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exactly lol. i had a friend point this out when we were at a Walgreens or CVS or somewhere a while back except the pink one was a gillette (expensive name brand

exactly lol. i had a friend point this out when we were at a Walgreens or CVS or somewhere a while back except the pink one was a gillette (expensive name brand) and the man's was a BIC (a cheap brand). or sometimes the pink one has more blades or whatever. regardless, there's literally nothing that would prevent a woman from buying the "man" version. i would buy the pink one if it was cheaper without thinking twice. no idea about the deoderant side though, obviously men/women want different smells on that. i wonder if it might have to do with women wanting more "exotic"/complex smells where men care less, or wanting a broader variety. here's the other interesting question it presents: are women (for some reason) less price elastic on some things? something like deoderant is a widely available commodity product so companies magically finding some way to make women only pay more (but not men) would be surprising.

giantg2 4y ago
I switched to the old safety razors. A handle/stand/brush was maybe $30 and a 100 pack of blades was about $10. This was several years ago and I'm still on that same 100 pack.
- remarkEon 4y ago
  I did this about a decade ago at this point and I spend maybe $50 a year on a new tub of soap and a pack of razors. I replaced the brush a year or two ago. If you spend a good amount of money up front on quality shaving gear, you save in the long run. The "Gillete" products are just a scam, we should all be shaving like our grandfathers did.
  - michaelmrose 4y ago
    Did the same on the recommendation of a local merchant who sells soap and sundries while picking up some goods couldn't be happier.
- Semaphor 4y ago
  Me too, but I also discovered better quality blades (which are still cheap compared to multi-blade) and now I only have that ~80 pack because I can’t bring myself to throw it away.
- gaganyaan 4y ago
tuatoru 4y ago
> are women (for some reason) less price elastic on some things? It would seem so. There'd be no "pink tax" otherwise.

giantg2 4y ago

I switched to the old safety razors. A handle/stand/brush was maybe $30 and a 100 pack of blades was about $10. This was several years ago and I'm still on that same 100 pack.

remarkEon 4y ago
I did this about a decade ago at this point and I spend maybe $50 a year on a new tub of soap and a pack of razors. I replaced the brush a year or two ago. If you spend a good amount of money up front on quality shaving gear, you save in the long run. The "Gillete" products are just a scam, we should all be shaving like our grandfathers did.
- michaelmrose 4y ago
  Did the same on the recommendation of a local merchant who sells soap and sundries while picking up some goods couldn't be happier.
Semaphor 4y ago
Me too, but I also discovered better quality blades (which are still cheap compared to multi-blade) and now I only have that ~80 pack because I can’t bring myself to throw it away.
gaganyaan 4y ago

tuatoru 4y ago

> are women (for some reason) less price elastic on some things? It would seem so. There'd be no "pink tax" otherwise.