Why should I care?Tech products are among our most expensive household purchases, and their prices keep climbing. Not long ago, the price of a high-end smartphone was $650. Today, new Apple and Samsung phones start at $700 and $800.The average household would save $330 a year if it repaired products rather than replaced them, which adds up to $40 billion nationwide, according to a study by the U.S. Public Interest Group.By prolonging the life of your gadgets, you would also put more use into the energy, metals, plastics and human labor invested in creating the product.Why don’t more people …
