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[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 135 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The rule is buy the default-gendered variant. If there a special "men's section" or "women's section" for a certain product category it means you'll be ripped off.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 71 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Especially women’s. In French we call it “la taxe rose” (the pink tax).

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 83 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it's called pink tax in English too

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean unless it's a more expensive product marketed to men, in which case it's called an example of fragile masculinity.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the French have such a way with words, that's almost as good as "le cigarette will cause le cancer"

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Not sure I appreciate the irony. But you’re correct that it sounds very similar in french.

One could say: “la cigarette va causer le cancer” although that sounds very “english” and is probably what someone who learnt french knowing english would say. The more “fluent” way would be “fumer peut mener au cancer”. But both are technically correct.

[–] MoogleMaestro@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn, I wasn't expecting my daily French lesson yet here I am. I love this place man.

🍺 Cheers my friend.

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[–] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Men's socks are higher durability

[–] Drivebyhaiku@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (5 children)

It's a lot more than socks. Went looking for a duffel coat once for work and checked both isles in stores. Mens coat - nice woven and well fulled 100 percent wool, thick quality stuff, Women's isle, cheaper felted wool half the thickness... Same price, same basic style, same store.

Ever since whenever I go looking for stuff I check both isles. Higher quality fabrics are generally reserved for men's items though women's stuff is priced the same. You'd never know the difference if you only shopped one gendered option.

[–] odelik 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Off-topic comment.

I appreciate the misuse of isle instead of aisle. The mental imagery of navigating around stores compromised of isles makes me want to go shopping so I can go on an island hopping adventure looking for booty to haul back to my kingdom.

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[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 114 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I just want to smell like something other than tree, cold tree, or beach episode tree.

[–] leisesprecher@feddit.org 48 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I'd prefer not to have any smell, but that is apparently really hard to do.

And why do all products for men have to look like I'm cosplaying a sci-fi tactical commando?

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I assume having no smell is really hard to do and to cover up the slight chemical smell they put a stronger smell over it. That being said I am definitely not a deodorant taste tester so 🤷‍♀️

[–] SirSnufflelump@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

... this makes me slightly suspicious that you are, in fact, a deodorant taste tester.

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Same reason "gamer" PC peripherals all look like Gigatron's nut sack.

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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

How about tree chopped into firewood?

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Sawdust, yes.
Idle firewood loitering, no.
Burning tree bones, yes.
Vanilla cookies, fuck yes.

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 88 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Me frequently accidentally buying women’s t-shirts cause I like those designs better.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (3 children)
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[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Jokes on you, the buttons will be on the wrong side! Ahahahahaha

Edit: yes I know t-shirts don't have buttons. Bad attempt at humour. Not deleting because I stand behind my mistakes.

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[–] wondrous_strange@lemmy.world 62 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Products for women also smells better

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Says you. I, personally, really enjoy the smell of teak.

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 51 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Me buying women's vitamins because they're the only ones with iron at the local dollar store.

[–] thinkyfish@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

I do this. You'd be shocked at the number of womens supplements that don't have iron either.

[–] dion_starfire@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago

There's actually a really good reason for that. The body doesn't have a good way to get rid of excess iron except by bleeding, so it's fairly easy for someone without a period to get iron poisoning from vitamins with iron in them. Women's vitamins assume the person taking them loses a significant quantity of blood every month. Not only should men not take them, women whose birth control eliminates their period completely shouldn't take them either.

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[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And by higher quality they mean jammed full of things that don't actually enhance the product but just act as fillers to make it seem fancy

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[–] rockhstrongo@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Me at the grocery store yesterday: "These cookies look delicious! And they're 90% off!"

Wife: "Those are lactation cookies..."

Me: "I didn't know that was a thing... They still look good though..."

[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Lactation cookies ??? What is that ???
Cookies that came from tits ????

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Food that contains nutrition, galactagogues, and folk-remedy ingredients to help with (human) milk production. Arguably, they're just food.

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[–] magic_smoke@links.hackliberty.org 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Imagine being able to shoot cookies out your nips. That'd be fuckin' useful.

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[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (7 children)

So many companies are dumb and only advertise to women on products that can be used for everyone.

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[–] Cock_Inspecting_Asexual@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Mens boots, cargo shorts, overalls, and hats are a god damn vibe. Just the sheer fucking quality.

WHY CANT I HAVE THE LUXURY OF AQUIRING GOOD CARGO SHORTS!! WHYYYY

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

My boots’ gender is work. I’m the lady in steel toe work boots regardless of where I am because it’s both an aesthetic and because they’re broken in

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[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Me and my 2 Litre, $3 "Jug-O-Body-Wash" feel called out.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Shampoo, body wash, laundry detergent, engine degreaser, drain cleaner, ant poison and steak sauce.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 month ago

"𝓣𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻 𝓦𝓪𝓼𝓱™︎ 𝓲𝓼 𝓭𝓮𝓼𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓮𝓭 𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓯𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓾𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓻 𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓵𝓮𝓯𝓽 𝓮𝔂𝓮𝓫𝓻𝓸𝔀."

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[–] ASDraptor@lemmy.autism.place 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Cheaper? My ass.

Men's depilatory cream costs around 30% more here, and it's the same product, except with a slightly different fragrance.

Most of the time I buy women's products because they are both cheaper and of higher quality.

This, in my case, is true for everything except razor blades.

[–] PenisDuckCuck9001@lemmynsfw.com 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

I know a guy that used a women's hygiene product once by mistake. Now he's a she and doesn't have a penis anymore. Make sure your family knows the dangers involved of using the incorrect gendered hygiene product. It's like plugging a 120v appliance into the 240v outlet.

[–] JustAPenguin@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Poor guy shaved his penis off 😔 My condolences and best wishes

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[–] Glitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Good point, razor blades for thicker hair makes a discernable difference. Luckily, double edged safety razor and a steel handle make this category practically free ~~now~~

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Fun fact:

The same ingredient is cheaper in monostat (for womens bits) than it is in tenactin/etc (for men's feeet/bits)

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[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Me with just a bar of soap for my whole body.

[–] InternetPerson@lemmings.world 14 points 1 month ago

Or: "Men buying women's hygiene products, because they exist."

It's really hard for me to find some stuff at all.

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