30 Clever Design Solutions That Solve Small But Annoying Issues
I love the saying “don’t sweat the small stuff,” but sometimes it’s tough to just let it go. The little things can be the most annoying. That’s where smart design solutions come into play. There’s a sweet relief when someone thinks of a workaround for life’s little annoyances.
These clever designs really make those annoyances go away. Some of them solve problems you didn’t even know you had.
1. “CVS Has Magnifying Glasses Throughout The Medicine Aisle So You Can Read What The Medicine Packaging Says”
2. “The Kleenex Boxes At My Work Have Different Color Tissues Near The End To Let You Know You Only Have A Few Left In The Box”
3. “This USB Cable Is Able To Be Plugged In Both Ways”
4. “This Store Sorts Avocados By Ripeness”
5. “In Japan, They Put A Barcode In The Meat Package That Darkens When The Meat Spoils, Reacting To Ammonia. When It Darkens, The Barcode Is Unreadable”
6. “Such A Small, Silly Thing”
7. “This System Allows You To Know If The Package Has Been Handled Correctly”
8. “This Claw Machine At A Restaurant Kids Play Area Gives You Your Money Back If You Don’t Receive An Item”
9. “These Two Coin Lockers That Are Easily Accessible In A Wheelchair”
10. “Tire Treads I Found On A Mechanic Thread That Leave This Below The 10% Threshold So You Know It’s Time To Replace”
11. “Stadium I Went To Showed Which Stalls Were Available”
12. “Manhole Covers In Oklahoma Have A City Map On Them With A White Dot Showing Where You Are”
13. “On The Display Model Of A Grill”
14. “Public Tools At My Local Bike Park”
15. “Wegmans Has A ‘No Candy’ Lane, So Parents Don’t Have To Drag Their Kids Past A Wall Of Sugar If They Don’t Want To”
16. “This Pump For A Skin Moisturizer Completely Drains The Canister”
17. “Hexagon Shaped Crayons So They Don’t Roll Off Of The Table”
18. “These Upside-Down Charger Sockets On A Train Table That Prevent Cable Damage!”
19. “My Jerky Came With A Flossing Stick”
20. “This Elevator In Japan Has An Emergency Toilet”
21. “Meanwhile, In Australia”
22. “Decathlon Attach Their Clothes Labels To A Little Strip Of Extra Fabric, So You Can Easily Cut It Off Without Leaving A Scratchy Little Nub”
23. “Soda Bottle That Can Be Filled With Sand And Used As A Dumbell”
24. “This Tomato Sauce Cup That You Can Use As A Regular Glass After”
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26. “Tire Tread Marker Shows You When You Should Replace Your Tires”
27. “Saw This At My Bank, Last Ditch Effort To Make Sure None Of Their Customers Are Scammed”
28. “Streaming Service Letting You Know When The WiFi Drops Out To Avoid Data Costs”
29. “These Re-Usable Silicone Straws That “Zipper” So You Can Clean Them Without A Special Brush And Surprisingly Work Really Well”
30. “Good Guy Oomomo (Japanese Dollar Store) Using Labels That Can Actually Peel Off Without Leaving Any Gross, Impossible-To-Remove, Residue”
