Erin The Great

I’ve been pondering recently about how guy’s products are not only cheaper but they are better quality. For example, my new (guys) razor; it was cheaper than my last razor, it has one more blade then my previous one and it does a better job! Next on my list is shaving cream… does the exact same job (and even helps with razor burn) with ½ the price. Hmmm, let me think about that brain buster for a while…

I’m paying for a crappier product only because it’s pink and smells like my aunts garden. I can go to the coast and get soap that smells like my hippie brother that’ll still do a better job and is still cheaper. Hey corporate America, way to target the insecurity of the female psyche!

Why are these products not only better, but half the price as woman’s products? After using the razor and shaving cream, I started branching out to other things that might offer the same type of satisfaction if not less from women’s products, but much cheaper. My first experiment was with undershirts. I’m sad to say that to find a decent undershirt for a female; it will usually cost you around $7 ea. That’s per tank top/undershirt. Ok, that’s ridiculous especially since they sometimes make them with a built-in bra so as to forgo any pesky straps… good idea in theory but they make them with a padded-I’m-blinking-cleavage-all-day filler that isn’t as comfortable as you might think. I was blown away that I could find a pack of 12 guy undershirts, for only $10 dollars. That is less than a dollar per undershirt!

I was flabbergasted and was wondering what else lived inside the realm of boys clothing, when I saw them… underwear. Now for the most part, if you want underwear that lasts, you can find ONE pair of underwear for anywhere from $3-6 dollars. This is for the kind that won’t fall apart after a few wears. Utter dismay hit when I found 7 pairs of tighty-whitey-won’t-ride-up-your-butt-all-day, long-lasting-comfort, for how much again? $6!!! WTF?? You’ve got to be kidding me! In the ‘girl world’ I can buy 5 pairs for $25. That’s $25 that I can take and purchase 35 pairs of underwear that don’t have the word ‘juicy’ printed on the bum or itchy lace! 35 pairs of underwear that I can feel cute and good about myself for wearing despite the fact that they are made for guys! If Carrie Bradshaw can do dang-it so can I!

Don’t get me wrong I still like looking and feeling like a girl but to spend money on stuff that A. doesn’t really get seen and B. is sooooooo much cheaper? That’s a ‘No Brainer’ in my book!