I grew up in an “adult centered world.” Children were expected to be polite and respectful of adults. Parents were responsible for their children's welfare and behaviors. Parents kept dangerous materials away from their children so only adults had access to them.
Today, we live in a child-centered world. We use the “child-centered” politically correct focus as an excuse to censor the Internet, books, television, and to create irritating package and product designs in the name of child safety.
You know what folks, enough is enough. Child safety has reared its ugly head in my life and now I have to change my brand of dish washer detergent:
The brand on the left which I like a
lot and have been using for years just changed to a “squeeze to
remove” safety cap. So annoying. Every time I do the dishes I
really get ticked off.
- Did the Cascade cap design people forget that older folks have to open this too? It can be very painful (or impossible) for a senior citizen with arthritis to open the container!
- Did they do a usability test with adults before changing the cap configuration?
- Did they consider that even without arthritis, it is an annoying change for their loyal customers?
- Did they consider the pharmaceutical industry's solution to safety caps? It is a reversible cap. One configuration for adults and another for the children who are not being properly supervised by their parents.
Obviously, I will be moving to the Palmolive product on the right which has an easy open flip top!
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Ha!
Dave C.
Posted by: Dave Coburn | September 03, 2009 at 06:37 AM