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Are there any common household items or products that you think are designed incredibly poorly? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 days ago by bpt11 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] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

US can openers. In other countries, they cut the sides of the can not the top, so the lid has no chance of falling in while dulling the edges. It also allows them to be much smaller and easier to use.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/videos/how-to-use-a-can-opener

[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago

I don't know what "other countries" you're talking about, but where I'm from, a "can opener" looks like this:

(I've been using one just like this for my entire adult life, and guess what - it's ok!)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I bought this can opener after watching a Technology Connections video, and I kinda love my can opener.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

Thats seems similar to what I'm talking about. Like the second one in the video on the page I linked.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

Same. I should really learn to use a simpler one, but I love this model and it still seems rock-solid to me after years of use. The best part is not ending up with sharp, dangerous edges on the lid!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

Same. Then I had to hear an endless stream of whining for over a year because my other half likes the old style for reasons. It got so bad I bought them a shit one for Christmas, and now I'm faced with the stupidity of having 2, but the sadness that I'm gonna end up putting the good one in the donation bin because reasons.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

You can buy good can openers and bad ones in any country.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

I can't find anything that matches your description of US can openers on DDG, do you happen to have a pic? Can't picture it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

Second one in the video on the page I linked in my comment.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Came here to say can opener too. Not for the same reason as you mentioned just that more often than not a can opener is just plain shoddy. Slips, doesn’t fully cut, hard to grip, etc….