Busted

I put two items on the footpath for Hard Rubbish Collection this morning. One was a TV with a sign on the screen saying "TV works. Please take" and the other was a microwave with the word "BUSTED" written on the top. The TV was picked up after about 3 minutes by a guy who trawled our street with a shopping trolley most of the morning. The microwave is still there but I did have a knock on the door tonight asking if the microwave was working. I should've chosen more culturally sensitive language to describe the functioning status of the appliance in the first place.