How Guys Pay More For Clothing
2006 - Yesterday my wife and I went shopping for a sweater. I found one I liked but at 115$ it was way too expensive for me. I kept on walking and in another store settled for one at 40$ (down from 49$).
1996 - I was debatting at the high school. The resolution was “Be it resolved that men and women should pay the same fee for car insurance” and one of my arguments was that society had allowed for unfair behavior to occur for too long.
Just like restaurant owners don’t charge different prices for the same meal, hairdressers and insurance salespeople should not make people pay differently based on sex or how much you’ll like your hair cut.
Girl in the opposition: “But women don’t get their hair cut as often” she heckled
Me: “That’s no justification, it’s an excuse”.
2006 - Walking out of the store we entered another. My wife found a sweater she liked.
Woman at the counter: “That’ll be 20$.”
Me: “I didn’t notice it was on sale!”
Woman at the counter: “It isn’t”
Me: “Wow! Men easily pay twice as much for the same stuff!”
Woman at the counter: “The difference is that a woman will be sick and tired of her clothes in 3 months.”
So I guess we’ll always pay whatever people are willing to pay.