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What does it take and whom do I have to pay (or alternatively murder) to get a spray bottle that will actually *spray* when it is pointed at the target? I mean gods, this transcends all activities, be it killing weeds or cleaning a carpet, one needs to point the damn thing at what you're using it for right? And when pointed, and hand-crampingly pumped it needs to function, correct?

I'm of the mind that it's some Machiavellian plot, wherein the chemical manufacturers deliberately create a system that ensure you can no longer use the product with any dexterity once the contents are down by 50%. This, in turn, leads to the massive proliferation of half-empty cleaners, solvents, killers and other skin-dissolving gunk piled into a Mount Fuji of toxic liquids under the sink (remember to child lock those cabinets parents!).

Admittedly the bottles are cheap and don't pollute the environment (other than with the chemicals they contain). And likely, any improvement in the design may raise the price for the consumer. But then again the consumer will actually be able to use *all* of the product, and not just half.

So then, how hard is it to create a system that would permit spraying when the bottle is tipped at a slight angle... you know, to actually *aim* at the offending source? Some sort of shrinking bladder within the bottle, somewhat less expensive than what they use for fuel tanks on fighter jets, might be an idea. Or a spring-loaded diaphragm that kept the contents under pressure?

Are you idiot manufactures out there listening? I'm giving out these ideas for free here.

Lets say that those ideas are too costly to manufacture. A ~very cheap alternative would be to put one of those little plastic ball-n-tube widgets on the outside of the bottle, the type you see on shipping containers that need to be kept upright. The manufacturer could put marks on the tube to let the user know when the bottle was tipped too far to be effective. Cheap, simple, fairly foolproof, yes?

Regardless, there is nothing more damn annoying than using a bottle of crap which you have to pump by hand and not having it perform. Like a limp boyfriend, you either need to get him an aid to assist his performance, or dump him for some new guy altogether....