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?

The steering wheel/indicators on my Dad's Mondeo. The steering wheel is the exact same diameter as the ends of the indicator stalks. How streamlined I hear you say?! No! All it means is you can’t see what the hell is on the end of the stalks so when you’re looking for windscreen washers, main beam/dip or the knob to change the info display you can’t actually see without peering round the steering wheel. I get that you’re not supposed to be reading a novel whilst driving, but it would be nice to know if I’m about to flash my lights or squirt the windscreen without having to pull over and do a thorough inspection. My Ford Focus managed to achieve this so I’ve no idea why they changed it in the Mondeo.

Oh and whoever designed our kitchen is clearly a complete knob. Admittedly it is probably older than me, but who thought that a full stack of drawers next to the oven would be a good idea? Not the end of the world until you realise your child is just going to empty all of the drawers every single time you do anything in the kitchen, and because of them being tight up to the oven they are inpossible to fit child locks to because there’s no space to physically fit them. Oh and they’ve put slot handles on them not knobs like the cupboards so I can’t even tie them together like I have done with the rest of the kitchen.

I also agree with the posts about wall sockets being at floor height. I can’t think of a single electrical item that I possess that NEEDS a socket at floor height. They’d be far more use (and further out of reach of children!) if they were closer to waist height. And put more of them in! Nothing more annoying than not having enough sockets!

Most cars have height adjustable seat belts. If you look at where the seat belt comes out of the wall/body of the car there's an adjuster there, it usually slides up/down by a couple of inches.

The packaging on toilet rolls/kitchen rolls. I always struggle to open a new pack.
Sadistic twat who designed them should have been fucked with the rough end of a pineapple.

Washing machine filters, the access to which is nearly level with the floor. So that every time you clean the filter you have to flood the floor. (There is often a neat little spout you can unfold so that the water can be emptied into a tray. However, as it's only half an inch off the floor, only a super shallow tray will fit under it. Meaning you have to empty your tray 27 times, screwing the filter back in each time you lift the tray to empty it into the sink.

Engineers should be required to live with their own products for ten years after designing them. You wouldn't get such stupid designs if they had to face the consequences themselves!

Most cars have height adjustable seat belts. If you look at where the seat belt comes out of the wall/body of the car there's an adjuster there, it usually slides up/down by a couple of inches.

I'm assuming this is in response to my seatbelt across the neck post?

Yes, they do. Mine's on the lowest setting. It still insists on sliding off the side of my boob so it's across my neck. I'm 5'6'' so not particularly short. In my mate's car the belt is fixed to the shoulder of the seat, it's great.

My manual makes a big thing of how the lap part of the belt should be flat across the top of your thighs, not across your tummy. There is no seat position that lets the belt sit like that. Even with no one in the seat it lays across the back rather than the seat.

Has anyone ever had a belt that lays across their lap? I've never had it in any car. I only found out that's how it was supposed to be when I was pregnant.

My yd was talking about seat be.ts at dinner last night, as she had also read the article about how things are calibrated to mens sizes. I said seat belts need to be integral to the seat and not the car frame. She used to have a seatbelt cover when she was out of her carseat, which held the seatbelt in the right place. I am thinking of getting some more for all of us.