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Warren DeMontague

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11. Those statistics sound a little fishy.

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Reply #8)

Tue May 22, 2012, 12:25 AM

May 2012

Especially since they come from the "Marketing to women blog" and the only sourcing on them is the "Marketing to women conference".

I have a hard time believing, for instance, that women buy 93% of the food in this country. That just doesn't seem feasable.

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Economy lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #1

It seems in the 1 percent, this reverses. caseymoz Mar 2013 #15

the thing is shaayecanaan Apr 2014 #16

Health Care lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #2

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Justice lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #4

Institutional discrimination lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #5

Education lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #6

Society lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #7

Society: women make 85% of all consumer purchases lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #8

Do they count joint purchases as being made by women? shawn703 May 2012 #9

That is my understanding, yes. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #10

Those statistics sound a little fishy. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #11

I would prefer a primary source too. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #12

Check with Marketing websites craichead65 Oct 2012 #13

Even the post is 5 months old Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #14