To wish certain things were redesigned?

[Dieu]

Some things just aren't fit for purpose in their current state, and would benefit from being redesigned.

I've always thought this about the tiny tubes of super strong glue (didn't want to mention any names!), for example. I'm dyspraxic and quite often end up with stuck together fingers, due to how it gushes out
And then the lid gets stuck to the tube, and you get about 2 uses out of it max. I did see one advertised on TV the other day, that comes with a brush, so this seems like a more sensible design.
There will no doubt be plenty of better examples than the above, but what products do you use that you feel would be/work better, if only tweaked a little?

unsticking my fingers to take the cap off the superglue....pmsl!

No, seriously! I get where you are coming from! I hate the wastage on those tiny tubes of glue as once the cap goes back on it gets stuck on..for life! lol!

Anything in a squeezy bottle (shampoo I’m looking at you) that is designed lid up. Surely it’d be better to have the lid down so the dregs collect in the bottom.

I think shampoo and conditioners should be in a pot with a large lid, like with hair masks, so you can scoop out the very last bits. The problem with upside down bottles is water collects in the small gap and goes a bit yucky.
Same for body lotions. Pumps give me the rage as you are always left with a bit you can't finish. I cut plastic bottles in half to get all the product out.
Another badly designed product is solid wind up deodrants. You get to the end but there is a good half cm to cm of product you can't use. Surely there is a better way?

Squeezy condiments; something that enables you to get the last of the sauce out of the squeezy bottle!!!!! A knife doesn't always fit....

Oh, I had forgotten about sauce and shampoo bottles. You are so right!

Pushchair rain covers, they're never flexible enough to fold down small again after use, split too easily and go horribly crinkly.

Utensils only useable for the right handed. I've been a lefty my entire life, but I still sometimes buy a spatula or something, get it home and realise I cant bloody use it.

Washing baskets that don't fit under the washing machine door. Usually only by half an inch or so too. Plus, I would like to have conditioner bottles a third larger than the matching shampoo bottles. I always go through conditioner much faster than the shampoo.

Ohtherewearethen and I like my conditioner bottle smaller than my shampoo....
I'd like biscuit packets that can be resealed (like the tubs of digestives - once you used the pull tab, you need to eat about a dozen ti get enough wrapper to reseal.

Squeezy condiments; something that enables you to get the last of the sauce out of the squeezy bottle!!!!! A knife doesn't always fit....

Suck up a bit of vinegar or water and shake. That also works with shampoo/conditioner too.

Squeezy condiments, I have a fab tiny spatula that lets you scrape the dregs out of things. Yes, you have to cut the bottle open, but it does the job.

Herbal Essences bottles are far too tall and fall over. Especially the conditioner.

Toilets. I want sleek smooth lines with no ridges, hinges, catches, lips etc. Would make them so much easier to clean.

Car parking spaces-many lines are just too far together for modern larger cars!

Who dafuq designed toilets where the flush (usually a button) is BEHIND the toilet seat? So you have to touch the seat again to flush

I used a loo yesterday with one of those wave at it flushes... except it was directly behind the loo, so I sat down, it flushed violently and splashed me, I jumped up in shock, sat down again, it did it again, on and on.

Fucks sake, what idiot installed that?!

I would re design seat belts. They WILL NOT cross the centre of my torso. They always slip off the side of my boob so they're across my neck trying to cut my head off.

I hate umbrellas. They're fine when it's just raining straight down as long as there's absolutely no breeze or anyone else near around or trying to squeeze through anywhere narrow.

Fucks sake, what idiot installed that?!

A man who sits down and immediately leans forward to read his paper for an unreasonable long time while taking one of those ridiculous half hour long shits men do.

@Eliza9917 you can get squeezy condiments

Public toilets in general. There needs to be way more female toilets and why are they always up a flight of stairs when the men's aren't?!

Any shower gel with a screw lid. So easy to drop in the shower

Foundation that squeezes out like a ketchup bottle. There is always tons stuck inside.

Yes to the person who said about toilet flushers behind the seat!

I think toilet flushes behind the toilet seat are designed to make you put the lid down after use- which is supposed to be more hygienic- why do they have lids if they aren't closed when not in use?! I admit I only learnt this in recent years...

My gripe with public toilets is the sanitary towel bin. I am not huge (size 12 so quite average) but the side of my thighs always seem to touch the side. Can't they hang the bin on the back of the door or side wall?

@LoafEater this might be useful www.anythinglefthanded.co.uk/

Roll on deodorants/antiperspirants that are dick shaped. I turn mine upside down to keep the ball moist and not waste it. I buy Mitchum because it has a flat bit on the top (and is perfume free).

There is often a bottle upside down in a jar or glass in our house, draining the dregs to the upturned bottle that is inside it, often at an angle so that the dregs accumulate in a blob and are easy to get out. I cut the ends of tubes to get the last bit out, toothpaste, hand cream etc. and remember metal toothpaste tubes where you could squeeze the last little bit out and push the tube in to get it through the nozzle.

Cat food pouches. The top never tears off properly, always uneven, one side higher than the other and when you get to the end of the tear it is still attached and won't rip off which leaves cat food residue on your hands and stops the contents from exiting the pouch without having to squeeze it.

And re-sealable cheese packs, often also tear unevenly. If they actually re-seal I can never open them again without prising the tip of a knife in the seal to get it apart.