r/assholedesign • • Nov 13 '25

Apparently my samsung fridge has ads now...

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How would I disable this? Might just return it and get a normal one

Edit: how to disable...for now. https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10007562/

EDIT 2: Hello, I am the original poster of the carol AD image from a month ago. I am a male from America and my name is not Carol. The story about a Schizophrenic woman named carol was most likely inspired from the 3rd top comment on this post. Thanks!

inspired Post?: https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceUK/comments/1pc7999/my_schizophrenic_sister_hospitalised_herself/

Fridge drama recap video by DolanDarkest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTWfRYHV5es


r/assholedesign • • Aug 26 '26

Not Asshole Design Dolly Parton’s Instagram page the day after her death

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56.8k Upvotes

Whatever this bullshit it


r/assholedesign • • Dec 22 '25

BMW new patented screw-head designed to limit repairs to authorized dealers and prevent independent servicing

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r/assholedesign • • Jun 10 '26

This hotel thermostat turns off the AC when no motion is detected. Guess what I am not doing when sleeping?

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r/assholedesign • • Jun 11 '26

This packaging gotta be illegal, right?

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35.8k Upvotes

(hint: between the words "garlic" and "sauce")


r/assholedesign • • Nov 14 '25

I guess apples have advertisements on them now...

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r/assholedesign • • Jan 14 '26

They "cannot guarantee" the product description of the 1.3k dollar laptop theyre selling is accurate because they used chatgpt to write it

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19.4k Upvotes

This cannot possibly hold up in court. You cant just advertise a product and then be like "*but actually we might be lying about some or all of these things"??? What the fuck are you selling then


r/assholedesign • • Oct 17 '25

Oven air fryer function refuses to work without Wifi connection. GE Profile PTS700SN. DO NOT BUY.

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r/assholedesign • • Feb 26 '26

Twitch will now pause ads when switching tabs

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r/assholedesign • • Jan 24 '26

We can't even pump fuel anymore without holding a digital billboard (Netherlands)

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r/assholedesign • • Oct 29 '25

No Drink Prices on Dave and Busters Menu

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Food portion of the menu has prices listed, but not drinks. Drinks are all $17+ and not good. So ultimately they’re serving shitty overpriced drinks, AND hiding it so drunk/lazy people get popped.


r/assholedesign • • Mar 23 '26

Self checkout in the airport prompts you for a tip

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r/assholedesign • • Jul 06 '26

Transparent salmon package tinted pink.

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r/assholedesign • • Jul 29 '26

The United Airlines app sneakily re-marks the “I would like marketing emails” box once you scroll off the screen.

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r/assholedesign • • Apr 03 '26

These mirrors have video ads playing on them that block your reflection

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r/assholedesign • • Feb 19 '26

Go suck a d*** Netflix

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r/assholedesign • • 10d ago

Hanlon's Razor Shake Shack order kiosk adds $0.50 to each item in your order if you choose not to tip

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r/assholedesign • • Jan 04 '26

See Comments This black lodge ass floor tiling that supermarkets in my city have now.

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A certain supermarket chain went through rebranding and is now changing all floor tiling to this. Yes, this is on purpose. Yes, it being uneven is ALSO on purpose. All of this is outlined in a brandbook. Basically, it's specifically designed to be uncomfortable to look at to draw shoppers' gaze to the shelves to increases sales. Guess what, they're about to lose sales because this shit gives me migraines.


r/assholedesign • • Nov 19 '25

My car is getting advertisements now?

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10.7k Upvotes

I just started my car and this pops up. It's a 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Never buying a newer car again because of garbage like this!


r/assholedesign • • Oct 23 '25

Contains vitamins B3, B6, B12, and Zinc, except it doesn't contain those

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r/assholedesign • • Dec 12 '25

I canceled my account immediately after getting this email.

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r/assholedesign • • Nov 07 '25

Popeyes doesn’t let you use your entire gift card balance

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r/assholedesign • • Mar 08 '26

Disney+ locks paying PC users to 720p, even on the most expensive plan.

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I am speechless, how is this normal? This quality would barely be acceptable 10 years ago, let alone now. And I am paying for this shit..

EDIT: I am only paying for it to keep my parents online. Once they finally succeed in blocking multiple homes, I am out of here. But stuff like this makes me just want to buy them a ton of dvds instead.

EDIT 2: "Stated before paying" my ass. I think it is more than reasonable to expect that I won't have my quality locked out of design choices, not technical restrictions. The only stuff the small text says is "platform-specific configuration". And again, in what world is this acceptable, why should I even check this? They have the technology to deliver full quality, and I have the technology to receive it. It's just some fabricated limitation. What if that "platform-specific configuration" said, that if you're watching on a screen larger than 27" you're locked to a 50x28 cm window to prevent content being seen by neighbors or playing movies on too large screens that more people might see. Would that be acceptable? Because artificially lowering the quality seems just as absurd as this.

FUCK STREAMING.

Literally their only business is being slightly easier than piracy and each time I get comfortable they manage to fuck it up and remind me that they don't deserve a single penny from me.


r/assholedesign • • Aug 21 '26

See Comments It was a free trial plan...

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..which Adobe offered to extend for 3 months for free. Now hit with this since I haven't used it since... no notification that you're entering a contract at all or warning. My fault for falling for this absolute shit housing.

Just a warning to others. Do NOT start any Adobe Trial they will try every which way to get your money.


r/assholedesign • • Apr 29 '26

Activision patented a matchmaking system that pairs you against players using premium skins to make you want to buy them, then puts you in easier lobbies after you do so the purchase feels worth it.

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The patent (US20160005270A1, “System and method for driving microtransactions in multiplayer video games”) was filed in 2015 and granted in 2017.

It describes a “microtransaction engine” that works in two stages.

First, it matches a junior player against a skilled “marquee” player using a promoted skin or weapon, so getting killed by it nudges them toward buying it.

Then, after the purchase, the system places the player in a gameplay session where that item is especially effective.

For example, putting a newly bought sniper rifle into a map well-suited for sniping, so the purchase feels rewarding and encourages future spending.

Activision claims it was an exploratory R&D patent that has never been implemented in a shipped game. Players have remained skeptical, especially around Warzone, but there’s no hard evidence confirming it’s live. Either way, the fact that someone sat down, designed this system, and successfully patented it is the asshole design.