20 Times Someone Had To Go And Make Things Complicated

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Two large boxes with small packages of batteries inside
reddit | b612345

It's been 20 years since Avril warned us of the dangers of going and making things so complicated.

Unfortunately, it feels like we haven't heeded her warning. We're two decades into the millennium and we still love making things needlessly complicated for some reason.

"My mother made a framed sheet to help me do laundry more."

A framed instruction sheet for doing laundry
reddit | ROb0_is_deth

This person should just do laundry the normal way: don't sort anything, overload the washing machine, toss in one of those laundry pods, and hope for the best.

"Someone walked through this field and the grass died under his footsteps."

A field with dead grass in the shape of footprints
reddit | legocrash

This can't be normal behavior for grass. Did the person who walked along here have weed killer in the soles of their shoes or something?

"15 bucks."

A job posting that requires a master's degree but pays $15.29 per hour
reddit | deathly_couver

I know it says the minimum salary is $15.29, and they don't explicitly require a master's degree. Still, it's depressing to think of going to school for that long only to make minimum wage.

"My coworker's phone cord made a treble clef."

A tangled phone cord in the shape of a treble clef
reddit | ScroogeMcDuq

As landline phones become more and more scarce, here's something I won't really miss: phone cords getting so hopelessly tangled that they'll never be normal again.

"When something says it's plastic free, it just means it was removed before it got put on the shelf."

A plastic-wrapped package that says 'plastic free'
reddit | MinistryOfGeeks

I think some companies just say their products are plastic free or made from recycled materials and hope you won't catch them in their lie.

"Removing wrapper revealed intentionally shortened brush, effectively making half of the nail polish inaccessible."

A bottle of nail polish with a short brush
reddit | Efficient_Perception

If this truly was an intentional decision by the manufacturer, they should get their act together. Nail-Aid, explain yourself.

"Today my brother turned 22 on 02.02.2022."

Passport for someone who turns 22 on 02/02/2022
reddit | Theesm

I wonder when this guy or his parents realized he'd turn 22 on a date with lots of 2's. Was it the moment he was born, or did it not occur to anyone until his 22nd birthday?

"I put another type of shower gel on top of the old one without stirring, and after a few pumps they start 'raining' down. Looks like melted wax."

Two types of soap combined in one bottle
reddit | baby_balrog

I can't tell if I find this effect really cool or really disturbing. I could really go either way on it.

"My rats only like the inside of the broccoli stem."

Broccoli husks with the inside chewed out
reddit | MarieCurie7

Urban rats will eat anything they can, but pampered pet rats have the luxury of only eating the best part of the broccoli stem.

"Someone put googly eyes on this Starbucks sign."

A Starbucks sign with googly eyes
reddit | emvaz

It might look a little weird at first, but give it a moment. I think this actually works pretty well for the Starbucks brand.

"Got given a measuring tape without measurements."

A measuring tape with no measurements
reddit | Qazpaz_G

If you're a glass-half-full person, you could see this error as an opportunity to create your own measurements and put them on the blank tape.

"Received a gift voucher for Christmas that is valid for 1000 years."

A gift voucher that expires in the year 3021
reddit | iamgdaly

It's comforting to know that this gift card will be valid for centuries. It'll be valid through the climate wars, through the alien wars, and through the human extinction wars.

"Literally bought this laptop an hour ago and installed an existing Norton account. It claims my brand new laptop has registry issues, and for a paid upgrade I can fix those 😕"

An error message on a computer screen
reddit | Voldarian_Empire

It's been awhile since I've bought a computer that's assaulted me with all this antivirus stuff, and let me just say that it's been great.

"Went to a concert last night. This was my view for 3.5 hours."

A concert with multiple people holding up smartphones
reddit | gippersmom

Maybe people will eventually realize that shaky portrait-oriented videos of concerts are something that no one ever wants to watch. That day isn't here yet, though.

"Delia’s catalogs from the 90’s use the sarcasm style alternating capitalization. Everything reads so snarky."

A catalog with text using alternating upper and lower case
reddit | afadedgiant

It's fascinating to see what's now well-established as a sarcastic way of typing in a totally different context.

"I thought I was stupid because I couldn’t figure out which one started with R."

A kids' book page about the letter R, nothing on the page starts with R
reddit | Nitrain17

OP provided a second pic to show us what begins with R. It's, uh, the sailboat. The book calls it a rowboat, but it's definitely a sailboat.

"Ridiculous Amazon shipping."

Two large boxes with small packages of batteries inside
reddit | b612345

I get a package like this from Amazon at least once a month. Every time, I say I'll stop using Amazon. Every time, I'm lying to myself.

"A flower vending machine in Copenhagen, Denmark."

A flower vending machine
reddit | [user]

It seems like Europe gets all the weird vending machines. I want one of these in North America. Right now, all you can get from our vending machines is soda, chips, and candy.

"Walmart locked up the Kool-Aid packets."

Kool-Aid packets behind a security screen
reddit | KaiserSenpaiAckerman

Kool-Aid packets are literally among the cheapest things you can find in a grocery store. I wonder what the logic is in locking them up.

"The supermarket I'm in puts an anti-theft device on every energy drink."

A can of energy drink with an anti-theft device on it
reddit | ImpersonalJesus

Here's something that's worth a little more, but doesn't seem nearly expensive enough for these security measures.