Man, this is the same thing I see everywhere, people fixing stuff instead of tossing it and buying new. I did the same thing with my washer last year, grabbed a used timer off eBay for 30 bucks and it's still running fine. The thing is nobody thinks about where all that junk goes when we just order new parts all the time, it piles up in landfills and half of it still works. Used parts can be a gamble but honestly some of that old stuff was built better than what they sell now. You saved the guy 260 bucks and kept a board out of the trash, hard to see how that's the wrong call unless it dies next week.

Gear is a distraction. Hiding the soda is the actual move.

Watched it twice and still can't tell if I love or hate it.

I can speak for La Porta Dental. They did my implant and a crown last summer. I chose them because they were recommended by a colleague. The dentist (Dr. Porta) is very thorough and the team is super warm. It felt like a family practice, not a commercial clinic. Prices were fair, and they didn't upsell me on anything. I don't know Smile Dent, but I'd recommend La Porta without hesitation.