20 Bugs
1) People who don't use their blinkers in traffic on the Buckman Bridge.
- Why? It would be nice if there was a warning for cutting in front of you.
2) My neighbors dog, Lily, who digs holes under the fence to hang out in my yard.
- Why? It's annoying to have a dog that is not yours jump on you and prevent you from using your own yard in peace.
- Why? It is really terrible to not have a car. You have to rely on other people. Your independence is ripped out from under you.
- Why? It brings the companies sales down. You're suppose to call the vendor! The vendor won't know whats wrong with the product in order to correct the situation.
- Why? The stir fry always sells out by the time I get off work. When I get off work, he always says that they already "cleaned up" for the day. If stir fry is your highest selling item, make more stir fry!
- Why? You look like a complete idiot first of all. It is also a waste of time. People say that you can tell by the hose on the gas symbol or there is an actual arrow to tell you which side the gas tank is on. However, these statements are not true for all cars. I have experience.
- I don't care who you are. Customer service is apart of every business. That is... if you want to sell anything. Of course, I walked out.
- Why? You are posting an ad to sell an item! No one wants to buy something from someone who doesn't know proper English. It says that you are sketchy.
- Why? You are in a social situation. You are suppose to be talking to the people you are with. Be in the moment. It is also really rude.
- Why? Food gives you energy to keep going. Meals are important to stay healthy.
- Why? I have to slam on my breaks and then wait for the person to cross. They aren't looking either, so they take their time not realizing there is someone waiting.
- Why? There is double the work you have to do, and you get paid the same.
- Why? It invades your personal space and they can wait their turn. It is overwhelmingly rude.
- Why? Luring animals to their death by placing food on the ground and then shooting is terrible. If you want to have fun shooting guns, shoot targets instead. Otherwise, only hunt animals for food. Also, do it the correct way. For example, hunting them by observing tracks and other signs.
- Why? I don't have the time to go through another isle just to get around them. I said excuse me, and was polite. I don't understand that type of attitude.
- Why? Foul language makes me cringe. I can't stand people talking like that all the time. It also symbolizes a bad attitude and aura.
- Why? Not all retailers have the chip card reader, and its a waste of time figuring out if they have it or not. The chip card reader is also slower than if you swiped your card. Now you are waiting an extra forty seconds for your card to go through the payment system.
- Why? I feel like the cigarette hurt my car. I can smell the smoke, and therefore, received some fraction of secondhand smoke. It is also extremely disrespectful.
- Why? I don't want a bath in stinky dog breath and saliva.
- Why? Walmart is a huge company. They have a competitive advantage on price. However, they could possibly increase sales by using customer service in the mix. No one wants to wait in line forever.
Brittany,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your top 20, is was quite versatile and while our lists were very different, our issues like more with people than products, which actually made me feel better reading it because I was sitting there thinking to myself after I wrote my blog "wow, am I really that negative." I know that was the point of the list but instead of picking apart bad products, I picked apart people.
I believe the only thing I had in common was number 9. I often go out with certain friends and instead of chatting and catching up, this person sits on their phone the whole time, I honestly feel like texting them the conversation as I think I would have a more productive conversation, so sad.
A couple of other items that you named that I agreed with was the log licking, I have a Chihuahua with the same problem and it drives me nuts; also the people who flick cigarettes out the window. In general its a filthy habit but when you have a convertible, trust me, it makes you a lot more annoyed.
Take a look at my blog and you will see while our examples were different, we are not far apart in people's general lack of manners.
http://nicoleslifeatuf.blogspot.com/2016/01/bug-list-week-2_14.html
Great post!
Hi Brittany! I laughed a few times while reading a couple of your bugs, as I could sense some slight sarcasm throughout them- I did this in mine too. It makes it a lot more fun reading and also writing the bugs when you throw some humor in there. There were some bugs that we definitely have in common, such as people texting in a social situation, people who don't look both ways while crossing the street, and when your coworkers stand around and don't do anything. I didn't include these things in my blog post, but they certainly bother me after reading your post. One of my bugs is "It bothers me when I see families who are out to eat and every one of their children is playing on an iPad or phone. What ever happened to talking during family dinners?" For real though. So I'm sure we would most likely agree on that bug. I also hate when people don't look both ways before crossing the road, it's like they have the safety net of "I can sue you if you hit me" on their minds instead of using common sense and dignity. But that's another rant in itself. I didn't find this task very easy either; I thought that not many things bother me, but after sitting down and thinking about things that happen throughout the day I was able to come up with some good ones. Take a look, you may find some similar bugs that we share!
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