Inefficient Design

What does that bring to mind? The first thing that comes to my mind is the gallon milk jug. That has to be the most completely inefficient design I have seen in a while. It is near impossible to open a new gallon of milk and pour some into just a glass. No. Not just a glass. The glass, down the side of the carton, drops on the counter, etc. Try doing that one-handed with a child on one hip. Impossible. Is it really that hard to design a jug that holds the gallon of contents, AND can be easily and cleanly emptied from the beginning? I think not. I think the gallon jug design is not for ease of use and convenience for the consumer. No. It's for ease of use, and shipping and handling convenience for the manufacturers, packers and shippers. I think they designed it that way for strength and durability while distributing to grocery stores all over the country. Notice I said "country" and not "world." I seem to recall milk being packaged and distributed in bags in Canada. Something I originally considered unusual. Looking back, I think the Canadians had it right! We would take the bag out of the box it came in, slip it into a specially made "milk pitcher," snip off the corner and pour. I would even say that we got more of those "last drops" out of the empty bag than out of an empty carton. Then the bag gets tossed, and the pitcher reused. Less bulky recycling or garbage, more accurate and cleanly pouring... easy, clean, refreshing enjoyment.

There are many other completely ridiculous and inefficiently designed products out there. But the milk jug is a daily nuisance in my house with as much milk as we go through. What other inefficient designs have you encountered lately? I'd really like to know.