Thrifting includes many unique niches such as spotting a vintage KitchenAid stand mixer. Here's what you need to look for before you celebrate and buy one.

There is a robust network of authorized KitchenAid repair technicians who can repair your stand mixer if something breaks. The machines are designed so that inexpensive gears fail before the core part ...

Zach Dinicola stands in the entrance of Mr. Mixer, the five-person KitchenAid mixer repair business he operates out of Augusta, Kansas. The mixers behind him are all used and repaired. Zach Dinicola's ...

Zach Dinicola operates Mr. Mixer, a five-person KitchenAid mixer repair business, out of Augusta. Here he stands in the entrance to his repair shop. The mixers behind him are all used and repaired.