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There seems to be an explosion of all manly things in pink. I see hammers with pink handles and of course carry guns in pink. So my question is if this marketing scheme really works on women.
No. I don't. I try to avoid all things trendy. But it really doesn't appeal to me at all. I like brown colours anyway. Brown or some other dark colour (like red, that's good for lamp shades especially). But most light and all bright colours I really can't stand.
Not sure if I ever posted on this before, but if not....
As a breast cancer survivor (a term I am not very happy with..nobody calls me an appendicitis survivor) I resent when companies use me to make money. Pink this and pink that makes my blood boil.
I never got any benefit from any organization when I had breast cancer, and once I finished my treatment I chose not to look back and wallow in my status as a victim.
I have, and will continue to, mentor others through their treatment, but do not even think of trying to use me to pink up your business by selling pink hammers or tennis balls.
You and me, both. I've had breast cancer twice and the last thing I want is random pink objects sitting around to remind me of it. Someone offered to give me a pink ribbon sticker for my car and I said NO (thank you). Let's move on.
I like the pink hammer, because it's lighter. I often need to smack a nail into the wall and I don't need a huge regular sized hammer to do it. I also use it to set snaps -- sewing by hammer!
I'm a woman and I am not drawn to the color pink, regardless of the product.
I realize this is not a direct answer to your question, however, as others have said I would like to know that the money I donate (the FULL amount, 100%) goes directly to research and not the various salaries between the donation and the actual research.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Claim: The Susan G. Komen breast cancer organization gives only 20% of its donations to cancer research and pays its CEO $684,000 per year.
Does the Susan G Komen only give 20% of donations to cancer research and does the CEO make $684,000/yr.?
In 2012, Komen founder and CEO Nancy Brinker became the focus of controversy when she announced Komen would be pulling the grants the organization had been providing to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings, then quickly reversed that decision. Several months later Brinker announced she would be stepping down as Komen's CEO, but the following year she was again the focus of controversy when news outlets reported that not only did she still hold her CEO position, but she had received a hefty raise to boot that brought her annual compensation up to $684,000 per year:
The only reason I would buy a pink set is that it would be easier to catch my son and husband with them ... they're always losing their tools and taking mine.
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