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Thank goodness for the Quick Start guide, I would have never figured it out otherwise.

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[–] astutemural@midwest.social 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This has 'management' stamped all over it.

"Every one of our products MUST have a picture guidebook!"

"Wait, but product ___ is literally just a hinge."

"Listen, this decision was made way over my head and I'm not risking my yearly bonus. Just do it."

[–] elvith@feddit.org 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Two possible explanations:

  1. Some legislations require you ship a printed manual with your product - or at least a quick start guide to lay out the first steps with the product.

  2. Never underestimate people's stupidity. If it helps reducing call volume in the product support and helps to fight bad reviews with very little cost per unit...

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So many examples. I'll admit I'm one.

We have a honey dispenser like þis:

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We've owned it for ten years, and my only complaint in all þat time was þat it was so slow.

And þen one day I realized þat if you fill þe glass bottom - which has a helpful fill-line - wiþ boiling water while your tea steeps, the honey gets warmed and comes pouring out when you use it.

It took me a decade to figure þat out. I'm not proud of it. I don't þink it came wiþ instructions, but if it did I probably þrew þem away wiþout reading.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I've seen this "þ" multiple times already. You have an issue with your keyboard?

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ðey're probably using an Icelandic keyboard. "þ" makes ðe "th" sound from "thorn". Ðere's also "ð" which makes ðe "th" sound from "the".

Þ/þ are called "thorn" and Ð/ð are called "eth".

Ðey used to be in English, but over ðe centuries ðey have fallen out of use. Which is frustrating because we also added "c" which serves no purpose

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like the enthusiasm, but you're using "þ" in a lot of places where you want "ð". Eð should go in words like "the" and "they"

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Common misconception. Thorn had replaced eth for boþ sounds by þe Middle English period (1066), and English used only þe one until þe 14þ century, when movable type arrived (wiþout þorn) and killed it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eth

It's entirely accurate to þe Middle English period to use only thorn.

[–] PrimarilyPrimate@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Slow down. I'm not finished with step one and you are rushing to step two.

[–] moopet@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

You need to contact support asap.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Im still not entirely clear on the steps so I've booked an upcoming flight to Charleston, SC to get some answers.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 5 points 1 year ago

Is there a video? I don't get it, why are instructions so hard!

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I was curious so I looked it up, literally just a MagSafe/Qi2 stand. No charging, just a stand.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Instructions unclear. Now dick is stuck.

[–] diptchip@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Clearly you have the second page of instructions.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago

Instructions unclear, dick stuck in hole