his house got flooded.