18 Product Designs That Are Just Plain Awful

How are products still this terrible?
18 Product Designs That Are Just Plain Awful

Design can make or break a product. Sometimes companies get it right, and their products are universally loved. But more often than not, companies release products that are just plain awful. 

When it comes to product design, sometimes it can be uh, hard to nail Companies create products that are just plain awkward, ugly, and uncomfortable. Here are some of the worst offenders.

The fact is, product designers and customers now have unprecedented access to each other because of social media. You'd assume that because of the constant flow of communication, everything for sale would be great and ideally tailored to the needs of buyers.

It's no secret that some product designs are just plain awful. But sometimes, it's hard to understand how these products ever made it off the drawing board and into stores. Here are some of the worst offenders – designs that were so bad, they made us scratch our heads in confusion.

You'd be thinking incorrectly.

18 Product Designs That Are Just Plain Awful
The built-in kickstand for Nintendo Switch is so flimsy I risk tipping the device over just by exhaling towards it.
MY OVEN HAS TOUCH-SCREEN CONTROLS. 8r8 808 808 6:30 Cofe SO WHENEVER I LEAN ACROSS MY STOVE, I TURN ON THE OVEN BY MISTAKE.
Clamshell STOP STDIGGLING plastic packaging is WITH THOSE STUBBORN PLASTIC PACKAGES! impossible to DUAL-BLADE PACKAGE OPENER without UTS PLASTIC LIKE
I'll never forgive the absolute maniac who designed my office's coffeemaker without a removable basket. The only thing to do is pray like crazy that t
Baby wipes are sO tightly packed that You have to claw them out until the top one is fully mangled. Then once you've gotten it started, you can barely
My portable speaker gives good clear sound, but the buttons are impossible. There's no physical feedback to let you know your press was successful and
This cool and modern new fridge design includes two great features! Free arm workout! It doesn't matter if you want Something from the left side of th
I need a magnifying glass to see the 'back' button on my iPhone. 12:31 4 Mail CRAGKEDAON
Who the hell designs doorbells that don't give the person at the door some indication that it made a noise inside the house? I just end up standing th
Many modern cars have their basic controls, like climate and audio, in a menu within the infotainment system. R 70 Talk about safety!
Packs of reading glasses have text that is too small to read without reading glasses. IClassic fashion 375 Lightweight COLICTION Classic -200 COLLECTI
Time to get rid of these hand grips, which hardly grip. GRAUNA Hand grips which slip and slide make it really difficult to hold on, especially when th
Choeolate Since no one's eating a whole box of cereal in one go, shouldn't it come with at least a sealable bag instead of a flimsy paperboard flap? C
How do airlines expect three people with a combined six hands to share four armrests? CRACKED CON
Apple cards cannot be kept in contact with denim or leather. CRACH Robertson Marisa msteroard Keeping an Apple card in your jeans or wallet may perman
...00 EE 15:17 51% What can I help you with? I can't exclaim, Seriously?! out loud without my phone getting involved. CRACKED COM
SILENT SILENT So WHY DOES OPENING AN IRONING BOARD SOUND LIKE the homl of an enraged emoN? CRACKED COM
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