14 Examples Of The "Pink Tax" That Prove Women Literally Get Charged More For The Exact Same Products

Every male marketing exec: "Make it pink and charge more for it!!!"

1. In the market for a hair brush? You'll pay more than twice as much to be a "pretty girl" instead of a "brave boy":

Price difference too. from pointlesslygendered

2. Personal care? Thirty percent more money for the exact same products:

Same items inside... Hers costs 30% more. from pointlesslygendered

3. Same goes for face masks — sorry:

Pink masks cost 30% more than blue ones. from pointlesslygendered

4. There's a premium if you wanna keep your snacks in a jar adorned with hearts:

Pink hearts cost more than blue footballs apparently??? from pointlesslygendered

5. Ahh yes, the (more expensive) "women's" gaming controller, for our delicate lady fingers:

Bonus points for the women's controller costing more. from pointlesslygendered

6. This product literally calls itself out on costing more for no reason:

The “regular PainMaster unit” is $15.00 less than this. At least they’re honest about it costing more because it’s “packaged for women.” Guess I open it with my uterus? from pointlesslygendered

7. Pay $5 more to carry an identical backpack simply because it's for "girls":

Two backpacks alike in dignity, but ones pink so it's for girls and cost five bucks more from pointlesslygendered

8. Gotta make it pink so it doesn't shatter our tiny little female eardrums:

Because girls hear different, also check the pink tax from pointlesslygendered

9. The female shopping experience in a nutshell...pay more for less shirt:

Is there a reason the "women's" style has to cost more? from pointlesslygendered

10. Please, someone make it make sense:

"girls tool kit" is pink and costs 50% more than the otherwise identical "children's tool kit" from pointlesslygendered

11. The only difference is the PINK EARS:

The pink tax starts early... from pointlesslygendered

12. Yes, pay an additional $2 for a pair of "Ladybuds" (ew):

Pointlessly gendered earplugs with a $2 pink tax at Terry White Chemart. from pointlesslygendered

13. If you'd like to garden like a "lady" instead of a "professional," that'll cost extra: 

2¢ pink tax because ladies’ work gloves are better quality than professional’s?? from pointlesslygendered

14. And finally, pay more for some "girly" laxatives with the same exact ingredients and fewer tablets.

Pink tax on shitting??? Both have the exact same ingredients, I checked, except the "women's" box has 20 less tablets and is more expensive. from pointlesslygendered

H/T: pointlesslygendered