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Posted By: Sandi Moses In Response To: Off topic- but a serious question for the Ladies... (Rick K.)
Sunday, 13 March 2005, at 1:39 p.m.
> I'm currently trying to write sales copy for a website I'm building, and I
> need a Woman's perspective.
> I asked my Wife these questions, but she couldn't give me a clear-cut
> answer other than, "Because it's yukky!" (a gut reaction, not
> the answer I was looking for.)
> So, I thought I'd ask the ladies here at FIB.
> If you would, help me out by answering these two questions.
> First, the scenario:
> You walk into a meeting, gathering, church, or wherever. You're dressed in
> your very best "Sunday-go-to-meeting" clothes. You're looking
> good, feeling very sharp.
> THEN, a woman walks in wearing the SAME IDENTICAL OUTFIT.
> Question 1.) How does this make you feel?
> Question 2.) Why?
> From a male viewpoint, it doesn't bother me if I walk into a place and
> another guy is wearing the same shirt I am. So, why does it bother women
> so much?
> Also, I've noticed that women don't feel as threatened if another woman is
> driving the same make, model, and color car that they're driving. In fact,
> they often feel that the car they chose must be a good one, since another
> woman bought one identical to it.
> Clothes are a different matter. Would this "identical outfit"
> example extend into other areas, such as a woman having the same furniture
> that you do? Or paint her house the same color as yours?
> Say you went out and bought some patio furniture, and Sally-next-door went
> out and bought the exact same patio set that you bought, would that bother
> you?
> I guess I'm trying to find out where female rivalaries extend. Clothes,
> yes. But where else?
> Ladies, what are your thoughts?
> Thanks,
> Rick K.
If a woman views her clothes as an extension of her unique identity and someone else is wearing the same thing, then a part of the uniqueness is gone. The more a woman buys into the image the media presents that she is supposed to be, the more this is going to matter. The concept can be applied to things like furniture, but because you don't pack it around on you, you are detached from it both physically and emotionally.
A car is a tool to get you from point A to point B. It's main requirement is that it has to run reliably. Appearance is nice, but reliability is required.
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