Hopefully, you're someone who has subscribed to this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or whatever insane platform that isn't one of those that you use to listen to this and you got a... REMINDER about the great Bad Products podcast! We're talking about reminders as a product experience, notable the ones that suck. We get technical, non-technical and avant-garde here and it is a ride for the ages. 

Hopefully, you're someone who has subscribed to this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or whatever insane platform that isn't one of those that you use to listen to this and you got a... REMINDER about the great Bad Products podcast! We're talking about reminders as a product experience, notable the ones that suck. We get technical, non-technical and avant-garde here and it is a ride for the ages.

Reminders

Do you hate ads? If not, what the fuck is wrong with you? Don't listen to this if that's the vibe you have going, but otherwise it's fun! We talk shit about the many formats of ads we're all constantly force fed and discuss what makes them good vs bad, it's a hoot!

Do you hate ads? If not, what the fuck is wrong with you? Don't listen to this if that's the vibe you have going, but otherwise it's fun! We talk shit about the many formats of ads we're all constantly force fed and discuss what makes them good vs bad, it's a hoot!

Sports and Exercise

You guys know the like, little things you keep on your shelf or get given as a gift and then never use? They too are products! And a number of them are not great, hence us doing an episode about them! I won't spoil the fun anymore just go listen!

You guys know the like, little things you keep on your shelf or get given as a gift and then never use? They too are products! And a number of them are not great, hence us doing an episode about them! I won't spoil the fun anymore just go listen!

Knick Knacks and Gadgets

In this banger of a season opener, Pete and Sam announce the winner of the season 1 finale Bad Products tournament and talk through bad products in the category of transportation! New format same us, get into it!

In this banger of a season opener, Pete and Sam announce the winner of the season 1 finale Bad Products tournament and talk through bad products in the category of transportation! New format same us, get into it!

Transportation

Hot off a roaring first season, the boys drop in for a quick bonus episode prior to the hotly anticipated kickoff of season 2, and we talk about some relevant prod's here! Everyone hates daylight savings and the metaverse and we talk about why!

Hot off a roaring first season, the boys drop in for a quick bonus episode prior to the hotly anticipated kickoff of season 2, and we talk about some relevant prod's here! Everyone hates daylight savings and the metaverse and we talk about why!

*Bonus EP!!* Daylight Savings and the Metaverse

Hooo boy folks we made it! This is the season 1 finale of Bad Products, we take all the bad products we've talked about in the last 15 episodes and pit them against one another to determine what the worst product of them all is! But we haven't yet determined that, and will be asking the listeners to determine the winner! Vote on the matchup from the quarterfinals here (https://forms.gle/Co6NA3TRw7LjMPPD7), we'll announce the winner next week! Also don't fret, we'll be back with season 2 soon enough!

Hooo boy folks we made it! This is the season 1 finale of Bad Products, we take all the bad products we've talked about in the last 15 episodes and pit them against one another to determine what the worst product of them all is! But we haven't yet determined that, and will be asking the listeners to determine the winner! Vote on the matchup from the quarterfinals here (<a href="https://forms.gle/Co6NA3TRw7LjMPPD7" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/Co6NA3TRw7LjMPPD7</a>), we'll announce the winner next week! Also don't fret, we'll be back with season 2 soon enough!

Season 1 Finale - Bad Products Tournament

We were in New York for this and it's kinda a part of the episode! But if you don't care about any of that fret not, we tear automated voice help systems, bike seats and fancy ketchup limb from friggin limb!!!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @badproductspodcast, DM us there if you have a bad product you want to hear discussed! 

We were in New York for this and it's kinda a part of the episode! But if you don't care about any of that fret not, we tear automated voice help systems, bike seats and fancy ketchup limb from friggin limb!!!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @badproductspodcast, DM us there if you have a bad product you want to hear discussed!

Live from New York! Automated Voice Help Systems, Bike Seats, Non-Heinz Ketchup

Remote

Sorry we've been gone for a sec! But we have returned with a darn vengeance! We talk through the products of animals, the entirety of the process of using a TV remote/on-TV buttons, and the fallacy that is adhesives. Enjoy!

Sorry we've been gone for a sec! But we have returned with a darn vengeance! We talk through the products of animals, the entirety of the process of using a TV remote/on-TV buttons, and the fallacy that is adhesives. Enjoy!

Animal Products, The TV Remote Experience, Couch Cracks, Adhesives

I'll be darned if we did not have a good time doing this one! Bad Products from listeners Alexis/Daniel, Betty and Spencer that we could not wait to talk about! Also we discuss some plans we have for fun future episodes that you might enjoy to learn about.Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @badproductspodcast 

I'll be darned if we did not have a good time doing this one! Bad Products from listeners Alexis/Daniel, Betty and Spencer that we could not wait to talk about! Also we discuss some plans we have for fun future episodes that you might enjoy to learn about.Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @badproductspodcast

Non-Assigned Wedding Seating, Clothing Tags, Nail Clippers and Fruit Stickers!

Join Comedian Pete Ballmer and Product Manager Sam Fischer as they sit down to trash talk the Bad Products that we all use all the time!

Wow we are really getting cooking on Bad Products! We were planning to do 4 products but only got through 2 because we were having so much fun! First half is pretty fun approachable physical product chatter, we get kinda in the weeds in terms of product talk in the second half so there's something for everyone! Subscribe, and follow us on instagram and tiktok @badproductspodcast and DM us with bad product suggestions!

Wow we are really getting cooking on Bad Products! We were planning to do 4 products but only got through 2 because we were having so much fun! First half is pretty fun approachable physical product chatter, we get kinda in the weeds in terms of product talk in the second half so there's something for everyone! Subscribe, and follow us on instagram and tiktok @badproductspodcast and DM us with bad product suggestions!

Bread Bag Sealing Technology and Notifications/The General Problem with Digital Products

Folks, we have a banger on our hands! We were only able to get through two bad products because we had so much to complain about, we talk about autocorrect, which we've decided is kinda the original bad product, and Pete tells a harrowing story of United Airlines delivering bad product after bad product when trying to come home from a wedding.Follow us on instagram and tiktok @badproductspodcast, DM us bad product suggestions or bad autocorrect experiences. 

Folks, we have a banger on our hands! We were only able to get through two bad products because we had so much to complain about, we talk about autocorrect, which we've decided is kinda the original bad product, and Pete tells a harrowing story of United Airlines delivering bad product after bad product when trying to come home from a wedding.Follow us on instagram and tiktok @badproductspodcast, DM us bad product suggestions or bad autocorrect experiences.

Autocorrect and United Basic Economy (slash United Airlines in general)

This was fun! Boxed Water courtesy of listeners Keven and Danielle, Time courtesy of listener Wyatt. We shout out Oat Milk as a great product at the start of this so if anyone knows an oat milk company that wants to sponsor us, feel free to let them know about us. We have a new audio setup that Sam is excited about so hope it sounds nice and everyone likes it.Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok @badproductspodcast, if you have a suggestion for a bad product DM us on IG!

This was fun! Boxed Water courtesy of listeners Keven and Danielle, Time courtesy of listener Wyatt. We shout out Oat Milk as a great product at the start of this so if anyone knows an oat milk company that wants to sponsor us, feel free to let them know about us. We have a new audio setup that Sam is excited about so hope it sounds nice and everyone likes it.Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok @badproductspodcast, if you have a suggestion for a bad product DM us on IG!

Printers, Boxed Water and Time 

We skewer the fat cats at Big Hotel for not getting with the frickin program and offering super expensive, not good amenities for way too much. Also new theme song made by listener Jordan Thewlis! If we get a better one we might replace it but we like it for now. Follow us on instagram and tiktok @badproductspodcast, DM us if you have a suggestion for a bad product that you want to hear discussed!

We skewer the fat cats at Big Hotel for not getting with the frickin program and offering super expensive, not good amenities for way too much. Also new theme song made by listener Jordan Thewlis! If we get a better one we might replace it but we like it for now. Follow us on instagram and tiktok @badproductspodcast, DM us if you have a suggestion for a bad product that you want to hear discussed!

Electric Stoves and Hotels

This is a special one! In the lightning round, Pete and Sam each come with 5 bad products to discuss each, with a limit of 2 minutes for each BP. These are lesser/more straightforward BP's relative to normal, but that doesn't mean they cant be as devilishly infuriating as one of the previously discussed big dog BPs. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram @badproductspod, TikTok @badproductspodcast, if you have Bad Products you want to hear discussed on the podcast DM them to us on Instagram. 

This is a special one! In the lightning round, Pete and Sam each come with 5 bad products to discuss each, with a limit of 2 minutes for each BP. These are lesser/more straightforward BP's relative to normal, but that doesn't mean they cant be as devilishly infuriating as one of the previously discussed big dog BPs. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram @badproductspod, TikTok @badproductspodcast, if you have Bad Products you want to hear discussed on the podcast DM them to us on Instagram.

LIGHTNING ROUND EPISODE #1

We gotta long one today! We had a blast here, recorded outside in Arizona with bad products suggested by listeners Aresh, Lorel, and Jordan! Follow us on instagram @badproductspodcast, if you have suggestions for bad products you want to hear us talk about DM us there! 

We gotta long one today! We had a blast here, recorded outside in Arizona with bad products suggested by listeners Aresh, Lorel, and Jordan! Follow us on instagram @badproductspodcast, if you have suggestions for bad products you want to hear us talk about DM us there!

Live from Sedona! Keys, Hard Taco Shells, Shoelaces, Blinds

Hey, another episode! We talk about the above things mentioned in the title, it's funny how public bathrooms try to fight the uphill battle against bathrooms being gross and fail to win that battle. Check it out for yourself! We like this episode.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-products/id1560418226Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z3ipP6MuJ3SEk1BJA1WlaFollow us on Instagram @badproductspodcast

Hey, another episode! We talk about the above things mentioned in the title, it's funny how public bathrooms try to fight the uphill battle against bathrooms being gross and fail to win that battle. Check it out for yourself! We like this episode.Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-products/id1560418226" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-products/id1560418226</a>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z3ipP6MuJ3SEk1BJA1Wla" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z3ipP6MuJ3SEk1BJA1Wla</a>Follow us on Instagram @badproductspodcast

Lightbulbs, Public Bathroom Stuff and more

The boys get chatty on this one! Is that something? I feel like I'd want to listen to an episode where the boys get chatty on one, idk. We actually recorded this one in front of people, but you'd have no way of knowing that because they stayed respectfully quiet.Follow the podcast on instagram @badproductspodcast, follow Pete @peteballmer

The boys get chatty on this one! Is that something? I feel like I'd want to listen to an episode where the boys get chatty on one, idk. We actually recorded this one in front of people, but you'd have no way of knowing that because they stayed respectfully quiet.Follow the podcast on instagram @badproductspodcast, follow Pete @peteballmer

Tupperware, Software Updates, Venmo Global Feed

Are you a consumer of chili (from the can)? Do you shave using non-disposable razors? Have you ever thrown a bird scooter into the ocean? If the answer to any of those is yes, you're gonna like this episode, we go deep on a few thangs and do lots of pondering and chatting, enjoy! 

Are you a consumer of chili (from the can)? Do you shave using non-disposable razors? Have you ever thrown a bird scooter into the ocean? If the answer to any of those is yes, you're gonna like this episode, we go deep on a few thangs and do lots of pondering and chatting, enjoy!

Can opening technology, locked display cases, list sorting and more!

Episode 3 baybay! This was a killer 'sode, we use all of these products a lot and really get on a roll with all of them. Description for these episodes are all gonna be pretty redundant until we get some sponsors or something lol.

Episode 3 baybay! This was a killer 'sode, we use all of these products a lot and really get on a roll with all of them. Description for these episodes are all gonna be pretty redundant until we get some sponsors or something lol.

Face ID, Cereal Boxes, Ketchup Packets

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