Question: I’m trying to replace an electrical outlet. As I tried to unscrew the screws holding the outlet to the box, the heads broke off; one is basically flush while the other has a little bit of the shaft still visible.
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How can I attach the new receptacle to the box? I don’t feel confident enough to try to drill out the old screws. I’m not sure what to do.

Answer: 
If you're looking for a solution that doesn't involve replacing the box, using pliers or a vice grip will work for the bottom screw, as mentioned in other answers.

For the top one, you could try digging out a bit of the plastic around the screw with a utility knife, in order to give enough space to grab the screw shaft with vice grips or pliers, and remove it that way. As long as you don't dig away too much of the plastic, a new screw should still hold.
The tool you need is called a [screw extractor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw_extractor). If you have a 1/16 or 1/32 bit, the extractor works even better if you can drill a tiny pilot hole in the broken screw before using the extractor.