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Survey Finds Britons’ Biggest Daily Gripes: Queue Jumpers, Noisy Eaters and Late Transport

A brand-commissioned poll supports Chupa Chups’ launch of an easier-to-open wrapper.

Overview

  • The OnePoll survey of 2,000 UK adults, released Friday, ranked queue jumping, loud chewing and stubborn jars among the most common irritations.
  • Forty-three percent said lateness makes them angry.
  • Thirty-five percent pointed to buses or trains arriving late as a regular annoyance.
  • Forty-three percent found lollipop wrappers hard to open, which Chupa Chups is addressing with a new wrapper design.
  • Patience often runs thin, with 9% hitting their limit within five minutes and one in four giving up after three attempts at a tricky task.