On 1/13/2018 2:30 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Do men have an aversion to using coupons or discounts for groceries
> and other retailers?

I do think so. It seems like some men really don't like the
appearance of handing over a slip of paper to save 50 cents.
I haven't noticed that in women.

Once in a while I'd give Ron a coupon and I could see he wasn't
all excited about it. Then he'd forget. I'd be annoyed but
hey, it's a dollar (whatever). For some reason he's a lot better
about it now, go figure, though I rarely ask him to use a coupon
anyway.

> $5.98 for an 8oz/package and started to burn off. I ripped a $2 off
> coupon from the shelf ring and offered it to him, "$2 off coupon!".
> He took the coupon, said "thanks", and walked towards the packaged
> cheeses tossing the coupon into the coolers. Ok, Hrmpf.

Ha, I bet using a coupon is bad enough, but a guy gave it to him??
It's silly.
> point out the BOGOF coupon and he said, "Nyoh... thanks". His wife
> walks up behind us and slaps him kindly on the head and grabs the
> coupon while he sighs and grabs another bag of pasta. I mumbled an,
> "Ouch, sorry about that, dude".

For some reason, people can be embarrassed to use them and it seems
like men, generally. I'm sure there are plenty of women who feel
the same way. I just haven't met them.

> In the Asian section I need soy sauce. I grabbed a piddly little 5oz
> bottle of Kikkoman(*) while a lady grabs a 10oz bottle. I pointed out
> that she can get 2 5oz bottles for $.80 less than that 10oz bottle.
> "Hell yeah - Thanks! You the man!" (she also complimented me on my
> calves, too, which she said she saw walking in the door behind me,
> which actually isn't unusual, but I've always had a hard time coming
> up with a witty comeback for that. Suggestions?).

And she was following you around the store, obviously!

> But you can totally blow off these observations and theories watching
> how women shop at Whole Foods compared to the men. Some stores are
> marketed to men, and others to women.

Interesting, I haven't noticed how people shop there, but coupons
I clip aren't stuff I buy there so I'm not surprised I don't notice
others using them. Other than that I don't notice what women vs men
buy.

nancy