Buying Presents for Guys Vs Girls

Went shopping with my good fren last Sunday.... Was shopping for a present for her boyfriend... (oops...hopes her bf doesnt read my blog... dun think so la since even she herself dun read it)... So anyway... we were trying to look for a sling bag for him to carry to work.. Not those kind we used to carry to school ones.. Something a but more matured/professional looking but not old man looking....

Criteria:

1. Must be Sling

2. Preferably Leather

3. Must be able to fit in A4 size papers/file

4. Must have sufficient space (not the slim type)

5. Must be in Portrait style not Landscape...


Waaah... aisey ma... these criteria not so easy to fit leh... dont you think? Especially the last one... In most cases... sling bags for men are always in Landscape.... right?

So we started searching and while we were looking we starting talking about men complaining how difficult it is to buy presents for girls...

All guys say that buying presents for guys are easier than buying presents for girls... How NOT TRUE can that be? Buying presents for girls are way easier than buying presents for guys... Afterall the market is catered mainly for girls. Right? Let list a bit:

Gifts for girls:

1. Jewellery

2. Watch

3. Handbag/purse

4. Clothes

5. Ornamental stuff

6. Soft toys

7. Gadgets

8. Flowers

9. A romantic dinner

10. Chocolates

11. Strawberries

12. Chocolate covered strawberries...

13. Tickets to a musical/play

14. Something related to her hobby....

etc... The list just goes on and on and on.. and within each items there is also a varied amout/type that you can get....

Gifts for guys:

1. Watch

2. Wallet

3. Belt

4. Clothes

5. Gadgets (only if you are rich)

6. Collector's toys

7.Something related to his hobby la..

8. Accesories (if he is metrosexual)

and the cycle repeats itself... haha!!! Limited la... it all revolves around certain things only... and to make things worse, I think men are even more picky about the things they like... susah susah....

Not only is choices limited... the good stuff or the stuff they really like are always super expensive...

Why is it so unfair that girls stuff are always cheaper than guys stuff when guys stuff are harder to find...Something is seriously wrong here... Lets analyze...

Things that cost more when they are for men:

1- Watch

Bigger in size thus need more material? Maybe true... More components... Dun think so...

2- Clothes (same brand and type)

More fabric required? Maybe... More man hours needed? Dun think so....

3- Wallet

More Compartments? Dun think so... Better leather? Dun think so too..

4- Bags/Handbags

Larger in size? Dependant on design... better material? Dont think so...

5- Toys/Collectors Items

More expensive material? Dun think so... Less units made? Possible... boys will be boys... always collecting the limited ones...

6- Accessories

Larger size? Could be... More material used? Could be too....

7- Hobby stuff

Somehow or rather, men's hobbies are always more expensive than girls... I just cant explain why....

Anyway... I am sure you get my point.... So I still dun get it when guys complain they dun know what to buy... They are spoilt for choice and lucky them, most stuff dun cost that much too.... So why make it more difficult for us by having even more criteria... aiyo... You try finding a sling bag in portrait style that is stylish and yet functional... Good thing not my bf... haha!!

But in the end we did buy the bag... not 100% fitting to the criteria... but too bad... gf buy wan you still need to like... right? Now that is the only good thing about it all.. No matter how bad our choices are... you guys still need to accept the gift with a smile and look as if you sincerely like it...haha!! Same goes for girls la but I think girls can get by merajuking.... haha!! ;)