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The 'Floral Kiss' laptop and 6 other patronizing for-women-only products

From daintily designed pens to beer for chicks, here's a look back at marketing efforts that pander to ladies

Photo: fujitsu.com

Finally, a laptop pretty enough to entice women into using it! The "Floral Kiss" laptop "features a flip latch that can easily open the display — even by users with long fingernails." It comes daintily adorned with gold and pearl designs, scrapbooking software and daily horoscopes. The whole thing is "insulting," says Jenna Sauers at Jezebel — just like these six equally patronizing products designed for the ladies. 

 

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