Redditors have recently been discussing some of the most commonly misused items people buy, so we’ve gathered their thoughts down below. Enjoy scrolling through, and be sure to upvote the products you’re guilty of using for different purposes too!
Dependent-Sign-2407 , Junior Libby / publicdomainpictures Report
Aggressive-Pin-170 , WalkingPad Report
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She shared that Q-tips/cotton swabs inspired her to ask this question. “I was looking at the pack in my bathroom and started wondering if there was other stuff out there like it,” the OP told Bored Panda. “Everyone puts them in the ear, and the manufacturers definitely know that. I think I’ve learned a whole new world of how deep exactly some people put them from this Reddit post, though. Don’t damage your ears, kids! Swab responsibly.”
Everyday_ASMR , Chemist4U / Flickr Report
Keveros , Tjcase2 Report
Acrobatic-Law-2114 , RDNE Stock project / Pexels Report
And as far as why companies pretend that they don’t know people are misusing their products, EVERYTHING_WAS_TAKEN supposes that it’s for several reasons. “They would have to redesign something that already works properly for its intended purpose, so that just means extra cost on their side when they’re not technically liable for misuse,” she noted.
SirKensingtonsSlop , Curtis Adams / Pexels Report
Elegant-Pressure-290 , Marco Verch / Flickr Report
EVERYTHlNG_WAS_TAKEN , gratuit / freeimageslive Report
“In some cases, you actually can’t ‘fix’ the product to stop a specific misuse because it’s being used technically properly but for a different goal,” she explained. “So there’s nothing they can do. And honestly, some of these misuses are so bizarre it would just be weird for a company to try to address it,” she added with a laugh.
PixelArtDragon , PerspectiveHuman3800 Report
Skid-Vicious , ELEVATE / Pexels Report
Fantastic-Sunshine , Abi Porter / Flickr Report
“The funny ones to me were the people who hadn’t seen my comment proposing the cotton swab, and started their comments with, ‘There’s no way this post isn’t talking about Q-Tips…’” she added.
kerdita , pickpik Report
Telrom_1 , ajay_suresh / flickr Report
bmg_7474 , Sean Freese / flickr Report
BigBird2378 , Dennis Lamczak / wikimedia Report
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anima99 , Cambodia, P.I. Network / flickr Report
RexBulby , Louisa Billeter / flickr Report
RedditUser3525 , Rob Brewer / flickr Report
corkas_ , SonnyandSandy / flickr Report
CommunicationHot7822 , Vaping360 / flickr Report
TheKiwiQueen , Alpha / flickr Report
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HelloFoxie , kRuPtKiNg Report
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beretta_vexee , Chris / flickr Report
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Weyland , Trekphiler / wikimedia Report
Myzyri , Adam Dachis / flickr Report
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