WHY do people do this??

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Originally Posted by CoogarXR

Another reason that might account for a small percentage- recalls. I had a crock pot that was recalled. They sent a new unit, but they included a prepaid envelope and asked that I mail them the plug off the old one to prove it had been disabled.

Yes, that's a good point. I had a surge protector outlet strip by APC which was recently recalled, and while they didn't require me to send in anything as proof (other than a digital photo of the serial tag), they instructed to destroy it by cutting off the cord.