boltonblue

In the days of my youth I had exceptionally good vision.
As I've gotten older the eyes have more limited performance.
I'm not ready for a white cane but resorted to reading glasses in forties. ( 2.0)
I have the extra strong set for doing detailed work. ( 3.0)
Although I did put a small magnifying glass on my Xmas list this year. ( 5x)
Trying to read the stupid directions for the tent pushed me over the edge.
My typical trick of the taking a photo with my pixel phone and blowing it up works sometimes.
perhaps I should have listened to my mother when I was younger..... although I never actually went blind.

Legal Bill

Ever shrinking packaging with lengthy liability driven and federally legislated labeling has really exacerbated this problem. Throw in the light gray printing on white background that seems so popular with the tech companies and I don't know how anyone can read these labels.

zdave87

^plus the fact that the labels/directions have to be printed in multiple languages.

boltonblue

I am sure that is to improve the readability...... NOT!!!!
What cracks me up is I understand small print on paper where your trying to limit the paper,
but when you read the document online and it's in 4 pt font.

S2KRAY

I hear you. I had to use a magnifying glass to read the ridiculously small directions that came with some components I ordered for my new bicycle. They would have been a challenge to read when I had better eyesight.

dlq04

Real men don't read/need no instructions.

fredh5062

As an aside, Wagner sells safety glasses with the old fashioned bifocal inset at the bottom of each lens. They worked great while replacing the clutch on the S last spring.