Thursday, May 21, 2020

2A - Bug List


2A - Bug List

1.     Bug: Trying to open a produce bag at a grocery store.
Why does the bug exist? Hands are to dry, and the bags are not user friendly.

2.     Bug: Neighbors who park their cars in the street instead of in their driveway.
Why does the bug exist? Neighbors might have other cars parked in the garage that need to leave earlier for work, so need to leave first.

3.     Bug: Smacking gum.
Why does this bug exist? The person had never been made aware that smacking their gum is rude.  

4.     Bug: When I need to charge my phone, but also only have headphones that need to be plugged into my phone.
Why does this bug exist? iPhone 11’s don’t have separate charging port/headphone port.

5.     Bug: When large dog breeds are not trained and jump or pull their owners.
Why does this bug exist? Owners are too lazy to train their dog or too busy with work.

6.     Bug: When people do not return their shopping carts to the store or to designated shopping cart areas.
Why does this bug exist? People find it inconvenient to return an empty shopping cart.

7.     Bug: Trying to fold a fitted sheet.
Why does this bug exist?  The corners of the sheet are not made to line up with each other.

8.     Bug: Neighbors starting to mow their lawns before 7am on a weekend.
Why does this bug exist? Neighbors believe it is too hot to mow the lawn later in the afternoon or evening.

9.     Bug: Taking a phone call with wireless headphones in a public place. 
Why does this bug exist? People can multitask. Shop and talk or workout and talk.

10.  Bug: Using multiple machines during peak gym hours.
Why does this bug exist? At most gyms, no rule exists against using multiple machines at one time.

11.  Bug: Not being able to play music and record a video simultaneously on an iPhone.
Why does this bug exist? iPhone is not programmed to allow you to do both at the same time without using an app.

12.  Bug:  The fact that it is the year 2020 and most cereals still don’t come in a resealable bag.
Why does this bug exist? Companies must not see the value in spending on      resealable bags.

13.  Bug: When you are filling out a job application and it asks you to upload your resume and list your work experience.
Why does this bug exist? The hiring company may use a software to search for certain words in the application and only look at applications after weeding people out .

14.  Bug: Switching to daylight savings time.
Why does this bug exist? Switching time allows for more daylight and more productivity.

15.  Bug: When people run/walk on the side of the street instead of on the sidewalk.
Why does this bug exist? Runners/walkers would rather run on a flat street than going up and down sidewalks.

16.  Bug: Many home builders use mulch in flower beds next to houses. Mulch attracts termites, I don’t understand why home builders would knowingly do that.
Why does this bug exist? Homebuilders believe mulch is visually appealing and adds to curbside appeal despite being a hotspot for termites.

17.  Bug: IKEA’s store setup.  One way in, one way out.  Even if you went to buy only one thing, you have to walk the whole store in order to reach the checkout registers.
Why does this bug exist? IKEA hopes that on your way out of the store you end up finding something else you need/want to buy.

18.  Bug: Leather seats in a car because they are too cold in the winter and too hot in the summer.
Why does this bug exist? Leather seats in a car look the most luxurious.

19.  Bug: Returning an item to a store.
Why does this bug exist? Companies don’t always make it easy to return items because there can be a lot of fraud in returning items.

20.  Bug: Receiving junk mail faster than I can get rid of it.
Why does this bug exist? Businesses want to promote themselves to you.


I found this assignment to be extremely challenging and believe that COVID-19 made this assignment even more challenging. While establishments have started to open up, I am still limiting the time I spend out to the grocery store and home. To complete this assignment, I reimagined what my normal day would consist of before COVID-19; where I would go, things I would see, how I interacted with people and my everyday routine.  This helped me reimagine most, if not all of everything on my bug list.

5 comments:

  1. I found it shocking how much I agreed with your 20 and was like wow that was a good one I should’ve added that one. Especially when neighbors who leave cars in the street. This is one of my biggest bugs that I have. I too thought about life before COVID-19 to make this list. It was a bit difficult to see bugs since majority of the time I would be home and not out and about.

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  2. Hi Danielle! I personally had a difficult time thinking of bugs at the start of the assignment but remembering life before quarantine definitely helped me as well. I could relate so much to a handful of the bugs you wrote about, including trying to fold a fitted sheet and how temperature effects leather seats. It’s funny to think how such small factors of everyday life have the ability to bother us to such an extent.

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  3. Hello Daniella! I couldn't agree more that COVID-19 made this task more difficult but you still were able to come up with some great bugs. I did not even realize the problem with some things such as leather seats or cereal bags because I like hot seats and I do not eat cereal. I can see why it takes a team to work on innovations because different people have different experiences.

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  4. Danielle,
    I found it interesting how many of your bugs I agreed with and could relate to times in my life. I think bug #6 was very relatable to my list in how the bug deals with people being too lazy or entitled to do a simple task to help others out in the future. People not putting things back where they found them or where they should be is definitely a bug for many.

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  5. Hi Danielle! I also found it really difficult to list 20 bugs, especially since we can't go on with our normal lives quite yet. I think that because of the closures due to COVID-19 have caused more annoyances, or bugs, than I normally have though. I was also surprised by the number of bugs on your list that are also bugs of mine, but did not think of them until reading your list. Maybe imagining my life before COVID-19 more thoroughly would’ve helped me make my list more easily.

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