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Ever had a moment where you looked at a product and thought, "What were they thinking?" You're not alone. We believe that we've all come across things that seem so poorly designed that you can't help but wonder if the people behind them ever gave their creations a test run.

While many of us have encountered products that leave us scratching our heads, wondering if anyone on the design team actually tried using them, it's a sentiment shared by countless. This issue caught the attention of Reddit user u/Stay-Thirsty, who posed an intriguing question on r/AskReddit: “What product was so poorly designed that you suspect the team that made it never used the product?” People from all over the internet began sharing their stories of design mistakes, and the frustration flowed in like a flood.

Keep reading to discover the wild responses that rolled in. We’ve also reached out to Chris Wilson, a product design expert, to get his take on some of the biggest design errors. Scroll down to read the whole interview!

#1

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Any sites with lots of text and ads in between. Scroll down, start reading, then the ad loads and your article shifts down a few inches. Go to click a link but suddenly the ad loads and you click that.

One of the biggest reasons I switched from iPhone to Android was so that I could use ad blockers on Firefox.

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#2

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Pockets on women’s clothing.

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Blyss Blyssylb
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pockets on Women's clothing...What Pockets? Oh This? No, This is designed to only Look like I have pockets. These don't actually open so they can't be used as pockets...

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#3

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Any stove or car with touch screens instead of knobs and buttons.

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Sand Ers
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Touch screens. Period. Touch screens are a s**t UI in any context, and they have no business at all being installed in an unstable environment like a moving vehicle.

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Chris Wilson shared that he studied Product/Industrial Design as an undergraduate in London. “The university had excellent links with industry and the degree course centered heavily around real-life clients, from well-known companies and brands, setting genuine briefs.  There was always a real chance that what we were presenting to our clients may actually make it to production.”

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#4

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Baby wipes.

Hey, you know when a good time to struggle with opening a package that says it has perforations but really doesn't?

You want one? Here's a chunk of 20.

You want a bunch? Here's a tiny ripped corner.

You have 10 left on a trip and need to conserve? Too bad mother f****r, here's the rest of the pack. Get your tired a*s to CVS.

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Arnaud
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You still had half of the wipes in the box? Look, my top cap popped open and everything is dry inside.

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#5

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Faucets that are so short that you can't fit both hands under them without touching the back of the sink. It's so infuriating how common this is. I have to contort my hands to use them.

Bonus: faucets (most common in public parks and such) that are push activated and last only one or two seconds. Clearly not designed for proper hand washing.

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Snorky The Pig
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What about sinks so tiny that you can't wash your face without causing a biblical deluge on your countertop???

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#6

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Any device that typically belongs in a bedroom that has an always on LED. I don’t need to see the LED at all times when I am sleeping.

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Vinny DaPooh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you don't have those lights how else am I going to be able to watch you sleep???

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Design plays a crucial role in our everyday lives, from the products we use to the spaces we call home and work. However, it's not always perfect, and even the most experienced designers can stumble upon design flaws. We were curious to hear about some of the most common design flaws Chris has come across in his career. “The flaw I see most regularly, and maybe it’s something I just can’t unsee anymore, is any feature that suggests it’s the work of a self-indulgent designer,” Chris told us. “When a product stands out from the crowd because of features that are of little benefit to the user, I’m left asking myself why they’re there at all. Some designers like to throw everything into their designs – but why? Usually, the answer is more about themselves than the client or end user.”

#7

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Those sliding shower doors with an overlapping section that is impossible to clean without taking the whole door off.

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#8

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread All of the «tear here» markings on coffee packs, juice cartons, etc., mark the strongest/most tear resistant part of the package.

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#9

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Cereal bags - why are they not zip lock yet?!?!

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Francois
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just fold it, or use a clip or elastic band. No need for even more plastic.

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In the world of design, creating a product that works well and looks great is a true art form. But what are the most important factors that make a product well-designed? According to Chris, it’s simplicity. “Successful designs are those which are simple to manufacture, to understand and use, and to maintain. They have a minimal impact on the environment, in manufacture, in use, and beyond. A well-designed product makes someone’s life a little easier, without being at the expense of someone else. It may be a little cliché, but I always consider the key to be subtraction, rather than addition. Find ways to make your design more simple.”

#10

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Facebook. Used to be cool but now its 15 ads in a row and a rant from my friends friend from 3 weeks ago i already read a hundred times

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#11

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Womens underwear. The part that is supposed to get dirty is never far enough forward to catch what its supposed to catch. 

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Vervelende Panda
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have no idea what they're talking about. Have been an underwear wearing woman all my life.

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#12

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread My dishwasher beeps several times loudly when the cycle is done. Loudly enough that you can hear it outside the house. If you don't open the door, it will beep again 45 minutes later, and every 45 minutes forever until you do so. There is no way to silence this feature or reduce the volume.

Apparently there's no such thing as starting the dishwasher at night and then going to bed in these designer's minds...

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When it comes to designing a new product, finding the right balance between looks, practicality, and ease of use can be a real challenge. Chris shared that it is always a careful mix. He emphasizes that design is often about finding a compromise. “I would put the needs of my client or end-user first and work closely with them to ensure that my ideas and their needs were in alignment. The successful designer will find ways to create an equilibrium.  Equilibrium doesn’t have to consist of equally sized parts for balance to be achieved.”

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#14

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread I had an automatic litter box that was fine for pee but the motor was way too weak to scoop poop and regularly got stuck. Also, poop tended to stick to the tines and make a big mess. I called the (small) company. The rep told me that the box design was tested using water and was never tested in a real life situation with real cats as no one there had a cat. She didn't understand why this was a problem.

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#15

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Toys that only have one volume: EXTREMELY LOUD!!!!

Whoever makes these does not have kids of their own.

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Arnaud
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My two sons had a few toys like this. One of them was a "sleeping box", the thing you put on the bedside table to make sounds and lights to help the kid fall asleep. One volume setting, yelling. This was deliciously ironic. I just soldered a resistor on one of the speaker wires and the problem was gone. Maybe I should create a "quiet module" with a variable resistor and two screw type terminals so everybody can do this without a soldering iron?

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If you’re an aspiring product designer, Chris has some advice for you to avoid common design pitfalls and create more user-friendly products. “Understand the needs of your client and/or end user. Recognize and ensure that the focus is squarely upon them and their needs, not on producing work for your portfolio. Be noticed for your ability to answer the brief and become recognized for the skillful simplicity of your designs.”

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To learn more about product design, check out Chris’s work on Instagram and YouTube! You can also support him at buymeacoffee.com!

#16

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread The word "latinx" as a gender-neutral way to refer to Latinos.

Whoever came up with that nonsense had never even taken a Spanish 101 course. "Latinx" is simply unpronounceable in Spanish - even a 5yo speaker would know that - and the real gender neutral word would be "latine", but even that is very rarely used

Edit: stupid spelling

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Vinny DaPooh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've yet to meet anyone of Latin American descent that uses latinx. Or even likes it. I've met plenty of virtue signaling Karen's that adore it though. Spanish (like other Romance languages) has a gender for everything including people. Don't like the one you were born with? Let me know and I'll use the other one for you. And yes, I'm of Spanish heritage.

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#17

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Sanitary pads

Especially ones advertised as "zero bunching" - they most certainly do bunch. They will go straight up your bum crack. They can only have been designed by someone who doesn't use them to have made that claim

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R Adams
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ones that claim you can do allsorts and they don't move. I can walk out of the bathroom and it's already shifted.

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#18

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Pots with handles which get burning hot when you heat the pot.

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Ian Milne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s not a bad design. They’re designed so that they can also be put in an oven as well as the stove top.

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#19

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Software drivers for basically any HP printer made in the last three decades

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Hello, Hal. I'd print this for you but I'm sensing you bought the purple printer cartridge on eBay."

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#20

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Okay, bear with me here... all these grocery items in plastic that have a ziploc closer as well.

The idea is great! Open, use, reseal.

But in my experience (and I'm not exactly old and weak) these don't work as planned. Frequently they have the perforated section you can rip off, supposedly to allow access to the ziploc portion. Many times there's glue holding pieces together and the perforated section never seems to extend past that.

Even when not glued, the ziploc is apparently held together by the weak nuclear force and will NOT come apart. There's never enough plastic to pull on, and when there is it's approximately as strong as wet tissue paper. So it just rips.

IMHO the worst offenders are deli meats, but it's been tortillas and more that have flummoxed me. Far too often I just take scissors to the package and then 'seal' it later with a clothes pin.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And when you do get it open, after pouring out some content you can't close it back up because there's gunk in the zip

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#21

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread If you’re short and left handed, pretty much everything. Scissors. Grocery aisles. Kitchen cabinets. Pants. knives and forks. Over-the-stove microwave ovens. There is no end …

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#22

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Kids bubbles where the container is a test tube with a rounded bottom so it can never be set down unless the cap is on

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Blyss Blyssylb
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah! WTF is that about? Oh, right...dso the liquid leaks out and you have to buy more! 😡🤬

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#23

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread The trunk wont open on some Chevrolet cars if the battery is dead. There is no key hole, or physical release cable.

The battery is in the trunk.

You can jump it from contacts under the hood, sure, but that’s such an odd design choice to me.

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Boris Long-Johnson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

RHD Skoda Octavia mk3 - the backup key hole is in the opposite door to the bonnet release. The bonnet release that you need if your battery goes flat but for security reasons is blocked by the deadlocked door! Skodas actual procedure is to snap the handle off, use pliers and then buy a new handle from Skoda!

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#24

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Literally just printers in general. I’d be amazed if anyone here said they’ve had a printer thats always just cooperated and printed with no hassle. It’s always “no” ink, or can’t connect to printer, a jam, a power issue, simply not doing anything, etc.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Laser printer ftw! Prints around 1700 pages before needing a toner cartridge costing ~$50.

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#25

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread The newly-built ladies toilets in our office building which had no space for the sanitary products bins. The bins ended up awkwardly shoved into the too-small gap with the net result of making the actual toilets too narrow to sit on. Fully expect those dimensions were drawn and approved by someone who had no use for the bins or didn’t even know they were present in every toilet.

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#26

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Dyson vacuum cleaners. They may be great if you live in a pristine, lovely house - but when it's an old house and you add 4 cats, a dog and 2 children it's a useless piece of c**p where the cleaning head needs to be de-clogged every 10 minutes. And you almost need to be an engineer to disassemble, clean and reassemble it. I hate that f*****g piece of trash and am very, very sorry that I sold my reliable old Hoover. I am positive that Dyson and whoever else was involved in creating this masterpiece has never actually had to clean a house. Sucking up pieces of styrofoam at the testing clinics is not a real world example.

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Boris Long-Johnson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You want a Henry! I refuse to buy dyson as mr dyson is a massive brexit supporting prick.

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#27

Some road intersections make me wonder if the engineers have actually ever driven a vehicle.

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Billy Harrelson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like the classic cloverleaf interchange. Sure it looks cool from the air, but I guess they never thought of people trying to merge off of one ramp while others are trying to merge on to another. I hate them. I spend more time making sure someone's not zipping down the ramp at 70+ mph so I can merge over in the 20 feet I have before I have to slow down.

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#28

The Apple Mac chargeable cordless mouse. Cos you can't use it while it's charging. Dumbasses

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Sebastián Rodríguez
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whoever designed that is a genius: they force their costumers to buy two products instead of one. The dumbasses are the ones who buy it and keep calling it "innovation" while getting scammed.

Bunzilla
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only things I get wireless are headphones. Wireless mice and keyboards will almost guaranteed run out of battery at the most inconvenient time. Wired mice and keyboard are just more reliable. Nothing against anyone who likes them, just my personal preference.

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Hans Georg
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the charging port was at least on the front side and not at the bottom. Design over function.

Matthews
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aesthetics above all. That pretty much describes most of the Jony Ive era of Apple products, especially the butterfly keyboard fiasco.

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Mart Se
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Scamming people into buying useless good-looking c**p is the main idea behind apple

Nikki Sevven
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think wireless mice and keyboards are stupid in general. The only place I'm using these products is right next to my computer. Why TF do they need to be wireless when the place to plug them in is right bloody there?

ginshun
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I watch movies on our iMac from across the room and use the mouse as a remote. So there are some uses for it. In general I tend to agree though.

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Kate Fowler
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or the apple monitor without a stand that was hailed as missed opportunity to "frame the computer screen as $1,000 off for professional users who already own a stand."

ginshun
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While I agree with the OP in as much as this is a really stupid design, we have this mouse and the battery lasts for months of daily use between charges, and it tells you on the computer how much battery is left. In actual practice, this is a very minor inconvenience.

Verena
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unless the mouse is needed 24/7, there should be enough time per day to let it sleep in the charger, maybe?

UncleJon_TheMadScientist
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hell ANYTHING APPLE... over-priced proprietary junk that doesn't play well with others

Space Yeti
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I absolutely love the feel and touch features it has (I don’t own one but I use them on occasion for extended periods of time), and if it had the charger on let’s say, huh, I don’t know, maybe… ON THE FRONT WHERE ALL MICE CHARGE/CONNECT, I would probably buy one and use it daily.

Jeremy Bolanos
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely. I have to plug it in once a week overnight. Why not put the plug on the side at least. I think they just want us to use their impossibly too expensive track pad.

Greenmantle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Any excuse to make you spend more money buying a second mouse

Gabby Ghoul
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This made me think of the Apple mouse that came with the original iMac--even an actual brick would have been more ergonomic.

Pie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My new knock off air pods won't charge if the case is plugged in. So if the case is dead and your earphones are dead then you have to charge the case, then unplug, then charge the headphones.

Stardust she/her
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apple f*****g sucks. My charger is on life support just because I dropped it

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I understand that one, serves 2 purposes... One, its aesthetics, and 2, it stops people from using the mouse whilst charging, we have always been advised not to use your phone whilst it charges, the same goes here. Also, how busy is your life that you can't charge your mouse for the 4 hours it needs for every month

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#29

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Made it and don't use it? The metaverse

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

VR already had several decent social apps, Metaverse was late to the party and sooooo inferior.

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#30

I just bought a waterproof cargo bag for the roof of my car that was fairly expensive

The Velcro that keeps the zipper protected was just GLUED ON, not stitched

The very first time I opened the bag all the Velcro came off because the attraction to itself was stronger than the adhesive bond to the vinyl bag

It’s like there was absolutely zero product testing, but I’m sure it was 5 cents cheaper to make it glued rather than stitched. How could something like this have ever been allowed to leave the factory?

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Robert T
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gluing is actually stronger than stitching if the right glue is used. Carbon fibre cars are glued togther rather as carbon fibre is weakened by holes - much the same as the plastic of the bag.

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#31

My new £1000 washing machine. Does a great job washing clothes and is all singing and all dancing. But all this additional stuff adds complexity and is an absolute bastard to clean. The detergent draw has all this fancy stuff my old didn’t and I just get so much mold growing. Have to take it all apart and clean it so often. It’s so annoying.

Edit: everyone telling me to ‘leave the drawer and door open’….yeah I get that. But that’s why I answered the original question. Stupid design that I have to leave the doors open when not in use. It’s dangerous (with kids and cats!) and it gets in the way. Stupid design

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Paula
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Front loaders are a poorly designed washing machines. The mold is disgusting. I ripped out my counter top and replaced with a top loader. It's heaven and clothes get much cleaner as the tub actually fills with water. I can actually soak clothes if needed. And I don't miss the counter top - because I have a great washing machine now.

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#32

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Plant pots with non drainage although they look like they did.

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Sedona
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those are decorative pots. You're supposed to put the ugly plastic ones inside of them.

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#33

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread My new iron. Has a restart if you tip it over after it’s timed out. So if you accidentally leave it plugged it and it gets knocked over by accident (pet or child bumps the board, wind knocks something over knocking the iron over) it starts up while face down.

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#34

Bacon packages. Can I get a ziplock for it? I don’t want to eat 30 pieces of bacon in one sitting.

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#35

My kitchen trash can. It is one sold by Glad specifically for their bigger, extra strong 20 gallon trash bags. It is not particularly cheap.

It looks good, but the design of it is what you might expect if you told aliens what a trash can is and they designed one without ever seeing it. How it holds the bag basically causes you to lose 4 gallons of capacity and have to risk tearing the bag or spilling its contents every time you go to remove it. It also has a trash bag holder that is so narrow, you have to feed it trash bags one at a time, completely defeating the point. And if you try to compact the trash a bit, you're almost guaranteed to tear the "tear resistant" bag.

Such a poor design.

Edit: For everyone who keeps commenting about how I should recycle and compost... I do. That has nothing to do with my trashcan...

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#36

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Most of todays can openers.

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Fat Harry
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I rarely need a can opener these days. Most tins in the UK have ringpulls, at least in my experience.

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#37

Most web sites, but for some reason especially those designed for use by elderly people such as medical sites and insurance.

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Billy Harrelson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's like my son's Medicaid. Trying to view something and it pushed their app. Like you have no choice but to get the app. The app is essentially a web browser that shows the site exactly as it would on Safari, Chrome or Firefox!

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#38

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread The shift on a Nissan Pathfinder. Trying to get it into neutral is like a carnival game. Almost destroyed it trying to enter a car wash.

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DJR
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nissan SUVs have a plastic grommet on the shift linkage that wears out. Nissan wants you to buy a whole new linkage assembly, but a guy on ebay will sell you the grommet for $35.

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#39

My refrigerator has a water filter that cannot be changed without turning off the supply... Which is behind the refrigerator. So you have to pull the multi hundred pound fridge (with all the food and such) out to turn the water off before you can change the water filter.. The old Maytag it replaced had no such requirement.

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Vinny DaPooh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OR you can tunnel in from the other side of the wall behind it. Put a giant wooden frame around the hole and call it art

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#40

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread Cardboard tampon applicator

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Jihana
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Less plastic waste. Never understood the need for an applicator anyway.

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#41

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread A lot of birdfeeders i buy are very poorly designed, the seeds get wet or they dont come out. I often wonder where these people live that do design them.

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TheBlinkingDuck
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

when the seeds gets wet, they clump up, making it impossible for the birds to get them to come out.

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I wager that every coffin maker has never used one.

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#43

40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread An app: Duolingo. The people who made it claimed they wanted to make an app that can get you to B2 CEFR level in your target language.

One of the creators used it AFTER the app was made (which is a bit sketchy) to learn Spanish. After he finished the course, a reporter asked him ¿Hablas español? (Do you speak Spanish?).

He couldn't understand what he was being asked and asked the reporter to repeat.

B2 level. Suuureee, Duo.

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Sebastián Rodríguez
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The app can be usefule to learn some basic vocabulary. But you definitely need to study the grammar with a teacher.

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#44

The current NHS system. I bet all the ones in charge have private health care.

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Rachknits
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is exactly their plan. Underfund it continually until its not fit for purpose making private the only alternative

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40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread That weird watermelon slicer tool. Broke the first time I used it.

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#46

3/4 of the cheese slicers and other cheese tools for sale.

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#47

The Bluetooth app connectivity for my washing machine (Didn't really want that feature, but it was a last minute substitution).


If the wash cycle takes longer than the initial estimate the start time changes rather than the time remaining estimate.


I just don't bother with the app.

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#48

American Refrigerators. They don't fit into your home unless you take the doors off?

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#49

Youtubes UI on their website

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Kira Okah
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So so much online UI right now is extremely accessibility unfriendly. I use a good few accessibility programs and modifications, and the sheer amount of times that I have to cripple readability and ask my partner to read the page for me is countless - because the UI blocks the content on zoom, font size increases don't properly scale, and none of the sites that do those two things ever work with my screen reader. Also, defaulting to mobile layout on desktop. Great, now I can't read your menus ad my screen reader throws a fit!

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40 Designs That Are So Bad, They Deserve To Be Shamed In This Online Thread For actual physical products: all the kids toys that are made with small, detachable parts. Even sticking within age restrictions, a lot of toys aimed at boys can be unnecessarily dangerous. I also thought this could apply to video games, and I'm definitely choosing Pokémon Scarlet/Violet.

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Zedrapazia
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why the Pokémon game? It doesn't have any small parts that could fall off ... Do they mean because it's buggy and laggy as hell?

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