I finally caved and bought the 'smart' egg tray that tells you how old your eggs are.

Jake Nelson · 2026-03-12T07:40:05.257124+00:00

It beeped at 3 AM for a week straight because it thought my breakfast was a month old, so I threw it out and just started writing dates on the carton with a sharpie. Anyone else have a gadget that tried way too hard to solve a simple problem?

jackson.jenny7mo ago

Sounds like your egg tray was just trying to get a RISE out of you.

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haydenc107mo ago

Wait, it beeped at 3 AM? That's just cruel.

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claire_hayes356mo ago

Honestly, the sharpie is the way to go. I had a "smart" water pitcher that would flash lights if it hadn't been refilled in 12 hours. It was a nightmare during a power outage. Some of these things just create new problems, like @jackson.jenny said, they're just looking for a reaction. Now I stick with simple stuff that doesn't need to be plugged in or talk to an app. If a gadget has more buttons than my microwave, I don't buy it anymore.

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