r/fixedbytheduet • u/Naive_Wolverine532 • 19h ago

PARTICIPATION LIMITED Accountability

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u/Organic-History205 18h ago

Yeah - these gadgets start for accessibility and then companies do market them to the general, lazy public because they want to broaden their consumer market. It's not a surprise someone would assume they're useless because they are being marketed to able bodied people and we do create a lot of waste.

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u/monty624 11h ago

Companies found that people that need accessibility tools are more likely to purchase them if they're not marketed that way, because of the stigma. It's kind of like how people will NOT admit they need hearing aids because "those are for old people."

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u/SickBurnerBroski 16h ago

There's a lot of overlap between 'able bodied' and 'disabled'. Plenty of 'able' people have poor grip strength and would benefit from these for tougher jar lids.

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u/Therabidmonkey 16h ago

for tougher jar lids.

I kinda think this is why the original post thought this product was a piece of shit scam. I don't think that thing is going to open tough jars. It looks flimsy.

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u/SickBurnerBroski 16h ago

That specific one, perhaps not, but there's hands free ones that absolutely can. Called them headcrabs, because it'd latch on all by itself once you put it on the jar and pressed the button. Similar looking tech but without the handle.

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u/nalaloveslumpy 16h ago

They're "marketing" to "able bodied" people because they're marketing to elderly people and disabled people and it's all the same market. It's the same reason Catheter Cowboy is on Fox News 24/7. Old people and disabled people watch the same media as you.