It can often be the most basic issues that will throw a spanner in the works of a supposedly good plan .
So, from people who made wildly uncomfortable bedrooms to individuals who found hideous things on their dinner plates, here are 30 sneaky problems people probably didn’t notice at first.
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“My brother’s shower.”
This is extremely infuriating. I would have to either sort that out or move out immediately.
“I wanna go to…what’s it called again?”
Look, it is quite obvious that this place is called “Elesticksandballsonmoresticksandballs.”
“Fork from the dollar store.”
This might be a sort of safety feature for you to remove once you get it home? Either that or the people who made this just really screwed up.
“My dog’s after-shot bandage. It’s not blood, it’s red ice cream cones, duh!”
What ever happened to bandages just being white? Surely having a red one kind of defeats the purpose of being able to see if something has gone wrong?
“Our toilet seat broke so the landlady sent us a new one and ignored our request for it to be square.”
I feel like this toilet needs to see a jaw specialist. This tiny seat has made the whole toilet look quite nervous as well.
“The tilted glassware in this restaurant makes me uncomfortable.”
These glasses appear to be designed specifically to mess with drunk people who just need to go home.
“Bought an automatic soap dispenser. It could not resist water and the batteries rusted.”
Day one of designing something which is going to be getting wet and has electronics in it: Make sure the damn thing is waterproof.
“The placement of this baby’s head wasn’t quite thought through…”
Good lord, I feel as though I can hear its anguished screams through the damn screen!
“I almost missed the traffic light just trying to read this.”
I think that I could quite easily have missed a full day trying to figure out both what this says and why anyone would write it like that!
“This sign at the Akron Zoo that looks like a man peeing in his own face.”
I am not quite sure what the point of this sign is anyway? Are they trying to get people to randomly start stretching at the zoo?
“Instructions unclear. Parked of the do not in front trashcan.”
So, does the person who wrote this think that “infront” is all one word? Also, why on Earth did they go for this layout?
“The chandelier adds luxury and compliments the fake orchids.”
Maybe they should also put a little water feature underneath the fountain and make most of this space even more unusable.
“My son’s book on ocean creatures has two errors on one page: the octopus is a squid and tortoises aren’t found in the ocean.”
It also appears to have an incorrect number of legs. The squid that is, not the “tortoise”!”
“The ‘colour coded’ resistors in my textbook.”
Is this what is meant by 50 Shades Of Gray? Just an electronics handbook printed in grey scale?
“The instructions on this oil are the same color as the actual oil.”
I guess that they want you to use it incorrectly a load of times before you can read the instructions.
“Notice anything about the Big 5?”
Maybe the fifth element is the cup that it comes in? It may arrive in a hollowed-out fruit!
“Apparently ‘off’ is considered a mode…”
That is a bit of cheat isn’t it? I mean, it’d be pretty useless if an “off mode” wasn’t present on it!
“My partner and I just bought a lego storage box from the lego company and it has a crevasse where small legos get stuck.”
One Lego veteran wrote, “I usually take a toothpick or a thin piece and use it to clean them out. After getting it clear, I recommend taking putty or something that dries quickly and use it to plug that ring.”
“These plates with a painted on lipstick smudge.”
It is almost like this is how this person discovered that their plate was having an affair, showing up with a big lipstick mark on their collar.
“Master Bedroom completely open to terrible bathroom. I totally want to watch/smell my husband take a dump whilst I relax in the marital bed.”
Yeah they’re going to have to put a wall right there. No one wants to have to lock eyes with their partner while they’re using the toilet.
“A urinal in Germany with a full length mirror for inspecting other dude’s junk.”
Wow, that is a pretty intense design choice for them to have gone with. A lot of people felt pretty sorry for the person who has to clean that, and they’re not wrong for feeling that way.
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“A blind person stopped me and asked for help crossing the road, the curb ramps in our city made no sense to her. After crossing with me she understood & explained: the ramps and tactile paving lead unsighted pedestrians directly into the intersection instead of into crosswalks,” this person explained.
“Now I’m not an expert on anatomy but I’m pretty sure this isn’t a collar bone.”
I like how the woman modelling this strange little prop also looks confused by what they are trying to sell. She looks as though she is saying, “Seriously, guys?”
“Almost drank from this bottle of WOOD POLISH disguised as a water bottle.”
What brainbox decided that this was the best way to package their wood polish?! It is like they are just begging for someone to take them to court!
“This school picture order form my kids brought home a few years ago is dark as hell!”
That is a little threatening, don’t you think? Also, even if you don’t find it to be that threatening, it is still needlessly dark for an advert about your kid’s photos.
“Who is Bekehel and is she okay?”
For anyone out there, much like myself, who really couldn’t work out what this was trying to say, it is supposed to say, “Be kind.” I would love to know if anyone actually bought this…and if so, why?
“Ah yes, the Eiffel Tower, my favorite Italian landmark.”
50% of the landmarks being Italian is not too bad of an average! At least they got one, which is better than most places…probably. It is amazing though that, in this day and age, no one thought to maybe Google some Italian landmarks at least?
“These address numbers seem a bit confusing.”
One font sleuth added, “It’s definitely 6869 because the head of the 8 is always smaller.” Although, having to stare that closely at a street sign kind of defeats the purpose of it.
“Bully people into donating or your minimum wage Burger King job will be gone.”
Ah yes, there is nothing quite like the feeling of being forced to push a questionably charitable donation on someone while working a customer service job.
“They didn’t think through this traffic safety sign…”
Was this sign designed by someone who was a member of Stalkers Anonymous? Seriously, they should probably rethink that layout pretty quickly. Although, it does get you paying attention to the sign at the very least!
