Why do.......?

I once had to use a hammer and chisel to get into a bottle of tablets that came as a prescription from the chemist. They usually come in bubble packs in s cardboard box. The chemist said they had to be childproof and had no reply when I said the usual ones were not childproof.

In University Challenge why won’t Jeremy Paxman give the answer to the last question when the bell goes for the end of the programme? I just need to be sure that I’ve got it right?

Cucumber wrapped in tight fitting plastic even though it's already in a plastic wrapper.

Hard plastic packaging which is difficult to get open. Also, despise excessive packaging as well as a multitude of advertising tags on new clothing.

Why are jars of hot chocolate much taller than the length of a teaspoon, which is what the instructions tell you to measure the stuff with? Impossible to spoon out when the jar gets low.
And why are many herb and spice jars too narrow for a teaspoon, or a standard measuring spoon?

I love shampoo bars but not conditioner bars which seem very ineffective. Switched to bars to try to stop using plastic, but have had to buy conditioner. Why don’t more suppliers use refills?

Small feint print on items, nightmare. Why to pump action containers always have about an inch of liquid stuck in the container that the "straw" doesn't reach. Absolute waste.

@Wheniwasyourage; and Marmite jars!

Jillybird, I assume that you don;t know where you got it from!! Can we have a picture?
And Rufus 2, easier said than done! Grandchildren 200 miles away and I don't think anyone would recommend me challenging a random child with a bottle of bleach!!
Bluebellwould, I'm not sure if we're thinking of the same thing, but I find that an old fashioned tin opener will often lift a jar lid enough to be able to turn it.

Those loops of ribbon that you are cutting off your clothes - they are very useful to crafters - especially card makers! ?

Oh, yes, never mind children - so much packaging is me-proof!

Those of you who use shampoo bars, how about conditioner bars? Are they as good/easy to find?
I have to use conditioner (currently Simple, very nice) or my hair’s a nightmare.

Why does the print rub off on packets of food so you can't read the cooking instructions.

The several folds of unreadable labels sewn inside M & S pants, and why?

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Why do they sell matching hair shampoo and conditioner with conditioner being in smaller size. I run out of it when shampoo still going. They must assume the majority use more shampoo than conditioner.

And why don't they put a big S or C on bottles so I can easily see what's what with no glasses on under shower.

I put shampoo on the right of my shower holder thing and conditioner on the left.

The lids where you have to press down and turn, the clicking when it goes wrong ?.

TV has all sorts of problems - shrinking credits, loud music over speech and hardly any light in in a dark scene so you cannot see what is happening!
some manufacturers now put their shampoo and conditioner in either different shaped bottles or have one that stands on their lid !
But vacuum packed items can be so difficult to open with no obvious way in.

Never mind childproof - they're arthritic proof!!
rowyn Find yourself a child! They'll have it open in a flash! no arthritic wrists involved. \

Another thought........ I take a number of tablets, but by far the teeniest tiniest one is that for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Difficult to pick up for anyone, but a major challenge for anyone with RA in their hands.

Shrink the screen and talk over the end credits on TV? I find it so annoying especially if I want to check the name of the actor or title or singer of a song used in the production!

The long number on my debit card WAS silver.
Now it's wearing off, in parts, and I have to find a source of light, and squint whilst I angle it all different ways.

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Why are clothes labels sewn into a seam, so you either have to cut the label, which leaves a scratchy edge that frays, or unpick the seam?

And why are they all synthetic even when stating 100% cotton!

Oh I so agree with all of these things. Are they only problems as we get older or do we just notice them more.

Those bottles of bleach where you have to squeeze both sides of the cap whilst gripping and turning as well. Never mind childproof - they're arthritic proof!! And despite a lot of searching, no one has come up with a device for opening them, other than wandering outside and challenging any passing stranger to have a go!

Why do they shrink the credits at the end if a programme on the tv to a small square in the corner and use the rest of the screen to advertise another programme or introduce the next one?