I HATE "primer bulbs"

I'd really like to FIND the Alpha Hotel who "invented" getting rid of chokes on small engines and going to "primer bulbs." All my old engines, years ago, used to start just fine with a manual choke. I don't think of the 6 or so engines I've got "lately" (meaning the last 20 years) which have primers work worth a crap. They either don't get enough, and you crank till you drop, or they get too much, and you ....."crank till you drop."