The patriarchy hurts men too, and capitalism screws everyone

[sabotabby]

Why is men's hair dye way more expensive than women's? That makes no sense whatsoever. If anything, you'd think it would be cheaper.

P.S. I am awesome at dyeing hair.

Comments

[marnanel.livejournal.com]

"Blah blah market forces blah blah optimal price point blah blah wank wank wank."

[zingerella.livejournal.com]

Best. Answer. Ever.

[sabotabby]

It's hilarious, because it's a product that is not actually needed. But people pay more for it.

[marnanel.livejournal.com]

A true story from my youth:

Condoms are cheap to produce. They need a small amount of latex and some very very good quality control. Total cost is perhaps five U.S. cents, not much more. The cheapest you can buy a condom for in the US is *maybe* 50c if you're lucky, probably more like $1 or higher. So there is a pretty crazy markup.

When I was a teenager I was interested to note[*] the entry of a new brand of condoms onto the market; they were called Mates. Not only did they have an amusing name, but they sold at something like half the price of the other brands. However, the public was suspicious of being sold something for half the price and assumed it was a shoddy product. The manager of Mates had to appear on TV and explain that he was raising his prices to match the other brands. What is it with people and why do they behave this way, and how can we persuade them to stop?

[*] out of sociological interest, not personal, sadly

[mcpreacher.livejournal.com]

i am a paranoid schizophrenic and i believe that all brand name products have some kind of addictive or antidepressant chemicals in them so when you buy the cheaper store brand you fail to get the some slight euphoria and end up repulsed

at least that's how i feel

i refuse to accept that cocoa roos are anything more than shit compared to cocoa puffs