Sunday, January 17, 2016

Bug List

1. Furniture that comes with confusing assembly instructions
   Probably exists because of lack of QA testing

2. Check-out aisle people asking me to donate to stuff
   Gets more people to donate then just having a button on the check-out screen

3. Bananas that are not ripe/overly ripe being sold at a grocery store
    Likely due to difficulties in managing and timing shipments.

4. Books for class being overly expensive
  Book companies know how needed they are and gouge prices

5. Boxes of water bottles have little holes in the plastic wrapping
   People pick them up and put the holes in them but don't purchase the bottles

6. Door frames don't fit the doors right.
    Likely caused by improper measurements

7. Overly crowded lines at take-out stores.
    Not enough cashiers to manage the crowd during busy hours

8. Poor customer support with online products
    Not enough customer service representatives

9. High prices for bad internet services
   Local companies have a monopoly on internet in the area

10. Favorite stores don't deliver to my location
     Larger delivery areas could cause slow delivery times

11. Teachers don't respond to requests for information in a timely manner
     High student/teacher ratio

12. Smartphones crack to easily
     Stronger glass is either too expensive or not yet feasible

13. Washing machine requires too many spin cycles to not leave my clothes soaking wet
      Poor detection systems for seeing when clothes are too wet

14. The portable lights I use for my bike fall off too easily while riding
       Manufacturers can't predict the different widths of each kind of bike

15. The bike pump I use needs an adapter to work with different kinds of wheels
     There is no standardized bike nozzle size among manufacturers

16. My bath towels take too long to dry out between use
    The material they are made out of is soft but absorbs and holds water too readily

17. The alarm clock I use doesn't make a loud enough noise to always wake me up
      The manufacturers didn't account for different levels of noise needed to wake people up

18. The usb charger for my phone isn't long enough to always be practical
       Manufacturers opted for a less pricey, shorter cord then a more convenient, expensive cord.

19. Google Chrome randomly crashes when I have too many tabs open
     The browser isn't good enough at handling large amounts of tabs to suit user needs

20. Checking my cars tire pressure takes too long
     The tech to show tier pressure via screen on the dashboard isn't in enough cars yet


This assignment was a lot tougher than I thought, I'm not very used to critically thinking about products and services I use everyday to discover how I'd like them to be better or how they could improve. It makes a lot of sense why companies value this sort of feedback so dearly!

1 comment:

  1. Wonderful job, Jordan! You reminded me of some other things that “bug” me that I could have used on my list! I admired the diversity of “bugs” on your list. From bananas to door frames, you truly went above and beyond. I took a similar approach and tried to mention things that I tend to experience daily. I agree that the list was very difficult as well. Your ability to diversify made it exciting and interesting, and that is a method I will be attempting in the future.

    Here is a link to my blog where you can see some things that really “bug” me:

    http://michaelsichel.blogspot.com/2016/01/bug-list.html

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