Girl Gear Pink Computer Equipment....

[Gary Layng]

Another "Power of PINK" moment:

http://olegvolk.net/gallery/d/2780-3/morrigan_michaela0677.jpg

Yes, it's a real AR-15.  Yes, young Morrigan knows how to use it.

On Thursday 23 September 2010 15:09:11 phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org wrote:
> The power of PINK:
> 
> Mary Kay Ash founded her cosmetics company in 1963 with only $ 5, 000,
> nine independent beauty consultants and a 500 sq. ft. store in Dallas.
> Last week, Mary Kay Inc. concluded its annual sales seminar in Big D. They
> had a $ 2. 2 billion sales year.Since 1969, the company has awarded
> thousands of special Cadillacs to its top sales people. Apparently, years
> ago, Mary Kay ordered a Cadillac for herself and told the car dealership
> she wanted it the same color as her compact — pink. Her vehicle was such a
> hit with her sales force, she began an incentive program for them with a
> pink Caddy as the big prize. Nowadays Mary Kay salespeople can earn three
> cars.Red Pontiac Vibes are entrylevel awards. Silver Pontiac Grand Prixs
> are the middle prize and the pink Cadillacs are the top awards. About 2,
> 000 women drive Cadillacs and 10, 000 more have received Pontiacs. A sales
> director and her team must sell at least $ 96, 000 in cosmetics in a
> sixmonth period for the director to qualify for the top award. Directors
> start out as salespeople and work their way up.
> 
> > clearance places (Tech Direct Canada) and I saw they were selling pink
> > "Girl Gear" keyboards, mice and web cams... My first thought was,
> > nobody in their right mind would buy the likes of a pink keyboard ...
> > then I  thought a bit, and now I am wondering:
> >
> > - Would any non-colour blind male buy the above for themselves?
> > - Would any woman over the age of 12 who doesn't work in the beauty /
> > cosmetics business buy the above for themselves?
> >
> > In other words, I can see a VERY tiny, tiny market for pink keyboards,
> > mice, etc... right? Sort of strikes me as being like the 1955 Dodge La
> > Femme (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_La_Femme), a 1950's take on a
> > "women's" car (the results even by the standards of the era were ...
> > ghastly)...
> >
> >
> > Colin.
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