The aspect I find amazing is this self-evident issue is not addressed with adequate margins by the product "designers".
Then I might be naive to even think any true designer, other than a stylist, was involved at all?
I think I would agree with that.
When I had numerous problems with a Swift motorhome and evenutally got invited to the factory for discussions I asked if anyone in the company actually got to try out the products before they went on the market. The answer was yes. But then they're giving the product to people who are probably aware of the short comings anyway. Of course by this time its too costly for them to make any changes.