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Smarkil posted...

If this was half the issue you pretend it is then more people would stop buying the shit and a better/cheaper product would come along.

Are you proposing women stop buying toiletries?

The fragrances in men vs. women marketed items makes this an issue. There's no gendered toothpaste, or eye drops. There are gendered shaving products, hair products, antiperspirants, perfume/cologne... Grooming products with scents. That's not ignorance to purchase products made for you, that's preference that has been instilled from a young age.

There are different nutritional products promoted this way. Things like vitamins and supplements, protein powders, and even snacks and cereals. In some cases the difference is important - men and women have different dietary and vitamin/mineral needs. In some cases it's unhealthy or dangerous to consume the wrong things. So rather than sort through differences and hubris you may just opt for those products marketed to you and be charged more. And repeat this over and over.

Women may be more likely to find cheap items as they're more likely to purchase items on sale or shop around, as opposed to just picking something off the shelf.
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