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I’m hoping this stays light hearted…
What are the badly designed or just annoying little things that frustrate you frequently? We’re not talking that cheap £5 kettle you bought that burns you, but stuff with lazy design.
For me it’s our Microwave. When I put something in with a handle on it (mug, jug etc.) I’d expect the handle to be back in the same position after 1 minute bit it’s not.
Surely that would just be nice design, match the rotation speed of the turntable to 10s of use perhaps.
Or perhaps it’s been a long week and I’m over thinking things!
- John |
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over a year ago
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I’d like fuel gauges in cars to be accurate.
It really pisses me off when it reads 0 miles and It’s still driving along.
I want it to stop at 0.
Then maybe my wife might put some fucking fuel in it for a change. |
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The cold drinks vending machines that won't give you your change till you've taken the bottle out of the delivery chute.
I want to put my change in my purse and my purse in my handbag first. But, no. Instead I have to scoop coins out whilst holding a purse AND a drink.
Infuriating! |
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over a year ago
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Tin foil . If it doesn’t open first time then it’s a mess that just gets binned . I can never tell which way I’m supposed to pull the wee sticker .
I could go on about many others as I’m bored ….. |
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over a year ago
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"The way any sort of wet wipes are folded in packets. You pull one out and 5 come out with it."
Omg yes!! Another that drives me nuts , well not so much now! As no more poonami’s for me thankfully 
But just why?! Do they not test how to remove product from packaging!!
 
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"The way any sort of wet wipes are folded in packets. You pull one out and 5 come out with it.
Or, you try to grab one with your nails and just rip little bits off.
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Yes!! So annoying! |
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over a year ago
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Paint tins ! Is it beyond ingenuity to design one that pours cleanly with a lid that's easy to reseal and re-open. How much paint is thrown away because pots not sealed well after use ? |
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"I’m hoping this stays light hearted…
What are the badly designed or just annoying little things that frustrate you frequently? We’re not talking that cheap £5 kettle you bought that burns you, but stuff with lazy design.
For me it’s our Microwave. When I put something in with a handle on it (mug, jug etc.) I’d expect the handle to be back in the same position after 1 minute bit it’s not.
Surely that would just be nice design, match the rotation speed of the turntable to 10s of use perhaps.
Or perhaps it’s been a long week and I’m over thinking things!
- John"
Experiment you will get closer |
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"Paint tins ! Is it beyond ingenuity to design one that pours cleanly with a lid that's easy to reseal and re-open. How much paint is thrown away because pots not sealed well after use ?"
B and q do them |
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Experiment you will get closer "
Unfortunately our Microwave only accepts inputs in minute graduations. That’s also annoying as quite often I have to hover and stop it early.
This just sounds like we need a new Microwave now though…
Loving others comments too and agree with most. This is how I hoped this thread would go! |
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over a year ago
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Condoms - they ought to have a word or design on the teat so you can tell which way it's supposed to unroll.
I'll be presenting this idea on Dragon's Den soon... |
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By *DW1983Man
over a year ago
Aberdeen, Leeds, Sheffield |
Great thread, there's so much bad design out there that could so easily have been better/right.
As a nation of tea-drinkers it always amazes me that wI go in so many cafés and restaurants to find teapots and milk jugs that are impossible to pour from without the contents dribbling everywhere. |
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over a year ago
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USB connectors, so bloody small I can't see upside from downside.
Historically, 13 amp plugs, you youngsters won't understand but when you bought something electrical years ago it virtually never came with a fitted plug and they are a b*stard to fit, ask your dad! |
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"Condoms - they ought to have a word or design on the teat so you can tell which way it's supposed to unroll.
I'll be presenting this idea on Dragon's Den soon..."
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"USB connectors, so bloody small I can't see upside from downside.
Historically, 13 amp plugs, you youngsters won't understand but when you bought something electrical years ago it virtually never came with a fitted plug and they are a b*stard to fit, ask your dad! "
You think an old plug was hard to fit ? |
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"USB connectors, so bloody small I can't see upside from downside.
Historically, 13 amp plugs, you youngsters won't understand but when you bought something electrical years ago it virtually never came with a fitted plug and they are a b*stard to fit, ask your dad!
You think an old plug was hard to fit ? "
I dread to ask! |
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"I’m hoping this stays light hearted…
What are the badly designed or just annoying little things that frustrate you frequently? We’re not talking that cheap £5 kettle you bought that burns you, but stuff with lazy design.
For me it’s our Microwave. When I put something in with a handle on it (mug, jug etc.) I’d expect the handle to be back in the same position after 1 minute bit it’s not.
Surely that would just be nice design, match the rotation speed of the turntable to 10s of use perhaps.
Or perhaps it’s been a long week and I’m over thinking things!
- John"
Back in the late 90's Sanyo made microwaves with "boomerang" turntables.
It would finish the cooking then keep turning so whatever you put in was back to the original position.
This was back when microwaves were £100's of pounds now you can get one free with a microwave pizza the cool stuff has had to go. |
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The so called wheelchair accessible room I'm currently staying in. The bathroom doorway is too narrow for the wheelchair. The kitchenette has no space for your knees under the worktop and it's full height. The plates, cups and cutlery (including tea spoons) were in a cupboard above the sink (which is well out of reach) and there's an immensely deep pile rug obstructing the way into the kitchenette bit. Oh and it's just two twin beds shoved together (we paid for a "large double") so we're separated by the Mariana Trench between us.
Happy anniversary! |
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"Tin foil . If it doesn’t open first time then it’s a mess that just gets binned . I can never tell which way I’m supposed to pull the wee sticker .
I could go on about many others as I’m bored ….."
But its so entertaining to watch. Clingfilm is even funnier. I've watched a man get so frustrated with it that some very rude words came out of his mouth. |
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Cling film.
You unwrap cling film from something, cut a chunk off it. Now try to wrap item again, the cling film will never be enough to fully wrap it.
Don't get me started on getting it off the bloody roll. |
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Plastic film lids on food dishes where the instructions state "remove outer cardboard sleeve & peel off film" & then the f**king film either won't come off at all or tears into shreds & you end up trying to pull off bits everywhere from the tray. How hard can it be to use an adhesive that matches the text on the packet? Wankers! |
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"Everything is badly designed when you're tall and heavy. Sinks and worktops being too low are personal hatred of mine. "
Oh, so much. Welcome to my world. Everything is designed for a 5' 9" white bloke. |
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over a year ago
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Child proof lock on those washing pods like Bold all in one!
I’m no child and I can’t get in them! Always end up getting really mad trying to get in them and end up cracking the plastic to break the god damn lock |
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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago
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My car has sports seats and these have a hard plastic back/side panels. If theres nobody sitting in the passenger seat the metal safety belt buckle thingy rattles against this platic, drives me mad! I would thought ze germans would have not allowed zis to happen !!  |
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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago
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Cellotape/Sellotape that breaks after you pick the length whilst using the other hand to hold the wrapping paper.
It does not matter whether it's a well known brand or a cheap brand.
In the end I have to take a pen knife to it! |
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I buy a particular brand of porridge oats, they used to have the opening at the top, that worked perfectly fine, but for some reason they had to change it and out it is now on the side of the box, now the oats go everywhere. Surely the only job of the opening is so that the oats go in the bowl no fuss, I mean surely they tested this, or thought fuck it stick it on the side mate, it looks better!
‘Does it work better than it does on the top ?‘Fuck knows’ ‘
Should we test it ?’
‘Nah, it should be fine!’ ‘
Right oh, start making 4 billion untested boxes!’ |
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Kettles.
More specifically, kettles that can’t pour the water out without dribbling water everywhere..!
Stop designing kettles to be trendy. They just need to be able to boil water and get the boiled water into a cup..!
Grrrrrr |
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"Child proof lock on those washing pods like Bold all in one!
I’m no child and I can’t get in them! Always end up getting really mad trying to get in them and end up cracking the plastic to break the god damn lock "
I have to get my kids to open them. They can open it easily  |
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"Don't eat it much anymore, but anything that you use a key and wind like corned beef tins.. Even if you manage to open without incident, the meat doesn't come out easy... What is with that design "
Me neither but when I did I'd use a tin opener, worse cuts I've ever had have been from corn beef tins |
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"I’d like fuel gauges in cars to be accurate.
It really pisses me off when it reads 0 miles and It’s still driving along.
I want it to stop at 0.
Then maybe my wife might put some fucking fuel in it for a change."
this proper made me laugh |
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"Child proof lock on those washing pods like Bold all in one!
I’m no child and I can’t get in them! Always end up getting really mad trying to get in them and end up cracking the plastic to break the god damn lock
I have to get my kids to open them. They can open it easily "
I’ll have to borrow someone’s kids |
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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago
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"Everything is badly designed when you're tall and heavy. Sinks and worktops being too low are personal hatred of mine. "
Mine would be everything is too high kitchen cupboards that I need to get a stool to stand on to reach anything especially at the back.  |
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"USB connectors, so bloody small I can't see upside from downside.
Historically, 13 amp plugs, you youngsters won't understand but when you bought something electrical years ago it virtually never came with a fitted plug and they are a b*stard to fit, ask your dad! "
or your mum...... ive always fitted my own |
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"I’m hoping this stays light hearted…
What are the badly designed or just annoying little things that frustrate you frequently? We’re not talking that cheap £5 kettle you bought that burns you, but stuff with lazy design.
For me it’s our Microwave. When I put something in with a handle on it (mug, jug etc.) I’d expect the handle to be back in the same position after 1 minute bit it’s not.
Surely that would just be nice design, match the rotation speed of the turntable to 10s of use perhaps.
Or perhaps it’s been a long week and I’m over thinking things!
- John
Experiment you will get closer "
You could always time a complete rotation and use units of time based on that rather than seconds! |
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"USB connectors, so bloody small I can't see upside from downside.
Historically, 13 amp plugs, you youngsters won't understand but when you bought something electrical years ago it virtually never came with a fitted plug and they are a b*stard to fit, ask your dad!
or your mum...... ive always fitted my own"
...Using a butter knife from the cutlery drawer and scissors to trim back the wire ends. |
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Toilets...... almost every aspect of them.
They don't encourage a natural shitting position and make shitting more difficult for the hard of shitting.
They leave rings on the legs n arse.
They are cold in the winter.
The flush systems are useless.
They take ages to re fill and most number 2's need a re flush.
They make a noise like underground trains in the deep dark night when you are trying to get back to sleep post pee.
I want one that does a wash cut n blow afterwards. |
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"USB connectors, so bloody small I can't see upside from downside.
Historically, 13 amp plugs, you youngsters won't understand but when you bought something electrical years ago it virtually never came with a fitted plug and they are a b*stard to fit, ask your dad!
or your mum...... ive always fitted my own...Using a butter knife from the cutlery drawer and scissors to trim back the wire ends."
Posh. I was a stanley knife to pare the wires and a butter knife to get the screws out |
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"Plastic film lids on food dishes where the instructions state "remove outer cardboard sleeve & peel off film" & then the f**king film either won't come off at all or tears into shreds & you end up trying to pull off bits everywhere from the tray. How hard can it be to use an adhesive that matches the text on the packet? Wankers!"
I have to say, I'm in full agreement with this one. Also packs of cold meat, They always overlap the meat slices from the opposite end of the opening down, so you can't just grab 2 or 3 slices from that end, you have to take them out one by one. |
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The plasticky foil seal with the ridiculously fragile tab that always breaks off as soon as you unscrew the bottle top on milk cartons and ketchup bottles so you have to us a knife or other stabbing thing to remove it |
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"Toilets...... almost every aspect of them.
They don't encourage a natural shitting position and make shitting more difficult for the hard of shitting.
They leave rings on the legs n arse.
They are cold in the winter.
The flush systems are useless.
They take ages to re fill and most number 2's need a re flush.
They make a noise like underground trains in the deep dark night when you are trying to get back to sleep post pee.
I want one that does a wash cut n blow afterwards. "
Granny Crumpet thank god you don’t have a Japanese toilet that shoots water up your bum and then plays you a tune whilst it does it
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