Someone smack me for buying Downy softener at Sam's Club. You know before you even go that it'll be a giant, unwieldy bottle. I thought I'd worked out that problem by dumping from that container into a smaller one, but no - now they have to make the spout
ridiculous! Note in the photo - first, you have to loosen the cap on the rear, then hold the handle with one hand while pressing on the red button with the other. I know, I know, we don't want any young toddler getting hold of it and drinking it - one would think the smell, taste, and weight of it would prevent that. Maybe we can make the bottle easier to use and people with toddlers can store it on a shelf way above their reach? Heaven forfend. Not easy to use.Thanks so much, Giant Eagle, for taking a really convenient thing, the self checkout, and limiting the amount of groceries you can get through it by installing the world's smallest bagging area. OH, and let's complicate it with these huge Plexiglas "shields." Makes it so easy - NOT.
You get the raspberry today :-P
Staples, Staples, Staples. Didn't you hear - hard-to-open packaging is so passe! This lovely, weighted tape dispenser with convenient pen holders
could cause some damage if not for my trusty scissors. Oh, wait - I get it. Staples sells the scissors, too! At least the dispenser itself is easy to use. NOT easy to open.
Potatoes must be brain food because the folks at Ore-Ida were using their noggins when deciding on how to package their unbelievably-simple-to-make Tots. Here's the spud mantra - if it's an easy and convenient food, don't make it hard to get to! The top of the bag-o-tots zips right off with nary a whimper from tot or tottee. And look, 0 trans fats - my favorite not-an-ingredient! Easy to open, easy to use.
Normally I'd just pick up the store-brand grated cheese, but hubby was on his way home from work and got Sargento's Artisan Blend of mozzarella and provolone. The giant "HOLD HERE" and "PULL HERE" caught my attention right away. With a little tug, the top came away cleanly from below the resealing zipper-top. The zipper-top is sturdy - not the expected cheap, crummy thing that falls apart after the first use. Some designer at this company is earning every penny. Molto bravo, Sargento's! Easy to open, easy to use.