Things that Baffle Me, Part 1

My father has an electric pepper mill. You press the button on top and it automatically grinds the pepper for you. And to make sure that you can see the pepper going onto your food, it has a light on it.

This is one of the things that baffles me about 'useful gadgets'. The overkill. I can understand the idea of an electric grinder. Arthritis shouldn't mean bland food. But a light?
Seriously?

A light.

On your pepper mill.

...If it is necessary for you to have a light in order to see
where to put the pepper you either a.) need to stop eating in the dark or b.) need to drink less before you eat. Condiment dispensers should not need landing landing lights for their cargo.