Here's the editor's list of things that really bugged her this year. Feel free to add your own in the comment section below:
1. Half-sheeted paper towels...I really just want a full sheet to dry my hands
2. People who order overly complicated coffee drinks....this might be a tea-drinker's bias, but why am I always in line behind these people?
3. Ralston Avenue traffic.....need I say more?
4. Black Friday on Wednesday AND Thursday
5. That song by Phillip Phillips....it's a good song--but please, once, maybe twice a day tops
6. People who already have their Christmas trees up
7. The ba-zillion catalogs that stuff my mailbox daily, and from which I will order absolutely nothing
8. Special tools used just to lift a turkey out of the pan....come on
9. Political ads (I know, the election is over, but yet, they linger)
10. Dogs in strollers
Okay, now it's your turn....let it rip!
- Blister packages that require you to hack at the plastic with a sharp tool, destroy the instructions and warranty, and risk damaging the product and/or your fingers... a few intelligent manufacturers provide pop-open clamshells or tabs for opening, they all should. - Food packages with flaps welded shut with glue-of-steel... no way you have anything but shredded cardboard to slip into that neat "close here" slot. - Inside the glued-shut box... a plastic inner bag somewhat stronger than steel, certainly stronger than any human fingers. Really? Corn flakes require that level of protection... and our human hands don't? Making product packaging safe and accessible to seniors and disabled should be part of consumer product safety - in manufacturer QA and, if necessary, Federal regulation. I'm tired of the struggles to get to products I've paid for.