I second that!

You are so right! I think it was last year I complained of my makeup pump bottles giving up , but I can solve that. I have about half a dozen aerosol bottles (like hairspray) standing around. They are half full and not working. Meaning to look up what to do with them. Can they go into recycling? The trash? What if they explode there?

I gave up on the spray bottles that product comes in and now pour the liquid into heavy-duty janitorial spray bottles. You can get them at Home Depot or Lowe's, etc. They last forever. And some of the products I use come in refills or concentrate, like Windex or Simple Green or shower spray.

I use Spray Master sprayers and bottles.

The technology seems to be there - at least for pump bottles. My face cream from Mad Hippie is a pump bottle and when it's done, it's done. The last pump means there is not even a smidgen left. However, I've never bought hand lotion that didn't leave at least an inch of product in the bottom.

Funny I was thinking the same thing about my Vasaline Intensive Care lotion.

Looks like they are trying to solve the problem. They now have a super pump! Hope it works.

I was just saying that about mosquito repellent the other day. I use a lot of it in summer and the spray always clogs about halfway through. I’ve tried soaking in hot water and the usual tricks.

Funny, but I buy Method spray products specifically so I can use the bottle (once it’s empty) for my other sprays, including my homemade sprays. Every Single store-bought bottle has conked out on me. Formula 409 bottles do okay, but I can remove the labels on the Method bottles so that they look prettier.

As far as the pump lotion type bottles are concerned, the real issue with those is that the straw part is so short that it doesn't reach to the bottom. You can sometimes keep those straws from other bottles and swap a longer one and custom cut them to fit your bottle that is too short.

Hairspray is the worst. You sometimes have to wipe them off after each use because they clog up.

The only thing I use a spray bottle for is water for some plants. I don't want to breath in what is being sprayed out!

Some household products now come in la bottle that has a "built-in" thing so that all can be used. I don''t know if many have this now,, but I have Tilex and Clorax shower cleaners that have. I do save the bottle to use for other products, re-labeled, of course!

Arkansasgirl, when a pump or squeeze bottle gets down to the bottom, I remove (cut off) the tube, turn the bottle upside down, and use the last inch. If I really like the lotion, I have a mini-spatula (saw it on Shark Tank!) to scrape then last bits. I can get a few more days of lotion with the mini-spatula.

My new rant is the deep-proof spouts on liquid detergent bottles. They keep the last couple of uses from pouring! I can remove the spout on my Persil, but not on the Tide.

Even worse: These bottles are PLASTIC, never to be gone from the Earth!

bpath, sometimes I add water to the bottle to get the last bits of liquid laundry detergent. Or, I prop the bottle upside down in the laundry tub. Not a great way to measure how much you're using, but I'm not all that fussy about every load of laundry.

I'd like to have an option to bring an empty bottle back to a store for a refill. I think some products are starting to offer that service, but I haven't checked it out yet.

One bottle of detergent I have even tilting the bottle upside down will not allow the last of it to be used. It has an indentation around the opening that prevents the detergent from getting any where near the opening. I could use a blade and cut the bottle apart but it is not worth it.

I was expecting a different conversation. I'm not sure that spray or pump bottles are an example of "technology" as that word is normally used.

The point is we shouldn't have to be buying extra bottles so we can use all of the product. grrr.

I don't buy any spray or dispenser bottles. I merely reuse the emptied ones I have that were working. These are mostly soap dispensers or shower cleaner bottles. I've got a shower spray bottle (Clean Shower) that I have refilled 5 times. I have one hand soap dispenser with the special foaming pump that I have refilled a couple of times with liquid soap refill. This refill liquid is too thick to work in a foamer pump. It has to be diluted about 3 or 4 to one with water and then it works just fine. The liquid in those foaming dispensers is mostly water with a foaming agent and a little soap.

I thought I was the only person who was highly annoyed with spray bottles. Glad to be among kindred spirits.

Elmer, product design is definitely an area of technology.

bpath, I believe the word "technology" with no other modifiers and used on its own is most commonly used and understood to refer specifically to consumer IT and electronic device experiences. If someone says "I'm frustrated with my technology today", they're likely not referring to their shampoo dispenser. That's why the heading had me expecting a different conversation.

Sure, there's lots of other technologies, and when referring to others, most often there are modifiers along with the word so that the sense is understood. Car engine technology, solar cell technology.

I'm pretty sure that most of those who posted on this with average IQ understood what I meant. Sorry that some are confused due to the fact that they are so superior in intellect and sensitive to the misuse of written English content by those who are obviously so ignorant that they actually deign post something on such a scholarly, sacrosanct website forum!!! LOL!!!!

As another person did in another thread, you've violated your own premise and contradicted yourself. If you're suggesting that my comprehension was sub-par, an exception, because everyone else understood your word use, who's being haughty?

(What's in the water today?)

No, Elmer, you read it wrong, I meant the exact opposite - "Sorry that some are confused due to the fact that they are so superior in intellect" is what I wrote - not that your comprehension was sub-par, but that your superior intellect can't understand everyone else's ignorance of the misuse of my choice of words in the subject line. And because you can't stand stupid you just HAD to point it out to everyone. Again I apologize for my ignorance. I've caused you confusion (or disdain??) due to your expectation of the content of my post as opposed to the subject line that I used. But like I said, no-one else has stated that they were confused or full of disdain, so I think everything is going to be OK. :)