Annoying Things!

shysal second the vote for Nicky Elite toilets rolls, we stock up when we go to Home Bargains.

Oopsminty I have posted this before, but happy to post again!

The trick is to put an elastic band around the conditioner bottle. Why (you may ask) the conditioner one?

Because it's as easy as ABC, Always Band Conditioner!

The shrink wrap on M&S smoked mackerel.

I’ve had the same trouble as Mamacaz (bendy bottles and can’t get the seal off) also many of the 6 pinters are lopsided and don’t stand up straight.

The seals on balsamic vinegar and soya sauce type bottles. They tend to be a thicker waxy material and so hard to remove. I've resorted to a knife and then cut myself. Also, the weird ring pull inside the neck of same. Why??

shysal and B9exchange, I bought my usual Max Factor mascara recently at Superdrug and the packaging had changed. No perforations in the shrink wrap and a label underneath just to say the product had been security wrapped(!) which left a horrible sticky mess and ripped off part of the design on the tube. It took me ages to get into it with scissors and a sharp knife, and I was so annoyed I fired off a complaint to Max Factor. It turned out that Superdrug had actually done the security wrap (Max Factor made the point that there was no need for this under UK or EU law), so I emailed them as well. They refunded me and said they completely understood my frustration. I did say I’d have been happier if they’d agreed to look into their packaging policy and maybe come up with something more user friendly!

Ring pulls where the ring comes off in your hand like the key in the corned beef tin. I don't know whether they still exist.

I don't use conditioner, but I put my shampoo on before I get in the shower. The bottle stays dry, and if I need to read it, I can without having to blink away water. You're not really supposed to put it on dry hair, but it's not done any harm so far.

If I did use conditioner, I would do the same, but the conditioner would be the only bottle in the shower, so there's nothing to confuse it with.

I agree GrandmaKT if the shampoo and conditioner are from the same range its hard to tell them apart. I keep them in separate places in the shower, woe betide my husband if he moves them

Jars of pickles, or beetroot, or marmalade etc, when you just cannot get the lid off, have invested in some little round rubber things that help, but sometimes still have to resort to running the offending jar under the hot tap

Is it beyond the skills of shampoo and conditioner manufacturers to print the words SHAMPOO and CONDITIONER in large, easily visible letters so I can distinguish them without my glasses in the shower?!

I hear you.

Drives me insane!

So glad this popped up was thinking of starting my own packaging thread. I picked up a lipstick that looked a pretty colour when I was going round the supermarket. When I came to use it, in a hurry to go out, and it was impossible to get into! First it was shrink wrapped in a very thick piece of transparent plastic which after struggling with for far too long I had to take the scissors to - and then when that was off I couldn't open it because there was a heavy duty security tag stuck over the side and base. That took all my strength to prise away, and left the most horrible sticky mess. With DH agitating to leave, I tried hairspray to remove it, no joy, just made it even stickier. I tried neat shampoo, no result either. I eventually got it open, but if I put it in my make up bag it will collect every bit of dust or powder going on the sticky residue, and looks awful.

This cost £4.50 for Heavens sake, I've bought more expensive jars of coffee!!!

"Is it beyond the skills of shampoo and conditioner manufacturers to print the words SHAMPOO and CONDITIONER in large, easily visible letters so I can distinguish them without my glasses in the shower?!"

I don't have a problem with that. The shampoo bottle is white, the shower gel blue:-)

Nortsat46
A rubber glove works just as well as those gripper things from Lakeland, for opening jars and bottles.

My sister says she can't understand why saucepans should have two small handles instead of one long one. I don't mind either way, but apparently she prefers to pour with one hand.

I must ask her what she thinks she can do with the other hand at the same time to justify this.

While I think life is too short to get annoyed about this sort of thing, I do find it frustrating that our new (chrome) tap in the shower won't turn with soapy or lotioned hands. Can't get a grip on it!

We had a matte one before and this wasn't an issue, but apparently they've stopped making matte taps.

For info and to counteract annoyance - the best things I have found for opening recalcitrant bottles and jars, are Lakeland Lid Grippers (£2.50). My cousin sent me a couple and they probably the most successful gift she has ever bought me.

They are a round plastic mats about 4” in diameter. They work a treat on tight lids and bottle tops (even sticky jam jars). They look really unlikely but work really well. ?

Sainsbury's own herbs and spices come in a jar that is wide enough to put a teaspoon in!
Yes you're right DannieRae, I'd forgotten about those ones!

Sainsbury's own herbs and spices come in a jar that is wide enough to put a teaspoon in!

Most of us round here use a milkman who delivers milk in glass bottles. There has been a massive surge in this since the widespread concern about single use plastic. Milk seems to be much nicer and fresher too.

Is it beyond the skills of shampoo and conditioner manufacturers to print the words SHAMPOO and CONDITIONER in large, easily visible letters so I can distinguish them without my glasses in the shower?!

midgey

My cousin has milk delivered by the milkman, but it’s in plastic bottles, not glass!

The answer to the plastic milk bottles is a milkman!

I agree with most of these. The new milk bottles do have handles that bend and I have to use a knife to open the plastic seal. Ring pull cans are so much more difficult to open than traditional cans. I can only open with a gadget or the help of someone younger though they struggle to get it raised enough to pull up. Bleach is easy for children to open, just not older adults. Some jars are so tight that even my son has to resort to making a hole in the lid. Foil as well as cling film can be difficult to open and split like the toilet rolls.

Jars of spice and herbs with a neck too small for a teaspoon. The only brand I've so far found that has a teaspoon friendly neck size is Barts.

And jars of coffee or hot chocolate that are too tall for a teaspoon, but too narrow to get your hand in with the teaspoon, grrrr

I'm collecting a lot of gadgets now - to help with things I used to find so easy!

www.ebay.co.uk/p/2x-Can-Jar-Ring-Pull-Opener-Gripper-Disability-Aid-Kitchen-Tool-Fizzy-Drink-Bean/

By the way, GN's most popular toilet rolls, Nicky Elite, according to a past thread, are easy to start and the best value and quality I have tried.