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Women Buy More Tech Than Men

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bringing-home-the-bacon dept.

Computerguy5 writes "According to a Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) study, released at this past Consumer Electronics Show (CES), women accounted for $55 billion of the $96 billion dollar market. 40 percent of women surveyed responded that they were treated better when accompanied by a man. CNN reports on the findings."

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  1. that tells me by gnudutch · · Score: 5, Funny

    that tells me that the men are finding the better deals.

    1. Re:that tells me by Garridan · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or, that women desire to have a different iBook for everything in their wardrobe...

  2. Re:You guys laugh, but this doesn't surprise me by Limburgher · · Score: 5, Funny
    I've seen this, in fact I used to work at a CompUSA in IL. This lady bought a CDR labeling kit, and a bunch of labels, like 35 bucks. . .so she could write on the labels with a Sharpie and press them on, rather than, oh, I dunno, writing on the CDR itself with said sharpie.

    Dumbass. Then again, her husband bought the Jaguar upgrade. . . for his WinXP laptop. . .

    --

    You are not the customer.

  3. Oooh Shiny! by Quirk · · Score: 5, Funny
    "...that they were treated better when accompanied by a man.

    Tech salespeople would rather sell to a man than a woman because women don't go all glassy eyed and impressionable around bright, shiny things.

    --
    "Academicians are more likely to share each other's toothbrush than each other's nomenclature."
    Cohen
  4. Equal Opportunity by buddydawgofdavis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nearly three-quarters of women surveyed by the industry group complained about being ignored, patronized or offended by sales people when shopping for electronics.

    At least the sales staff a Fry's Electronics don't discriminate; they'll ignore you reguardless of your gender :)

  5. Re:Yeah, but... by gricholson75 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, but those electronics usually involve the settings: Slow, Medium, and Fast! :D
    except for the Elvis edition, it's settings are:
    Love me tender, Don't be cruel, and Jailhouse rock.

  6. Re:Radio Shack data is wrong. by brian+woolstrum · · Score: 5, Funny

    Radio Shack???? Oh, yeah the Sprint Cell Phone store
    now I remember.

  7. Re:Well, duh! by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    On the other hand men will throw out a brand new shirt because "it broke."

    i.e., a button fell off.

    KFG

  8. Re:Well, duh! by jawtheshark · · Score: 5, Funny
    No. Men will recycle that said shirt as a rag to clean their hands on if they have been working on the engine of their car. Nothing goes to waste with a man. ;-)

    At least it is better than a woman that buys a pair of shoes and never wears it because the colour really doesn't go with any of her clothes. Of course, she might just look for clothes that go with the shoes, but don't count on it. Oh, and she will categorically refuse to throw the shoes away (or give them to charity).

    --
    Ahhh...the great dumpster continuum. Many a free computer will be found there. -- sowth (748135)
  9. Re:Yeah, but... by val1s · · Score: 5, Funny

    in related new men buy more flowers than women...

  10. Re:Well, duh! by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh sure, if it's a flannel shirt he'll use it as an oil rag (unless he just wraps a strip of duct tape around his chest to keep it closed), but not a dress shirt, or even an Oxford.

    They make really lousy oil rags. Trust me. I know. I've. . .

    Ummmmm, ok, maybe he would try to use it as an oil rag the, first time.

    KFG