And that was the problem – with all the technician visits, it seems Best Buy had already exceeded the price of the microwave.

Microwave oven design and manufacturing have been optimized to the point where the once-expensive appliances are now nearly disposable. Despite the economics, though, some people can’t resist fixing ...

Whirlpool Corporation is slowly repairing its microwave-range hood combinations which it recalled last October. More than 38,000 units were sold in Canada. Customers had been told to stop using them ...