Sunday, January 10, 2016

Bug List


  1. The iPhone 6 charging cables always get a little wrinkle in them and then stop working soon thereafter.
    I think that they use cheap materials that are too thin to make the charger, and they don't change it because they make money from charger purchases.
  2. Once the conditioner in my bottle is about halfway out, it becomes very hard to squeeze out unless you leave the bottle upside down, but that's hard to balance.
    They should make a bottle that is designed to be upside down, like how Heinz made an upside down ketchup bottle. 
  3. The Apple wifi router that my roommate bought has a really weak signal so she's the only one that get strong internet since it's in her room.
    The reason I don't get a strong signal is because there is a thick wall between our bedrooms. 
  4. The lines for the bars at midtown on Friday nights can take up to an hour.
    This is because everyone likes and goes to the same bars, and they get really crowded. We need more bars!
  5. Chunks of Oreo cookie keep clogging the straw on my Oreo shake from Chik-fil-a and I don't have a spoon.
    The straw is too thin! I need a thicker straw.
  6. I had to check my small bag when I flew spirit because carrying on is more expensive.
    I think they do this to reduce the number of passengers who carry-on bags so that there is more room in the over-head compartments. Maybe they should make the compartments bigger. 
  7. It's raining hard enough that I need to use my wipers, but not hard enough where I need them on all the time, even on the slowest setting.
    There aren't enough settings or enough increments for every type of weather condition. 
  8. The computer specialist in the Reitz union couldn't figure out what was wrong with my laptop but still charged me $100.
    He charged me that as a "diagnostic fee", but I think if the diagnostic is "your laptop is broken" it should be free. 
  9. Uber has really high surge rates usually when I need to use it the most like on NYE and Thanksgiving.
    Uber does this because they can get away with it and people still pay. 
  10. Sometimes when I order delivery from Gelato Company it takes a really like time (45 min.).
    This happens because the delivery people from 352 delivery aren't too worried about how long it takes, and Gelato Company is very popular (has a lot of orders).
  11. I downloaded an app that was supposed to help me clean out my email inbox and unsubscribe from annoying emails, but it ended up not unsubscribing me from anything AND the app itself sent me multiple emails every week.
    The creators of the app were trying to get me to keep using the app and not forget about them, but if they had just done what I expected and not emailed me, I wouldn't have deleted the app. 
  12. Gainesville neighborhood parking for my scooter is really expensive so I have to park it on campus, but campus is four blocks away.
    The city charges so much for parking because the students will pay for it. 
  13. I ordered "petite" sized clothes online from The Limited and when I tried to return them in the store, they told me I had to return them online since they were petite.
    The store claimed that I had to return it by mail because they didn't carry petite sizes in the store. I think they should have returned it for me. 
  14. The ceilings at my apartment are really thin so I can hear the boys that live above us walk around and play music.
    This is because the building's ceilings were not made thick enough and the sound leaks through. There needs to be better insulation. 
  15. My real estate company charges a $15 convenience fee to pay rent online, so I have to walk all the way to the actual building.
    I believe that they do this in order to encourage people to pay with a physical check, that way they can deposit it more easily. They should make the due date for online payments earlier, and take away the fee. 
  16. The line for the Chipotle on University gets absurdly long during meal times.
    This is because the Chipotle on University is not very big, therefore there aren't very many workers, and there are a lot of hungry students who love Chipotle. 
  17. The Snapchat app on my phone drains my phone's battery more than any other app.
    I think this is because the app itself requires a lot of battery, but there should be a way for them to reduce that. 
  18. Other smartphones that compete with the iPhone (like Samsungs) are waterproof, but the iPhone isn't.
    Apple does this because they have the majority of the market share and they know that customers are willing to wait for a waterproof phone. 
  19. The dispose-all in my apartment's sink is broken but the maintenance man keeps telling us to just put ice down it to sharpen the blades but that doesn't help.
    I am almost positive this is because the maintenance man either doesn't know how to fix the drain or he is too lazy to order the parts and actually fix it.  We need a new maintenance man. 
  20. The earbuds that Apple makes are too big for my ears so they fall out of my ears and make them ache.
    Apple needs to make earbuds for different sized ears!

    I found writing this list very difficult, because I don't encounter very many day to day problems. In fact, I think that this list helped me be more grateful for all of the things that work well in my life. 

2 comments:

  1. Hi Laura,
    Your "bugs" were very interesting! We didn't have any "bugs" in common but I could definitely relate to yours. The conditioner that always has to be flipped over is terrible and it is similar to my first bug that the last squirt from shampoo/body wash bottles won't come out. Your #7 bug is absolutely the worst!! I hate when my wipers squeak across the glass even though I know it's raining hard enough outside that I can hardly see through the window. I think that your real estate issue could be solved if you link your banking account to the complex's payment page. I had to do that to get rid of the service fee for my apartment.
    I also found that creating this list was very difficult. Once I hit #5 or #6 it was very challenging to come up with new ideas on what bothered me. I decided that it wasn't because I didn't face many day-to-day problems but that from an early age we just either return the product or deal with the issues. This exercise definitely showed me how blessed I am; I thought these were all first world problems. I really enjoyed the "World's Biggest Problems", hopefully you will too. Thanks for posting!
    If you have a chance, check out my Bug List: http://plantflourishgrow.blogspot.com/2016/01/bug-list.html

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  2. You brought up some bugs that I completely didn't think of when writing mine. For instance, your bug #7, I hate when that happens! And for some reason I am really self-conscious about my wind shield wiper speed. Also, I totally agree with you at the end of your post where you brought up how making this list made you feel more grateful for the things that do work well.
    If you want, you can check out the things that bug me on my blog: http://kenny-o.blogspot.com/2016/01/bug-list.html

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