Men and women have been compared and contrasted for years and on many different topics and found to be very different. For example their shopping habits are very different. I've decided to take a closer at just how different men and women are and possibly come to some understanding of both sides. I know that when I go shopping with my sister we sit and window shop for hours. Me, I already know what's in the store I'm outside of, so I don't sit outside and wonder, and when I got into a store, I go straight to the section of what I need, find my size, and get out as quickly as possible. What causes women to window shop, and why do men need to get what they want, then leave?
             Shopping is not something most men enjoy or look forward to. Men expect a transaction of goods, where women expect a relationship between the seller and the product. ("The Evolution 118) All of the varieties of products, and the technology that goes into advertising them are a turn off. Men don't like to be blinded with science and like when products are straight forward and take a no-nonsense approach. (Hosea, Maeva 21) It's not that men are easily confused or are dummies, they just like things simple. Suzanne Cockerman states that "men, like women, need to be able to look at the products without feeling intimidated or pressured." (Robbins 113) Women buy on impulse and then later on decide they aren't happy with their purchase. "In contrast, only 42% of men say they have regretted buying something on impulse, giving the impression that they are much more considered and focused on their shopping trips." (Goldsmith 16) Men outspend women by $349 to $319 per shopping trip. (Robbins 113) Men also like to buy what they feel they are directly involved with, or that effect them emotionally. Caroline Whitehall says that "although women are more aware of their own and other peoples emotions than men, me...