Because a single label has little value, but they are bought in drums holding 1000s of them. And this means that many enterprises decide to lower the quality of the labels and thus cut some costs.
After all, who will complain? Some rando on the Internet? 😘
With some exceptions, it is at most a minor annoyance, the vast majority of poeple are not so hung up on it that they’re going to bother raising a complaint.
Besides, there is an argument to be made that the easier it is to remove an external label without leaving residue, the more likely it will fall off during shipping or stocking, or removed outright by someone before the customer gets it. These kinds of labels stay put and that’s what the company wants until it’s paid for.
Hell, the label OP posted has “Important” right there. The manufacter wants to ensure that label stays right where it is until its in the customers hands so they can convey whatever they need to convey. These types of labels absolutely accomplish that.
The label says “importado”, which means “imported”. It really had no important information on it. Of course, compared to other things this is a minor nuisance at most, but I still get mad every time. They even added a second label saying that the bowl is not dishwasher safe. And my wife bought a whole set, 20 pieces, 40 labels.
Nah, it says “IMPORTADO”, not Important. And if both the manufacturer of the product and its seller/re-seller accepted it, it means they think it “good enough”.
Money beats logic, quality, professionalism. I work in corpo, I can attest it to be truth.
Manufacturer, seller and buyer are in the EU, the import label wasn’t even necessary…
I just learned that WD-40 gets this stuff off! Now to figure out what gets WD-40 off of things…
Mandatory Hank Hill https://youtu.be/APl0edZ8gI8
Mildly infuriating? No sir, this is seriously infuriating if I’ve ever seen it! 🤬
sh.itjustdon’tfucking.work
Surprised no one has linked this yet.
When I was still watching Gus I found him incredible funny but just to remind everyone that he treated his then Girlfriend like shit.
You can scrape it off using your teeth. I’ve done that some times.
Next time I’ll do that and make sure to leave some marks.
91% alcohol does wonders
goo gone works better in my experience.
Use alcochol, it works for me
Alcohol works well for me too, but I don’t see how getting drunk would help with the stickers?
Can’t believe i got ratio’d
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I hate it when stickers tear while shredding mail and it’s not safe to leave your address on the mail when you throw it away.
Fucking Spain
Vegetable oil or isopropyl alcohol will get rid of the remains.
It’s still a thing because why wouldn’t it be? It’s, after all, mildly infuriating. Not enough of an annoyance or issue to push anyone to change.
Also, “Importado”. The label has some sort of message they need to make sure the customer reads, so they make it very difficult to remove in transit.
put this spawn of satan under a tissue soaked in light petroleum spirit (light hydrotreated naphta/petroleum ether also works). it’s unlikely that this solvent will damage about anything other than glue, which it dissolves pretty well, even lettering should be left unscratched
Because… everyone’s gotta cut down on costs and use cheap paper 🤷.
Because the thing holding it together is plastic and using plastic frivolously is frowned upon. The label tears so the turtles live. Convenience costs environment, deal with it.
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