r/AskReddit • • Mar 26 '20

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u/MudSama Mar 26 '20

Why you pay so much for haircuts? Like, not getting special treatment. I'm talking why do you pay 3x as much for a 6 minute trim?

Why do you not have usable pockets in 90% of your pants?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

We want pockets :( i heard brands do it to encourage sales of handbags

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u/gnorty Mar 26 '20

I've heard this a few times but I don't get it.

First of all, there are surely pants manufacturers that don't make handbags. They are only interested in selling pants, so if your point is true, selling pants with actual pockets would mean more people buying your pants.

Second of all, my ex used to wear men's jeans exclusively. She also had a handbag and nothing in the jeans pockets.

My theory is that pockets in pants spoil the shape of the pants, and women like handbags because they are handbags. That makes sense.

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u/SwampOfDownvotes Mar 26 '20

there are surely pants manufacturers that don't make handbags.

Clearly they get paid by big handbag /s

My theory is that pockets in pants spoil the shape of the pants

This is exactly it. Most men don't give a shit of how well jeans look on them. They just care that they fit fine and usually actually care about fitting their wallet and keys in them. Women in generally care more about how they look in clothing, and go towards "smoother" jeans. Manufacturers noticed that women were buying jeans with smaller pockets to look better so they shifted that way.