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Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by genericuser »

drglitch wrote: post #2

I presume this is supposed to appeal to the "i dont have any female friends because i am a nerd" crowd. Speaking from personal experience, this ends around 18-19 years of age. Unfortunately - in my opinion - at that age, an "average" guy can barely afford clothes, let alone a personal-shopper-girl he needs to pay money to for the privilege. For older guys, they almost certainly have a friend or a buddy's sister or wh…

>this is supposed to appeal to the "i dont have any female friends because i am a nerd" crowd. Speaking from personal experience, this ends around 18-19 years of age.

Yeah I guess I transitioned from denial about it being due to my nerd status to "why don't I have any friends at all, am I really that horrible" around the age of 20.

Around 30 I just came to accept being alone, and having given up it matters very little what I wear.

Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by Brushfire »

Hrm. Interesting concept. There is definitely a problem to be solved here -- I have no idea what to buy.

But I also hate shopping in person. I don't want to go to the mall or stores and wait in line or try on clothes.

I suspect that these two segments overlap significantly (those who need help, and those who hate shopping in person). That's why services like TrunkClub make so much sense - they pair you with a "style consultant" (who could be a guy or girl) and they mail you items. If you like them, great. If you don't, send them back.

Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by 2xlbuds »

skizm wrote: post #3
drglitch wrote: post #2

I presume this is supposed to appeal to the "i dont have any female friends because i am a nerd" crowd. Speaking from personal experience, this ends around 18-19 years of age. Unfortunately - in my opinion - at that age, an "average" guy can barely afford clothes, let alone a personal-shopper-girl he needs to pay money to for the privilege. For older guys, they almost certainly have a friend or a buddy's sister or wh…

> Speaking from personal experience, this ends around 18-19 years of age. Bad assumption.

Anecdotal, I know, but 18-19 is when most people go to college, and get to shed whatever labels they had in high school. It certainly happened that way with me and my college friends.

Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by Raphmedia »

When I shop, I get the girl in the store to help me. No need to bring my own girl along! Sure, at first some try to simply sell you random stuff, but after trying a few shirts and asking for their advice, they will start to be honest.

Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by teddyh »

Um, what? Is it only me, or does anyone else see the enormous inherent stereotyping in this as a bad thing?

People who actually like to go clothes shopping shouldn’t be made to feel like they should be categorized as “girls”, or vice versa, someone who finds clothes shopping to be uninteresting shouldn’t be made to feel like they ought to identify as a “guy”.

There’s nothing wrong with the concept, but the conflation with clothes shopper/non-shopper with “girl”/“guy” is bad.

Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by iamraymondc »

There's also the issue with personal styles. I could never feel comfortable pulling off the hardcore alpha male look with leather jackets, but if the girl thinks that it is good then I'll just be disagreeing with her on it for the whole time. Also unless these girls have experience with how difference clothes look on difference body types, I would not trust some random girl to pick out clothes for me.

Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by gk1 »

This just promotes a silly stereotype, like the old show "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy". I'm a guy who enjoys shopping for clothes (although I don't shop compulsively), and I know girls who don't.

Of course there are people who could use help with shopping, but why make it gender-specific?

Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by grub5000 »

drglitch wrote: post #2

I presume this is supposed to appeal to the "i dont have any female friends because i am a nerd" crowd. Speaking from personal experience, this ends around 18-19 years of age. Unfortunately - in my opinion - at that age, an "average" guy can barely afford clothes, let alone a personal-shopper-girl he needs to pay money to for the privilege. For older guys, they almost certainly have a friend or a buddy's sister or wh…

> eye brow plucking

Is this really a thing?

Re: Shop with a Girl

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Post by grub5000 »

genericuser wrote: post #11
drglitch wrote: post #2

I presume this is supposed to appeal to the "i dont have any female friends because i am a nerd" crowd. Speaking from personal experience, this ends around 18-19 years of age. Unfortunately - in my opinion - at that age, an "average" guy can barely afford clothes, let alone a personal-shopper-girl he needs to pay money to for the privilege. For older guys, they almost certainly have a friend or a buddy's sister or wh…

>this is supposed to appeal to the "i dont have any female friends because i am a nerd" crowd. Speaking from personal experience, this ends around 18-19 years of age. Yeah I guess I transitioned from denial about it being due to my nerd status to "why don't I have any friends at all, am I really that horrible" around the age of 20. Around 30 I just came to accept being alone, and having given up it matters very littl…

Gaining female friends is a learn-able skill, sir.
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