[thewebguyd]

The one that got on my nerves recently is a little bedside 3-in-1 wireless charger.

Has one of the brightest LEDs I've seen lately right on front of the charger whenever a device is on it. Why would they put a bright light on a night-stand accessory, and put it in the front where its shining right into your eyes as you try to sleep?

Or better yet, why have an LED on it at all in the first place? Any device I'm putting on it has its own charging indicator, I don't need the charger itself to have one.

[switchbak]

I’ve clipped the RGB lights from multiple computer fans I’ve bought. Gawdy and unnecessary, and sometimes you can’t find items without them.

Don’t get me started on kids toys that are too loud!

[mikepurvis]

Many toys can be physically dampened, but another way is throwing a resistor in parallel across the speaker. I did this with a Little People princess castle my daughter had when she was very young and it was quite a nice way to do it— same bright and unmuffled music when you put the dolls on the stand, but at about 20% the volume.

[klondike_klive]

>Don’t get me started on kids toys that are too loud!

V-tech have a lot to answer for. As do all well-meaning relatives who buy them as presents. Straight under the stairs they go.