"From what I've seen, it's really common (and possibly expected) to buy all new appliances when moving into a new home. It's part of setting up house. (Do not quote me! My sample size is tiny!)"

Wow, that's fascinating and not something I've ever heard of before, and hey, I'm happy for the people who have the money to do that. xD

The brooms and mops are very logical tho, and definitely what I've done too - I've never heard of the superstition, but packing up things that are always slightly dirty is just like, nah, I don't really need this. :P

(And UGH search engines just not working worth a damn anymore. *pokes them with a stick*)