Have you ever sat in a waiting room, wondering who was in charge of such-and-such decor decisions? Like, who decided to put all the fake plants in that one corner, or who thought a fish tank would make for an appropriate room divider in 2025? Beyond this, why is it that every waiting room, no matter the service you’re waiting to receive–from car repair shops to oral surgeons–possesses a shockingly similar number of random things? Indulge us a bit as we go through ten things you’re just about guaranteed to encounter the next time you’re due for your doctor’s check-up or a tire rotation.
#1: A Pile of Rifled-Through Magazines
It heartens us to see that magazines still exist in this hyper-digital era we live in today. Even magazines about dental hygiene have a place in society, don’t they? And yet, seeing a pile of rifled-through magazines somewhat alarms the germophobe lying dormant within us all, waiting to pounce. Magazines should probably get wiped down like everything else you touch in a waiting room, though all that Lysol spray will probably make the pages stick together.
