07-25-2022, 10:19 AM
The other day in getting dinner ready I pulled a Pyrex bowl from the fridge, set it on the stovetop, and pulled off the lid to set it on the counter while heading for the sink.
You see the mistake? I tried doing two things at once. That's not a thing for me these days. I realized in putting the lid on the counter that I hadn't done so far enough. No problem. I would push it further back. But I was stepping towards the sink at the time. And wouldn't you just know it, as happens often these days, I was off-balance--which required me to take a bigger and faster step towards sink to regain it. This rendered ineffective my sideward push of the lid further onto the counter.
The lid fell to the floor and shattered.
I'm currently refurbishing our kitchenware in this way. The next step (after floor clean-up) is going onto Amazon to order a new lid. I've tried mightily to boycott Amazon because they're exceptionally evil, but have failed. They're just too convenient.
So I search for "round glass Pyrex lid" and other variants, and I get a nice selection of candidates.
Which brings me to my pet peeve. The lid sizes are not specified.
There is a place just before reviews for questions and answers. Usually both are handled by customers, though on rare occasions the vendor will weigh in. Here's an example of how these typically unfold:
Q: How big is this lid?
A: Blue.
A: It fits.
Sometimes someone gives a vague answer that is almost useful. Occasionally someone hits a homerun with an an answer like: "The lid is ribbed for fit. The inside and outside diameters for this rib is 8 and 3/4" and 9 and 1/8". But this is rare. Exceedingly rare.
It takes an ungodly amount of time to track this size stuff down. Sometimes lids are ID'd by part number, which can help. But my Pyrex lid is ancient; it predates part numbers.
It's not just lids; I've run into the problem for much of what I buy from Amazon. Recently I shopped for a sit-down/stand-up desk. It was almost impossible to find the height range. And I was shocked to learn that the most popular brand didn't have a model that went low enough to meet ergonomic recommendations for sitting height for anyone under six feet! They're selling something that doesn't meet the needs of 75% of customers?
I finally bought a wood desktop and a motorized leg mechanism separately and assembled them myself to get the ergonomic heights suitable for me.
Why do vendors not list the info most pertinent to their product? I'm sure it would help with sales.
You see the mistake? I tried doing two things at once. That's not a thing for me these days. I realized in putting the lid on the counter that I hadn't done so far enough. No problem. I would push it further back. But I was stepping towards the sink at the time. And wouldn't you just know it, as happens often these days, I was off-balance--which required me to take a bigger and faster step towards sink to regain it. This rendered ineffective my sideward push of the lid further onto the counter.
The lid fell to the floor and shattered.
I'm currently refurbishing our kitchenware in this way. The next step (after floor clean-up) is going onto Amazon to order a new lid. I've tried mightily to boycott Amazon because they're exceptionally evil, but have failed. They're just too convenient.
So I search for "round glass Pyrex lid" and other variants, and I get a nice selection of candidates.
Which brings me to my pet peeve. The lid sizes are not specified.
There is a place just before reviews for questions and answers. Usually both are handled by customers, though on rare occasions the vendor will weigh in. Here's an example of how these typically unfold:
Q: How big is this lid?
A: Blue.
A: It fits.
Sometimes someone gives a vague answer that is almost useful. Occasionally someone hits a homerun with an an answer like: "The lid is ribbed for fit. The inside and outside diameters for this rib is 8 and 3/4" and 9 and 1/8". But this is rare. Exceedingly rare.
It takes an ungodly amount of time to track this size stuff down. Sometimes lids are ID'd by part number, which can help. But my Pyrex lid is ancient; it predates part numbers.
It's not just lids; I've run into the problem for much of what I buy from Amazon. Recently I shopped for a sit-down/stand-up desk. It was almost impossible to find the height range. And I was shocked to learn that the most popular brand didn't have a model that went low enough to meet ergonomic recommendations for sitting height for anyone under six feet! They're selling something that doesn't meet the needs of 75% of customers?
I finally bought a wood desktop and a motorized leg mechanism separately and assembled them myself to get the ergonomic heights suitable for me.
Why do vendors not list the info most pertinent to their product? I'm sure it would help with sales.
I'm nobody's pony.