Do you read the instruction book?

@Wizzywig (7847)
August 3, 2008 12:27pm CST
Are you the sort of person who reads the instruction book of your new gadget/household appliance from cover to cover before you even unpack it or do you go for the hands-on, get-stuck-in, learn from experience approach? My husband will take the instructions for some serious reading (often in the bathroom) whereas I will just press 'start' & see what happens (having plugged it in or whatever first obviously)!
4 responses
gemini_rose
@gemini_rose (16264)
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3 Aug 08
I never ever read the instruction manual to anything, I usually just try to figure it out myself. Sometimes the instruction books just seem to make things more complicated!
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Wizzywig
@Wizzywig (7847)
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3 Aug 08
They always have to give the bits complicated names instead of 'that red bit with the numbers on....' If you cant get it to work by trial and error it isnt worth having
gemini_rose
@gemini_rose (16264)
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9 Aug 08
Thanx for BR XxX
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Jerrymouse
@Jerrymouse (697)
• Malaysia
30 Sep 08
I rarely use the instruction manual because most of the things I bought are user friendly. It is pretty straight forward. The only time I will ever bother to read them is when I have encountered a problem. Even then, I will only read the troubleshooting section.
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Wizzywig
@Wizzywig (7847)
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30 Sep 08
Yes, most things are fairly logical to operate arent they... it usually does what it says on the button!
alkurishy
@alkurishy (2068)
• Iraq
3 Aug 08
Good discussion, if the gadget/household appliance I have bought is new and not an upgrading stuff, I will read the instruction book from cover to cover to ensure the good using for it, but if it just an upgrading one like a new version for the stuff I will not have to read the instruction. Thank you for the discussion and have a nice day.
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Wizzywig
@Wizzywig (7847)
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3 Aug 08
I think I must have a short attention span because I just get impatient to get on and use the thing so i never get through the booklet in one go. Sometimes I refer back to the instructions for 'fine tuning'.
Wolfechu
@Wolfechu (1193)
• United States
3 Aug 08
Of course not, I'm a man. The manual gets tossed aside for future reference at some vague point in the future. On a side note, never trust any product whose manual weighs more than it does.
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Wizzywig
@Wizzywig (7847)
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3 Aug 08
Looks like we've gone for role reversal in our house then! I'm with you on the side note! If it needs that much instruction, whatever its supposed to do must be easier to do by hand!