1. My computer at work is so old that both the customer and I have to wait nearly twenty seconds for it to finish searching for their profile.
-This bug exists because businesses save money by using the same computers every year instead of upgrading them.
2. After purchasing an inexpensive garlic mincer from Walmart, it broke after one use.
-This bug exists because there is a consumer segment that does not want to spend nine dollars on a garlic mincer but still wants minced garlic.
3. When you call a customer service number and you get a robot.
-This bug exists because companies save money by trying to get robots instead of humans to answer common questions.
4. When you call a customer support line but the person cannot understand you because they barely speak English.
-This bug exists because companies save money by outsourcing call centers.
5. When you sign up for a Walmart family plan thinking you will be paying the advertised price but they charge something much more.
-This bug exists because Walmart doesn't advertise with taxes calculated into the price. (The T-mobile plan I had prior did.)
6. When the new security chip reader on credit cards takes longer than a minute to process.
-This bug exists because I assume upgrades should make things faster.
7. My car needing a new timing belt after 60,000 miles, while the next generation of my car having a timing chain that only needs to be replaced every 90,000 miles.
-This bug exists because technology is improving and I bought my car a year too soon.
8. My hot water heater taking 45 minutes to heat up yet the hot water only lasting 15 minutes while in the shower.
-This bug exists because I live in a single bedroom apartment with a small old water heater.
9. The air conditioning in my apartment blows out air that is barely cooler than the air already in the apartment.
-This bug exists because I have a forty year old air conditioner.
10. When you look at your bank statement only to find out that the bank has charged some random fee hoping that you don't ever notice.
-This bug exists because some banks are bad at investing and need to make money by charging fees and hoping the customer doesn't complain so they have to give it back.
11. When you use a band-aid that ends up ripping off the surrounding skin where the original wound was.
-This bug exists because someone complained that their band-aid fell off too often, so they started using super glue instead of the regular adhesive.
12. Those lighters that are incredibly inexpensive and usually clear but don't last nearly as long as a Bic.
-This bug exists because Bic is known for having a long lasting lighter and the generic competition can charge less because their product is inferior.
13. Having to get an oil change every 3,000-5,000 miles.
-This bug exists because of the nature of oil to go bad after prolonged driving.
14. My girlfriend's iPhone battery dying at 20% and turning back on saying it has 55% but only really has 10%.
-This bug exists because a lot of iPhone batteries were defective.
15. My bike seat cushion hurting me after biking for too long.
-This bug exists because it is a road bike with a slim seat.
16. When I pull my white T-shirts out of the laundry and they have little tiny holes in them.
-This bug is because of the detergent that I use destroying my laundry.
17. I dislike the fact that casinos now use player's cards instead of cash because now I can't see all the coins fall from the machine when I win.
-This bug exists as a way to better control the flow of money in casinos and to monitor their players.
18. The fact that my car was brand new in 2011 and still didn't come equipped with cruise control.
-This bug exists because I bought a very inexpensive car with very few luxuries because vehicles only depreciate in value.
19. When I get out of the shower to turn off the alarm on my phone but the touch screen doesn't work because my fingers are still slightly wet.
-This bug exists because touch screens don't work if your hands are wet.
20. My brand new shoes make this very annoying squeaking noise every time a take a step,
-This bug hopefully exists because they are brand new shoes and not because they are made from a material that squeaks when it rubs against itself.
This list was difficult at the start as I am not used to thinking about products or services that annoy me. It started getting easier as I started recalling more things that annoyed me and I started getting more annoyed.
Hey Robert,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your "bug" list, it is interesting to hear what other people find irritating and how they differ from the things that bother me. We do not have many overlapping "bugs", but I feel for you on many accounts! Trying to do anything with your phone when your hands are wet from the shower is the actual worst. I am also very optimistic for you and your new shoes - I am sure things can only go up.
Our "bugs" are a bit differing in the sense that I feel yours are very technologically/item related while mine are more based on people and my surrounding environments - all things equally irritating tho!
If you would like to read about what perturbs me in life as well, here is the link to my "bug" list: http://marissaent3003.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-bug-list.html
Hope you're having a great semester so far!
Marissa
Your bug list was very well thought out and thorough. It's always been interesting to me that people are annoyed by such different things that others would not take a second to acknowledge. I also have and wrote about the frustrations of phones not working in the way they are supposed to. I can't imagine how annoyed I would be if my apartment had an old water heater or useless air conditioning! I also found it fascinating how I kept getting more annoyed by just thinking of things that annoy me! Here's my blog if you want to give it a glance :) http://kwandersen.blogspot.com/2016/01/bug-list.html
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