In a message dated 8/9/2005 11:50:54 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: it's *women* who are supposed to be the nitwits who spend the money without thinking (and do everything else without thinking).
Something I read recently dispelled this rumor - if I can find it agaion, I'll send it to the list. The gist of it was that women (statistically) are much more careful shoppers than men are -- they/we investigate alternative costs and features before making up their/our minds, and are in general much more concerned about making sure they/we get "a bargain" and that what they/we purchase will meet their/our requirements. That is, in fact, the article stated, the reason why women typically spend more time shopping than men-- they/we are more careful about it, and they/we also enjoy the sense of ensuring that what they/we bought was worth the price, to them/us. It also said that women do something like 80% of the spending in the US market. I'll see if I can dredge that article up.... Ricki Utah To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
