Bug List
1.
I hate when it rains in Gainesville and I am not
prepared with an umbrella. I get soaked, ruin my shoes, and risk getting a
cold.
2.
It seems that every time I am studying and
craving coffee, the Marston Starbucks line is out the door. When I finally am
able to order, it takes even longer for the drink to make its way to my hand.
3.
It irks me when I am early to my accounting
class, but I still have to sit on the floor because there are so many students
in the class and not enough seating. It makes concentration difficult.
4.
I hate when I want to get a quick meal at the
reitz (UF student Union) but there is no place to sit because it’s so busy and
there is a lack of seating.
5.
I hate when I am shopping for clothes at the
mall, find something I love, and realize that they do not have it in my size. I
am usually told to order it online, but that gives away the retail therapy I
love.
6.
I hate it when conditioner bottles are slippery
and fall out of your hand in the shower. Then you have to attempt to pick it up
while it’s still slippery.
7.
It bothers me that Starbucks makes their premade
drinks in glass bottles. I get afraid to put them in my bag or backpack with
the fear they may break.
8.
I hate that electrical outlets are dangerous
when kids are around. The outlets should be live when something is plugged in
and go into an off mode when not being used. Parents would not have to spend so
much time worrying or “baby-proofing” their homes.
9.
It drives me crazy that there are very few
effective methods of hanging decorations on dorm walls. My command hooks always
give out, and my things frequently end up falling on the floor.
10.
I hate when shower curtains move in towards you
due to air pressure in the hot and humid bathroom environment. It makes
showering uncomfortable and inconvenient.
11.
I can’t stand when my flip flops break in
between the toes. It often happens to me when I’m running around because they
are cheap shoes. Once broken, they are completely impossible to walk in.
12.
It bothers me when athletic leggings are cheap
and thin because the thin material requires you to wear specific undergarments
that do not show.
13.
I hate that there is always a long wait time
when you want to go to Outback Steakhouse during prime dinner time because I
have to stand outside and smell the food while not being able to eat it.
14.
It is terrible when I am looking for a specific
movie at a Redbox and the disk is repeatedly already rented out. I make a trip
to a store for that specific reason and don’t leave with what I wanted.
15.
I hate when I own a marker for only a short time
and the tip gets dried out and frayed. It makes it incredibly difficult to
write in nice handwriting.
16.
I hate when people leave their carts in the
middle of grocery store parking lots. They get incredibly close to scratching
my car and make me nervous.
17.
It bothers me when retailers like Kohl’s consistently
have a thirty-fifty percent off sale. It would be much less misleading if they
simply marked down the clothing prices from the start instead of trying to
trick people into thinking they are getting a good deal.
18.
I hate that a lot of shoe companies do not
manufacture half size shoes. Sometimes, the best fit for me would be between
two sizes I try on, but the size does not exist.
19.
I hate when I try to put a headband on my head
to work out, but the moment I start running, it slips off my silky hair. I then
have hair in my face when I am trying to work out.
20.
I hate it when I try to microwave popcorn, and
it burns even when I follow the instructions. It is a waste of delicious popcorn.
I found this exercise incredibly challenging. I could come
up with a couple pretty easily, but it got even more challenging as I went
along. One of my issues was that my biggest pet peeves all have to do with
people doing annoying things as opposed to products or services that are inconvenient.
It is crazy to think that a lot of these issues could be solved by
entrepreneurs in the near future.
Hi Megan,
ReplyDeleteI can relate to a few of your bugs in particular. Retailers bother me with their sales also. Instead of providing real value it seems as though they need to build in a less than realistic perception of value by offering the kind of sales you mentioned.
I also found this exercise to be very challenging in the same way as you. Most of things that bugged me had to do with situations or people’s actions rather than products. It took me days to compile a list of twenty!
You are welcome to check out my bug list at http://mrufent.blogspot.com/2016/01/bug-list.html
Good luck this semester!
Martin
Hi Megan,
ReplyDeleteI noticed that most of your bugs in the beginning of the list has to do with things you encounter during school! I can relate to most of them as well! Like craving caffeine while trying to study and having to sit on the floor!
Like you, I had a pretty hard time coming up with a list of things that bug me. 1-5 were very easy to come up with but when I passed 5, it really made me think about what I dislike and things that annoy me. I enjoyed reading your list because some on the list are things relate only to women and it was interesting to read something that I would not think about.
Thank you for sharing your bug list!
Good luck this semester.
Hope to run into your post again!
Brian Do Kim