What is up with this price difference?

[SL6827]

Why such a difference in price?

 

[Disney_Alli]

Pink Tax

 

[SL6827]

Pink Tax

Ughhhh, well I will wear either one. Take that, Disney!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Ughhhh, well I will wear either one. Take that, Disney!

It's pretty sad isn't it.

 

[meekey7197]

Pink Tax

That’s the phrase I couldn’t think of! Thank you.

 

[Disney_Alli]

That’s the phrase I couldn’t think of! Thank you.

You're welcome! I was really glad it immediately sprang to mind for me today - for once

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

The reason the price difference is likely because the Pink is a Women's cut and the Blue is an Adult cut which is basically a men's/unisex cut. You can tell each picture is a different cut (Pink has scoop neck and the arms are different).







It's not entirely uncommon for men's/unisex cuts to be less expensive than women's/ladies cuts. The feel and even actual material can also be different. As for why it's a full $10 difference your guess is as good as mine on that one lol.

Also there's this other women's shirt same price as the pink:


So in this case color isn't the reason (though it sometimes is).

 

[Disney_Alli]

The reason the price difference is likely because the Pink is a Women's cut and the Blue is an Adult cut which is basically a men's/unisex cut. You can tell each picture is a different cut (Pink has scoop neck and the arms are different).

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It's not entirely uncommon for men's/unisex cuts to be less expensive than women's/ladies cuts. The feel and even actual material can also be different. As for why it's a full $10 difference your guess is as good as mine on that one lol.

Also there's this other women's shirt same price as the pink:
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So in this case color isn't the reason (though it sometimes is).

Yes, but why?

 

[bwvBound]

So in this case color isn't the reason (though it sometimes is).

The color never was the reason. "Pink tax" doesn't refer to color. {{wink}}

 

[CraigInPA]

My wife loved the coral (pink) one so much, she bought two on our recent trip. When I pointed out that the blue one was $10 cheaper, she laid them out side by side to see if the women's shirt was a men's shirt marked differently (happens more often than you know), but in this case, the women's shirt was actually cut differently.

On the other hand, she found an adorable "adult" shirt and purchased it. When we got back to the room and she tried it on, she found it was super long, so long in fact that if she tucked it into her shirt, half of the characters printed on the shirt would only have their heads visible. I tried it on myself, and it was even long on me, and I'm 6'5" tall! That one was returned.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

The color never was the reason. "Pink tax" doesn't refer to color. {{wink}}

lol ohhh I gotcha now

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Yes, but why?

You'd have to ask retailers all around why. It's just a common enough thing for unisex to be less than women's cut. Unisex is less fitted in general though.

 

[Disney_Alli]

You'd have to ask retailers all around why. It's just a common enough thing for unisex to be less than women's cut. Unisex is less fitted in general though.

I know it just sucks. I prefer a fitted shirt but don’t feel I should be charged an extra $10 for something that fits better.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I know it just sucks. I prefer a fitted shirt but don’t feel I should be charged an extra $10 for something that fits better.

I hear ya. I tend to go for unisex nowadays because the women's tend to be too fitted lol but I wasn't always that way for sure. I feel like $10 more is a bit much IMO though.

 

[Deb & Bill]

The $10 pays for the extra ribbing at the neck.

 

[Donna M]

The $10 pays for the extra ribbing at the neck.

That's what I was going to say!

 

[Chuck S]

Dontcha know it costs a lot of $$ to round out the neckline and taper in for a waistline! It's technical stuff. LOL

 

[Deb & Bill]

Dontcha know it costs a lot of $$ to round out the neckline and taper in for a waistline! It's technical stuff. LOL

Well, it is easier to cut a straight line rather than a curved line and sewing a straight line is easier/faster than a curved line.

 

[CarolMN]

It's because they can. Women (in general, not all) will pay more for their clothing and in my experience, buy more while they're at it!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Dontcha know it costs a lot of $$ to round out the neckline and taper in for a waistline! It's technical stuff. LOL

Well, it is easier to cut a straight line rather than a curved line and sewing a straight line is easier/faster than a curved line.

Of course they both have round necklines. I guess since the ladies cut drops lower so it would take a nano second more cutting time. Personally I prefer v-necks - straight cuts!