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74 Evil Designers That Made Everyone Suffer Because Of Their Badly-Made Products
Every day we use a wide range of apps, devices, and products without even thinking about where they really come from. In reality, some designer probably spent a ton of time figuring out how to create the best item, which is how it eventually landed in your hands.
The problem is that some products clearly aren’t made properly, or maybe it’s that the person creating them just wanted to watch the world burn. That’s why we filled this list with crazy design fails that show just how bizarrely some things are created, so that you know what to avoid in the future.
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#1
Felt Like This Sub Would Appreciate This Statement
Janissary35680 2 weeks ago
This "Maybe later" bullshit really pisses me off. Every time that's presented as an option I'm reminded of that old New Yorker cartoon and want to shout: "How about never? Does never work for you?"
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#2
Both Weigh 500g But The Green One Is In A 30% "Bigger Bag More To Share"
#3
Hellofresh. If I Don’t Need To Call To Make Orders, I Shouldn’t Need To Call To Unsubscribe
Lily bloom 2 weeks ago
It's annoying but if you call and just say you want to cancel because you simply can't afford it (even if you can) they realize pretty quickly they aren't getting a commission on your call and will cancel your plan easily
#4
1001 Stickers And 768 Of Them Are Useless Squares. Thanks Disney
#5
I Chose The Bottle Because A Tube Wasn't Enough! This Trojan Trickery Is An Offence Coming From A Brand With Recognition
#6
The Amount Of "Disposable" Plastic That Comes In A Toy Case With 4 Dolls.
#7
Arguably The Most Infuriatingly Designed Chocolate Boxes
#8
Trashy Company
#9
This Mcdonalds Menu
#10
Cup Design That Makes The Drink Look Like It Has Actual Fruit
#11
You Have To Pay To Unsubscribe From This Terrible Company
BarkingSquirell 2 weeks ago
I am becoming more disturbed as I read. It's my own fault for thinking society isn't going to h@ll in a hand basket.
#12
Keurig Sensor Blocks Your Brew Unless It's "K-Cup Compatible", AKA Has Scannable Foil. Slap On An Old Foil To A 3rd Party Cup And Suddenly No Issue
#13
Shrinkflation Used By Cadbury To Literally Cut Corners. The Bottom Chocolate Bar Is More Than 8 Percent Smaller
StarCrossedFriday 2 weeks ago
I bet their official reasoning was 'aesthetically more pleasing', rather than 'let's assume our customers don't know geometry'.
#14
Designed For Dissuading The Homeless. Literally Just Uncomfortable For Everyone Else
#15
This Hotel Thermostat Turns Off The AC When No Motion Is Detected. Guess What I Am Not Doing When Sleeping?
Barbara Turner 2 weeks ago
Now I'll have to travel with one of those plastic birds that tilt on the edge of a glass of water.
#16
Natural My Foot
#17
Labelling Wipes That Are Toxic For Aquatic Life And Non-Degradable As ‘Flushable’
#19
Chipotle Goes All-Out Advertising That For The Next Week Delivery Is Free, And Then Casually Makes The Delivery Menu Priced Higher Than The Regular One
#20
It Was A Free Trial Plan
#21
Completely Covering Your Only Menu With Ads
#22
Ea Decided To Add Full-On Commercials In The Middle Of Gameplay In A $60 Game A Month After It's Release So It Wasn't Talked About In Reviews
#23
Unremovable Ads On My $2,500 Samsung Smart TV
#24
They Replaced Half The Mirrors In My Local Shopping Mall's Bathroom With Advertising Boards!
#25
My Age Preferences Are There For A Reason, Tinder
#26
We Can't Even Pump Fuel Anymore Without Holding A Digital Billboard (Netherlands)
Bill Swallow 2 weeks ago
I carry a small piece of cardboard and duct tape in my car specifically for gas pumps.
#27
Self Checkout In The Airport Prompts You For A Tip
#28
I Canceled My Account Immediately After Getting This Email
#29
The Fact That I Can't Uninstall Facebook
Billo66 2 weeks ago (edited)
You have to run debug mode on your phone (hidden setting) plus a couple other settings. Then download and install ADM platform-tools-latest-windows(android) in windows. then you can access every app with a command line, get rid of it, and not risk rooting/bricking your phone. You can undo and if worse cones to worse a factory reset fixes it all.
#30
Bmw New Patented Screw-Head Designed To Limit Repairs To Authorized Dealers And Prevent Independent Servicing
#31
Nice, Big Bottle Of Herbs Of Prov... Whaaa?
#32
I Firmly Believe That Tesla Is Anything But Jerks, And Can Even Think Of A Couple Of Reasons Why They Added This Feature
#33
Phone Ad That Was Glued To Our Car
Bill Swallow 2 weeks ago
One more reason to install a DashCam. That way, you have a chance to see who did it and track them down.
#34
Food Delivery Service That Tells You “Someone Is At The Door! Okay We Lied 🙈”
StarCrossedFriday 2 weeks ago
Right, this is super likely to make me want to pick them for my next takeaway 🙄
#35
I Love Ads On My £250 Console That I Continue To Pay £6 A Month To Play On
BarkingSquirell 2 weeks ago
I accepted Netflix with ads due to the price differential. They are almost all provincial gambling ads.
#36
Dave & Busters Spin Game Landed On The 500 And It Only Gave Me 4 Tickets. Showed To Manager And Said It Needed To Be In The Middle
#37
Canon Inkjet Printer Doesn’t Allow You To Scan Papers When The Ink Cartridges Run Out
Janissary35680 2 weeks ago
Canon's marketing unit obviously believes that an "All-in-one" printer is an "All-or-nothing" printer.😄
#38
Transparent Salmon Package Tinted Pink
StumblingThroughLife 2 weeks ago (edited)
I'd rather go to fresh fish/meat counters than it being pre-packaged, esp regarding seafood.
#39
Unsubscribe Button Only Pauses Emails For 2 Days
#40
Such A Great Deal!
#41
Sony Was Granted A Patent To Make A TV That Will Only Stop Showing A Commercial Once You Stand Up And Say The Brand Name Out Loud
#42
My $200 Textbook Won’t Let Me Copy Paste More Then 84 Words To Make A Study Guide
StarCrossedFriday 2 weeks ago
If this was me, I'd probably end the day a) very annoyed at both the document and myself, but b) very good at estimating the length of 84 words.
#43
States "Supreme Cotton" But Has Zero Cotton
#44
Yesterday It Is Announced At$t Got Hit With A $60 Million Fine. Today I Get This On My Account
#45
Dislikes Helped You Know If A Video Was A Scam, Misleading Or Had False Information
#46
Norton Security After Canceling Subscription
BarkingSquirell 2 weeks ago
I've got some sort of McAfee lesser virus which constantly pops up in BP. Tried removing it by deleting the *exe file to no avail. Pandas?
#47
I Guess Apples Have Advertisements On Them Now
#48
My Car Is Getting Advertisements Now?
#49
Paying A “Digital Delivery Fee” For A Rented Pdf Textbook 🤨
#50
Literal Hell For Budget Flyers.(Standing Seats)
#51
Apparently My Samsung Fridge Has Ads Now
#52
My Brother Bought A 20000mah Powerbank It Couldn't Fully Charge His Phone So My Mom Opened The Powerbank And They Found This... Only 3 Batteries Are Connected To The Powerbank And The Rest Are Dummies
#53
Dolly Parton’s Instagram Page The Day After Her Passing
#54
Spending $175 On A Textbook Only To Receive A 2 Inch Stack Of Unbound Papers. Binder Sold Separately!
Brier Random 2 weeks ago
This is actually good, you can carry a chapter at a time instead of hauling the whole 10 lb. book. And a three-ring binder costs a dollar at any thrift store.
#55
I Paid $55 To Remove The Company Watermark They Put On The Face, Just To Have Them Put Their Logo On The Printed Copy
StarCrossedFriday 2 weeks ago
Somewhat unfortunate name, given that 'prestige' officially means 'the respect and admiration someone or something receives because of high quality, success, or importance'. This is not a practice to be admired.
#56
Oven Air Fryer Function Refuses To Work Without WiFi Connection. Ge Profile Pts700sn. Do Not Buy
#57
Walmart Employee Here. We Were Given These Shirts Today. Walmart Profits Billions Off Of This Pandemic, Then Compares Their Sacrifice To Ww2 Veterans
StarCrossedFriday 2 weeks ago
'Scientists, Doctors, Nurses, Walmart'? I'm not sure what's weirder - the comparison to WWII vets, or that line-up.
#58
Twitch Will Now Pause Ads When Switching Tabs
StarCrossedFriday 2 weeks ago
I've just decided I'll treat every ad break as time for a quick mini workout. I imagine I'll look like Terry Crews by November.
#59
Microsoft Reveresed The Scale To Catch Users Instinctively Clicking Left For A Low Rating
#60
Minimum 20% Tip And You Don’t Bring Me The Bill
#61
Making You Buy A Coca-Cola Product By Hiding The Water
#62
Some TikTok Searches Trigger A Location Pop-Up That Cannot Be Closed, Only Accepted
#63
Lenovo Falsely Tells Users They're Almost Out Of Storage To Get Them To Click The Notification For A Dropbox Ad
Ann Hoff 1 week ago
DO NOT USE DROPBOX!!! I was paying them & they stored files on my APPLE computer and totally froze it up. I had to be on the apple helpline for 2 hours to get rid of them! The agent kept saying- this isn;t an Apple issue it is a dropbox scam- but she felt so sorry for me she helped me anyway.
#64
My Printer Just Did A Firmware Update And No Longer Recognizes My Third-Party Ink
#65
Does This Go Here? It Feels Like A Jerk Move
Janissary35680 2 weeks ago
The Angry Birds game had something like this at one time. You had to purchase something to complete a series of steps for earning a reward of some kind.
#66
No Duolingo, You May Not Put An Ad For Your Subscription On My Lock Screen
Heir of Durin 2 weeks ago (edited)
Is this a push notification? If so, the app was prob given permission to do this. Though I’m sure and ad wasn’t the kind of popup OP wanted.
#67
For Some Recaptchas You Need To Have To Camera To Gesture Your Hand To Complete
#68
Can't Order Food Without Accepting To Receive "Marketing Materials"
#69
Ok This Is Really Funny
Lily bloom 2 weeks ago
Why are stars 2 & 3 censored? New terribly offensive 2~3 reference I'm unaware of?
#70
This Packaging Gotta Be Illegal, Right?
#72
The Packaging Of This Drink
#74
This Black Lodge Ass Floor Tiling That Supermarkets In My City Have Now
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BarkingSquirell 2 weeks ago
See, to me, this is dystopian come to life. All we as consumers can really do is: 1) take our business elsewhere and, 2) use valuable time complaining. We can't let these guys win yet how are we supposed to not lose?
nottheactualphoto 2 weeks ago
I take my business elsewhere. But that only works so long as there exists an "elsewhere" that doesn't pull this shit.
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Adam Benson 2 weeks ago
This is why I've been spending more time reading books and watching DVDs. They don't need charging or Wifi access and I know that random ads won't pop up from nowhere.
Rudie Cant Fail 2 weeks ago
Precisely. Perfectly happy with my dumb car and my dumb house. I can fire up my DVD player anytime, and my old CD stereo system still rocks
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BarkingSquirell 2 weeks ago
See, to me, this is dystopian come to life. All we as consumers can really do is: 1) take our business elsewhere and, 2) use valuable time complaining. We can't let these guys win yet how are we supposed to not lose?
nottheactualphoto 2 weeks ago
I take my business elsewhere. But that only works so long as there exists an "elsewhere" that doesn't pull this shit.
Load More Replies... Adam Benson 2 weeks ago
This is why I've been spending more time reading books and watching DVDs. They don't need charging or Wifi access and I know that random ads won't pop up from nowhere.
Rudie Cant Fail 2 weeks ago
Precisely. Perfectly happy with my dumb car and my dumb house. I can fire up my DVD player anytime, and my old CD stereo system still rocks
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