Now probably somebody is going to tell me: "because supply & demand?".
I have no idea about your gender & size statistics, surely the BW store gathers data from their customer database.
I'd be really curious to know more about that, I mean is it really that female customers are so few?
Or is it rather that the BW store *thinks* that they are.
I regularly browse through the store now and then, I'm a woman, I love clothes, I love ME & DA and I have money I'd love to spend there on apparel.
If there was anything for me to buy actually.
The only reason why I created an account in that store is because I had been promised free credits to spend there - because I'll confess I have zero interest in any other type of merchandise there.
So today I thought "oh hey, let's see what's new".
Now we all know DAI is approaching and this is on the homepage:
I'll be nice, and I'll even add a link: http://www.biowarest...=82&price=20-20
I was thinking, "oh these look great, why didn't I think of that before? DA tees I could wear while jogging to show my GW pride.".
I eagerly clicked and lo and behold, 3 designs... only they're exclusively men's.
And no, I'm not buying men's S t-shirts.
Was I disappointed?
Slightly.
I should totally thank the BW store though, it has made it possible for me to save money for some time now, money i was able to spend on other goods, including clothes.
Now maybe this is because there's not enough demand for women's apparel, I personally think it's rather because the supply isn't rich enough, or attentive to the market potential out there. I don't really care of course, because I don't work at BW nor do I own EA stocks. And chances that BW will bankrupt and stop producing those wonderful games just because their store doesn't sell women's apparel are tiny to say the least.
So I'm not complaining, and my life will go on as usual until DAI's release probably.
Still, when I'm considering that:
Men's apparel:
vs. this:
Women's apparel:
I'm really puzzled by the low number of women's t-shirt designs offered compared to men's (more than 3 times higher).
Another strange aspect is the exclusive feature of bottoms. Why would anybody think that bottoms would exclusively sell better than tops for women? I mean is there any other piece of apparel more complicated to buy online than pants? Even if they're joggers? And is there anything easier to buy online that tee-shirts? Especially if the store is able to provide for a constant cotton quality and size chart? If I had bought a S shirt 3 years ago in X color with Y design and would have loved it, then as time goes by, I would be likelier and likelier to buy again from that online shop with each purchase? Seems reasonable enough.
Why is it that the apparel section of merchandise shops can never be apprehended by their store owners like plain fashion shops?
Now maybe somebody will answer: "because they're not, precisely". In that case, nothing to see here, and I'll just make my own designs and print that more or less legally on custom tees. At least they will look exactly like I want them to be, and that's perfectly fine. And you guys are generally nice enough to allow various forms of fan art & creations, and I'm extremely thankful for that.
All economic aspects aside and on a more personal level, I'll confess though that I can't help but feel like BW has little love for its female customers. Which is totally fine, I mean, I understand, you guys have your priorities, I have mine too.
It would be certainly cool to have a wider range of products, a bit like Disney does on its store, please take a look at various examples of what you can do in terms of design variety and appeal with franchised material without those items looking like awfully bland and generic (which is the case for most of your women's apparel at the moment in my modest opinion):
Among that selection, the price range is between 12$ and 45$ for the "trendiest".
Even I would consider buying those, and I have zero interest in the Disney brand.
Maybe you feel like BW franchises aren't enough part of the pop culture to be able to embrace such a large female crowd?
Something tells me you'd be surprised. Or maybe it's a question of sourcing? Design budget? Sales volume?
On a side note, as I said before, I'd love to have sterling silver jewelry.
Could be steel jewelry for the ME franchise, and silver + leather jewelry for the DA franchise for instance.
You guys gave us wonderful and deep worlds that we all love, I would just be so happy to carry part of them with me, and the possibilities in terms of design are so huge!
Eh! Maybe I'll post a couple of ideas here ;P
////////////////// Update: 08/03/2014
Probably old news, but I just saw those additions, which are very welcome.
http://www.biowarest...-wilds-tee.html
http://www.biowarest...rback-tank.html
http://www.biowarest...raldry-tee.html
Black is black, grey is grey, eh? ;P
I think the Witch of the Wild one is a great effort and $20 is a reasonable price - I have faith BW store.
Modifié par Mimitochan, 03 août 2014 - 06:33 .
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