21 Hilariously Poorly Designed Products That Leave Us Very Puzzled

1. **Cheap Waterproof Bags**: You find yourself excited about your new waterproof cargo bag, only to discover that it’s glued together with Velcro instead of stitched. The first time you open it, the adhesive fails, and your excitement is deflated faster than the bag itself. Amazing design choice, really.

2. **Appliance Alarms**: Ever had your dishwasher chime at you like it’s calling the neighbors to dinner? The joy of knowing when your dishes are clean is overshadowed by the fact that the alarm could wake up the entire block. For those brands that do allow you to silence it, you might be blessed with the choice between ‘silent’ or ‘ear-splitting loud.’ Who thought this was a good idea?

3. **Printers**: If printers were a contestant on a reality TV show, they’d be voted off the island for their many design flops. They won’t scan without ink? Why on earth would you need ink to scan? And let’s not forget the classic rage-inducing moment when you can’t print in black and white because your printer decided it’s out of colored ink. Doesn’t that just make you want to throw it out the window?

4. **Touch Screens in Cars**: Touch screens were supposed to be the future. But are they really practical in cars? Drivers need to keep their eyes on the road, not fumbling around with a slick screen trying to adjust the AC or radio. We lost the tactile feel that made it easy to change things without taking our eyes off the road. Thanks for the panic, engineers!

5. **Easy-On Iron**: Some irons turn on when placed upright. That sounds fantastic, right? Until it gets knocked over and suddenly you have a potential fire hazard on your hands. It’s like a horror movie waiting to happen, and we all know how that ends.

6. **TV Remotes**: Why do TV remotes have more buttons than the cockpit of a spaceship? All you really need is to change the channel and adjust the volume, yet you’re met with a myriad of options that could confuse even the most seasoned tech users. Simplicity, anyone?

7. **Baby Wipes**: Here’s a fun game: try to open a package of baby wipes that promises an easy pull tab. Spoiler alert: it won’t be easy. You’ll either end up tearing off a minuscule piece or spilling the entire contents on the floor while swearing under your breath.

8. **Bottle Caps**: Remember that time when you needed a bottle opener to drink soda? Bottle caps could have been designed to be easier to open without tools, but here we are, wrestling with caps like we’re auditioning for a wrestling match.

9. **Automatic Litter Boxes**: These boxes promise convenience but often end up being a complete mess. The motor can’t even scoop poop properly! Imagine calling customer service only to find out the design was never tested with actual cats. How did that even happen?

10. **Dyson Vacuum Cleaners**: They may sound fancy, but if you’ve got pets and kids, you’ll find yourself constantly unclogging the head like it’s a full-time job. Their design makes you wonder if they’ve ever had to clean a house with messy little ones running around.

11. **Toys**: Toys that only have one volume level—extremely loud! If toy designers had kids, they wouldn’t be creating these sonic nightmares. It’s like they just want to drive parents up the wall.

12. **Chevrolet Cars**: You really have to wonder about the mind of the engineer who decided to put the battery in the trunk of a Chevy without giving it a keyhole. What were they thinking? Was it a prank?

13. **The Metaverse**: Let’s not forget about the metaverse. Did anyone actually test it out before launching? It feels like a half-baked idea from someone holed up in a basement rather than a practical product for the masses.

14. **Kids Bubbles**: Bubbles that come in test tube containers with rounded bottoms? Great, now you’re left with a frustrating mess every time you try to set it down. Someone clearly didn’t think this one through.

15. **Single Ply Toilet Paper**: The ultimate in disappointment. Who decided that single ply was a viable option? We need products that respect our dignity, thank you very much.

16. **Grocery Items**: Items packaged with ziploc closures that just don’t work as intended? What gives? It’s like the packaging is mocking you.

17. **Cheap Waterproof Bags**: You buy a waterproof cargo bag, and the Velcro’s glued on instead of stitched? That’s a design flaw that should have never made it past the drawing board. It seems like the engineers took a day off when that one was put together.

18. **Magic Mouse 2**: Apple has done it again, folks! The Magic Mouse 2 is sleek, it’s stylish, and it charges in such a uniquely inconvenient way that users can’t help but marvel at the design genius. You plug it in from the bottom, which means you can’t use it while it’s charging. Imagine a mouse that’s also a doorstop! Bravo, Apple, you’ve done it again.

19. **Bottle Openers**: Yes, bottle openers are a thing, but why? Why can’t we have a bottle cap that just opens easily without a tool? We’re living in the 21st century! Let’s get a little futuristic here; we can have twist-off caps that don’t require a 10-step process of finding the right object to pry it open! It’s almost like the cap manufacturers haven’t had a drink in their lives.

20. **TV Remotes with Too Many Buttons**: Ever sat down to watch your favorite show, only to be bewildered by the 50 different buttons on your remote? It’s like they take their cues from a cockpit rather than a couch. You only use two buttons, yet it’s laid out like it’s controlling a space shuttle. Just give us the basics, please!

21. **Chevrolet’s Battery Design**: For the love of all that’s holy, can we talk about the genius who decided that the battery should be in the trunk? No keyhole, no access when the battery dies! It’s a design that begs the question: did anyone even think this through? What kind of practical joke is this?