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That's absolutely a worthy cause, but we still think it's weird for companies to think that they can get women to buy more just by coming out with pink versions of their products. Even weirder: There are entire Web sites dedicated to hunting down the best in pink refrigerators, oven mitts and handguns. It's enough to make us puke (pink).
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Think Pink
Casio Exilim This digital camera only takes pictures of pretty princesses.
Casio
Cuisinart Pink 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker A coffeemaker that adds the artificial sweetener for you.
Cuisinart
Hot Pink Glock A girly Glock, for all your shootin' needs (see "The Brave One" for further explanation).
Jim's Gun Supply
Crescent Pink Kids Toy Acoustic Guitar Bejeweled pantsuit and lizard cowboy boots optional.
Amazon.com
Smith and Wesson Pink Handgun This gun's camouflage is designed to blend in at a Hello Kitty convention.
Jim's Gun Supply
Miss Army Knife Avec fingernail file (phew), and oh-so-cute.
Miss Army Knife
Sony Playstation This Playstation refuses to play World of Warcraft.
Sony
Hinari Limited Edition Pink Microwave Only microwaves Lean Cuisines.
Hinari
Cuisinart Pink Pizza Cutter Makes even the most fattening pizza pies taste girly and light!
Cuisinart
Terraillon FBC Noyo Family Body Control Scale Reminding you of your feminine mandate for slimness.
Terraillon
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Thursday 02 October
By teddy
what???????????????????????
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Thursday 02 October
By Erin
This goes to show how much of a dork I am. I saw the PS3 and following caption and thought 'Idiots. You can't play World Of Warcraft on a PS3!' lol I'd so most of these items in pink, especialy the PS3 and microwave.
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Thursday 02 October
By Kalinyx848
Its a PS2, not a PS3, but yea, someone wasn't doing their homework when they thought up that caption. It was sort of painful to read. lol
Sunday 05 October
By DeeKneesee
I'm a girl, why wouldn't I want ANY of those items in pink - I LIKE pink! Most all of that comes in black, blue or even red. Pink is bad because.... ???
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Thursday 02 October
By Marie
You can tell how much I love pink bc I would buy almost anything that you showed...... Pink and black are my favorite colors.........
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Friday 03 October
By Terri
I LOVE pink! But I see what you mean about the pink guns, tasers, and army knives. That seems a little ridiculous. But as for the Coffee maker and kitchen knives and so forth, I'd love that. I am also crazy for polka dots too, take that! fashion industry! And the pink tools are sweet, but more importantly, i know how to use them. I think I have a pink gene. (I am wearing all pink right now, pink makeup , earrings, pj's, nail polish, geez Louise, I didn't realize! lol))
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Friday 03 October
By Designed2Dazzle
I love the color PINK and I think the camera and the laptop are great in pink. But... kitchen appliances in pink are a "no go" because they are expensive items that don't look good with granite countertops or hardly any kitchen decor I have seen since the late 1950s. Maybe in a mid century modern retro kitchen pink appliances if you had black and white vinyl flooring they would look good. (An inexpensive thing like a spatula wouldn't be too foolish since it's not a big monetary investment... but why bother)?. I always buy the Breast Cancer stamps...and they aren't pink...interesting!
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Friday 03 October
By Lisa
Well, this is a ploy to get us girls buy'n.
Well I have a friend who would probably want some of those things, so I'm going to have to check them out for her and tell her where to get them...cuz she loves pink and you know what...so what...If you like something, then get it. Don't use reverse psychology of us, cuz we know what you're doing.
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Friday 03 October
By Mari
i love all those things i actually own a cuter pink microwave
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Friday 03 October
By hellokittyv
I have a pink TV, a pink vacuum cleaner, a pink toaster, a pink rice cooker, and a pink MOTORCYCLE! I LOVE PINK!
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Friday 03 October
By Megan
My mom had breast cancer 5 years ago (i'm 16 now) and i would buy ANY of these items BECAUSE they're pink. There's not a day that I don't wear something pink in honor of my mom being a survivor...what's wrong with tazing some jackass with a pink tazer?
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Friday 03 October
By vixyn
Im a chick, and I LOVED most of these!!! I would love to have the pink PS2, however last i knew they where only being sold in Japan... The pink Glock and the pink camo Smith and Wesson was kinda stupid, only because they look too fake... But that wouldnt stop me from getting them!
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Saturday 04 October
By Darcy
Actually, I think the pink tool kit is a GREAT idea! My husband is a contractor and even though he has gajillions of his own tools, the ones I keep in the kitchen for household tasks are always missing. ALWAYS. I came into the marriage 20 years ago with my own basic kit- I even painted the bottoms of the handles with nail polish- but my stuff is always gone. I think my sweetie would think twice before using pink tools...his machismo would suffer.
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Friday 03 October
By Dave
The woman who wrote these captions is sexist (against men).
Like, the PlayStation 2 "refuses to play World of Warcraft" because it's pink, and therefore "female", and "World of Warcraft" is a "guy's" game? So we guys can't be into "World of Warcraft" AND like pink? What's wrong with us GUYS liking pink? Who says it's a "girl's" color? So why is it all right for women to work with tools and carry Swiss Army Knlves, Glock handguns and Tasers, but it's NOT all right for us guys to like pink? Why the sexist double standard?
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Friday 03 October
By lybis
I don't have a problem with most of these. The laptop and camera are a metallic pink- I bet they also come in metallic green and other colors- it's called giving consumers a choice.
The Wii and tools are probably marketed with the campaign "Bet he won't be caught dead using YOUR stuff, ladies." I know that my mom had a difficult time keeping track of her tools because dad would borrow them and not put them back- hers were easier to find in that snappy tool box under the sink. Then she got a pink set which he makes fun of, but, guess what? When mom needs to hang a picture, she always knows where her hammer is!
I have to agree with the person who said the guns look fake- the camo one is hilarious! I would hope any parent who gets one makes sure their children KNOW it is real and teach them gun safety.
I think the person/ people who put this together really didn't do much research. If you want to see the WORST pink products ever, try NFLshop.com. Now ther's a bunch of chauvanistic so-and-sos. Trying to grow their female market by offering pink versions of their jerseys (mostly QBs- that Romo is Sooooo dreamy. Give me a break.). I'll put on a pink jersey when Farve or Young do. ugh
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Friday 03 October
By Leslie
I don't see anything wrong with any of these pink products, and think its honorable that these companies would go out of their way to make these products to sell to raise awareness for breast cancer. Where is your compassion? people don't realize how scary it really is.
And in "The Brave One" it was not a Glock, it was a Khar K9
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Tuesday 07 October
By wwarther
The biast media puts a spin on everything with this anti gun crack about pink pistols they have not only expressed their igbnoance of marketing but exposed their bias of one of our funamental rights .
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Tuesday 07 October
By luvspink
with the exception of the weapons,i have to agree with you DeeKneesee.
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Monday 13 October
By Ironwulf
Pink Glock: I wish I had thought of that marketing idea ! DAMN!
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Wednesday 15 October
By Im2Cutehowboutu
I have to say, I fell into the trap of buying the Pink Swiss Army Knife Keychain except mine didn't have a heart in the insignia. I was in the store, saw it, and thought "Oh My God! It's Pink, I want it." I bought it solely because of its color.
I can't even tell you how much I ended up using that knife. Since it was on my key ring it was almost always immediately available. I finally had to take it off of my main set of keys because I travel for work and you're not allowed to have items like that.
It's easy to see how crazy it can be when you make something pink; however, I think what it really comes down to is the functionality of the product. How likely is it that someone is going to use it?
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