Household problems
The annoying things at home, made specific — and what people would pay to fix.
Where did the warranty go?
Every time an appliance breaks I have to find the receipt and warranty, and the annoying part is they are scattered across emails, drawers and photos.
Repeat prescription scramble
Every month for an elderly relative I have to reorder several repeat prescriptions, and the annoying part is each pharmacy and surgery has a different process and timing.
Smart home, dumb apps
Every time I adjust the heating or lights I have to open a different app for each device, and the annoying part is nothing talks to anything else so simple routines take five apps.
Whose turn for the bins?
Every week I have to remember which bins go out and whose turn it is, and the annoying part is the council schedule and the household rota live in different places.
Kids artwork avalanche
Every week I have to deal with the pile of drawings the kids bring home, and the annoying part is I cannot bear to bin them but have nowhere to keep them all.
The wetroom floods the hallway
Every time someone showers I have to mop up water that escapes the wetroom, and the annoying part is the water spreads under the door onto the hallway floor.
Leftovers roulette
Every few days after cooking I have to decide which leftovers in the fridge are still good, and the annoying part is there is no reliable way to tell without smelling everything.
Three school apps, no single to-do
Every Sunday evening I have to check three separate school apps, and the annoying part is none of them tells me what actually needs doing this week.