In day-to-day life, bad design is everywhere. Whether it's due to simple cost-cutting or a complete lack of vision, normal people end up having to make do with bad decisions from big companies that should, at least theoretically, know better.
Redditor u/Olly_Cute wanted to know about the internet's experience with products that seem to be made by someone who has never actually used them before. It's not a good sign that there are so many answers.
What product was so poorly designed that it seems its creators never used it?
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After just a few hours, there were nearly 2,000 responses to the prompt, so we decided to pick out the best ones so you don't have to scroll for hours on end. Enjoy your extra productivity!
'Easy-open' packaging is surprisingly difficult
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Printers and their software are a catastrophe
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Toy makers forget that their product gets used inside of homes
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Sandwiches should be made to fit human mouths
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That cartoon dog makes a pretty bad snow cone machine
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If your industry has specialized software, it probably sucks
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Replacing tactile buttons with touch screens is silly โ doubly so when you can't even look at the screen
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The cyber truck is a personality hire
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