Moldy Cheese, Carpeted Tubs & Other Design Oddities – Who Approved These Decisions?

Devin Duke | August 4, 2025 1:00 pm

Ever feel like the world around you is designed for a laugh (or a double take)? We’ve compiled some of the most head-scratching, accidentally hilarious, or just plain wrong design choices that make you wonder who signed off on them. Get ready to question reality, and maybe your own taste!

“168$ for this Jeans”

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So, apparently these jeans come pre-shredded and are now classified as 'fashion forward'. $168 and I’m still not sure if they’re complete or if a raccoon attacked the store display. At least my knees won’t overheat this summer.

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“When you play the Sims but forget to rotate”

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Well, someone definitely missed the turn on that install! All that’s missing is the green diamond hovering overhead. If this isn’t classic video game logic bleeding into real life, I don’t know what is.

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“The new school in my community has a wheel chair access button for the door, but no way for a person in a wheel chair to reach it”

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The button is right there, tauntingly close, yet hopelessly out of reach. This is like a cruel level of a game, but in real life accessibility shouldn’t be a puzzle. Almost nailed it, folks. Almost.

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“Mother-daughter bonding at its finest”

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Nothing says responsible marketing like glamorizing a mother and child clinking glasses—hope it’s just apple juice for the little one! This is definitely not what comes to mind when I think 'family time.'

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“You thought tide pods looked like candy.”

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I can just hear every parent’s warning echoing in my head—‘Don’t eat those, they’re not candy!’ But if I was a kid, I’d be seriously tempted because those bath bombs look suspiciously edible.

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“I’m having an aneurysm just looking at this”

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Just one glance and my sense of order is begging for mercy. Whose idea was this elevator button arrangement? Did they decide chaos was more efficient than sequence?

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“Thanks for reminding me”

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Wow, thanks for that incredibly comforting reminder. I definitely needed a banner to make me question my social skills. What’s next, ‘You Will Never Be Good Enough’ in glitter glue?

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“The paper in this sliced cheese makes it look like it has mold spots”

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Is it just me or did my cheese accidentally turn into a science experiment overnight? My heart skipped a beat before I realized it’s just the paper looking suspiciously fungal. That moment when food packaging nearly gives you trust issues.

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“Sounds like an invite to your own murder”

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Ah yes, nothing like an ominous church invitation to set the mood: what happens when you die? Come find out Sunday at 10! I’ll just double check my will and bring a buddy, just in case.

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“I can feel that carpet under my wet toes already”

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I didn’t know it was possible to feel yucky just looking at a photo. A carpeted tub is every neat freak’s nightmare—imagine stepping out with those soggy toes. Someone call a home renovation show, stat!

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“This Halloween decoration at the old folks home”

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Who thought this was a festive idea for a senior center? Let’s really bring some chill to the room with a wall of tombstones—it’s either dark humor or someone seriously needs to rethink their decorating strategy.