“I hope the person who invented this has a life full of inconveniences.”

Recently, redditoru/kabkar1234asked ther/AskRedditcommunity to share theeveryday inconveniencesthey believe should’ve been solved by now.

Boy, oh boy, did people have a lot of thoughts (that I fully agree with).

A résumé prompt screen

Here are just a few.

“Uploading your resume, then having to enter everything on the resume on the next screen.”

“The extremely poor audio quality of fast-food drive-thru speakers.

Sticker residue left behind on a book cover circled in yellow

How, in 2024, can it even sound that bad?

u/Granuaile

“And airline PA speakers.

I never know what the pilot is saying.

Someone tearing off a piece of a package of hot dogs labeled 'Easy peel'

Its either we’re all out of snacks or we’re all going to die.

u/timmycheesetty

3.

“Invisible lane markings when roads are wet.”

A TV remote

u/truthcopy

“Here in Pennsylvania, we have no streetlights, and the lines become invisible when it rains.

It can be legitimately terrifying to drive when it’s like that.

It makes absolutely no sense and is so insanely dangerous.”

A top-down view of a paint can filled with white paint

u/Aczidraindrop

5.

“Music volume in movies that’s much louder than the dialogue.”

u/packerr

“And commercials blaring louder than the feature show.”

Someone holding a package of hard taco shells

u/BWPV1105

7.

“All wireless controller devices should have an easy way to locate them.

“Spam/scam calls and emails.”

Strips of bacon out of the packaging

u/GruntUltra

“I set my phone on ‘Do not disturb’ so I never get spam calls.

I just set it so only my family members can call me.”

u/Creepymint

9.

Crumpled plastic wrap being taken out of a box

“The thin metal handles on cans of paint.

Is there no better way to carry paint?”

“Hairs getting stuck in vacuums and needing to be cleaned often.”

A bit of mustard in a glass bowl surrounded by yellowish liquid

u/Mel_zel

“This problem has been solved, but it’s not cheap.

u/87gaming

11.

“Hard taco shell packaging.

A blister package with a computer mouse that has been cut open with scissors

It should read ‘12 shells, nine after you open them.'”

“Cereal bags not having a zipper closure.”

u/Chancetobelieve

“My wife and I rant about this regularly.

A side-by-side comparison of a woman's small jean pockets next to her husband's much deeper pockets

Not just cereal bags, but basically any non-single-use food product.

Why don’t any food packages reseal effectively?

Ziplock technology exists!”

Someone holding the padding from sports bras

u/FlatBot

13.

“Bacon packaging.”

u/Big-Cat-3079

15.

Someone pulling the tag off their shirt and ripping it

“Plastic wrap that sticks to everything except what you want it to.”

“Insurance that stops at the neck.

u/chocotacogato

17.

“The lack of universal medical records.

u/Brucine

19.

“Those huge plastic packages that are basically impossible to open yet hold only one small item.

C’mon, team, think!”

Like a suitcase, but for duvets.”

u/DarthEcho

21.

“The size of pockets on women’s jeans.

They are significantly smaller than men’s, requiring women to carry a purse.”

u/CriticalElk6102

23.

“Wireless bra pads that don’t stay in place.

Why, oh why, are they not just sewn in place?”

“Car windscreens that fog up inside when it’s raining.

u/West_Guarantee284

25.

“Tags (especially the more plasticky ones) on the side seam of a shirt.

If you make a run at pull the tag out completely, the seam rips.

If you have a go at cut the tag off, you’re still left with the irritating ends.

Let’s go completely tagless.

The technology exists.”

“Hot dog buns not being sold in the same number as hot dogs.”

u/ImCaffeinated_Chris

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.