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

submitted 2 days ago by bpt11@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] bokherif@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Garlic crushers. All of them suck.

[–] Nicadimos@lemmy.ml 1 points 17 hours ago

I've found one that seems to suck less. It is at least sensibly designed, easy to clean, and hefty enough where I'm not going to break it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WHLDMNX

[–] Toholio@aussie.zone 3 points 23 hours ago

Buy jarlick. Join us in convenient garlic-in-a-jar nirvana.

[–] dx1@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Keep looking. Find one with a thick stainless steel construction. I have two that you could break a window with.

[–] morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I switched to using a microplane (or similar super fine grater) for garlic a few years back, it's far easier to clean and I like it for ginger, nutmeg, hard cheeses etc.

[–] dx1@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 hours ago

I should get used to that with my grater. I either press with huge amounts or just do the old smash and rapid micro slice.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You've got to be very careful when you're chopping the garlic.