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Have some old electronics around the house? You might be able to turn those into free groceries.

Big-box wholesaler Costco offers an electronics trade-in program where you can send your old devices and get a store gift card in return. The best part is that you don't even have to be a Costco member to participate.

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A third-party service called Phobio handles Costco's electronics trade-in program. After heading to the trade-in site , choose your device type and model from a list. The site will ask you questions like whether the device powers on, works, and is in good physical condition. Phobio will make an offer based on your answers.

The program takes a wide variety of devices, even those nearly a decade old. General prices are:

Almost all of these prices are higher than they were last year, so even if your device isn't in perfect condition, it may still be worth trying. It appears to be sporadic which devices the trade-in program accepts, but I was able to see offers for devices as old as the iPhone 11 series and the Google Pixel 6 series.