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Are there any common household items or products that you think are designed incredibly poorly? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For example, I'm incredibly confused about how you're supposedly to measure liquid laundry detergent with the cap. At least the kind that I have sits on it's side, so if you measure it with the cap it just leaks everywhere and makes a mess.

Or at my parents house they have a bag of captain crunch berries that has a new design, where instead of zipping along the top of the bag like normal, it has a zipper in the front slightly beneath the top. That way when you poor it you can't see what you're doing cuz the bag is in the way. Like what the heck who's idea was that?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I always run into the common problems with my plumbus, no further explanations needed i think.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

As a Roman Legionary. I have multiple plumbata, but one plumbus gives me troubles. I i feel like I can relate

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Most clothes, oddly gendered and sexist and it's fucking weird having different clothes for people who identify differently, like clothes are clothes. Make them for everyone. It's fucking wild.

[–] buzz86us 15 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Yeah women's socks don't make sense to me. They're socks. Why are they gendered?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Freesewing.org tries to do that, but just ends up awkwardly referring to "people with/without breasts" instead.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Why the hell do i have to know which way to put the batteries in at this point ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Batteries have a plus and a minus, the spring is generally the flatter end which is generally negative, they’re designed that way to be stackable, although we could probably come up with a slightly more intuitive design.

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[–] BeatTakeshi 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

No one asked for the spork

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[–] DragonsInARoom 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Reusable bags that have handles longer than the bag itself, literally worse than the plastic bag version which can be handled properly

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Shower curtains

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

I'll mention you can get detergent sheets and they work fine. No more messing with powders or liquids for me.

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