The Man Chair

I was listening to my local radio station on the way home from work today and the announcers were discussing “the man chair”. You have probably seen the man chair but have you paid particular attention to it? You know the chair I am talking about, it can be found near the change rooms in most clothing shops catering for the fairer sex. What a godsend this simple piece of furniture can be. It offers a moment of respite in the marathon that is the shopping trip.

Of course the man chair concept could be improved on and taken to another level all together. How about some man-suitable magazines? Not necessarily the “I only read it for the articles” type magazines, but any form of sport or motoring magazine would do just fine.

Every man loves his TV and how good would it be to be able to watch the footy on a wide screen plasma while offering the occasional “that looks great honey” or “no your bum does not look big in that”. And of course there is no better chair to sit and watch TV than a leather recliner.

There is of course a huge downside to the improvement of the man chair concept. Credit cards all of the industrialised world would take an absolute beating. I know that my wife would have no incentive to leave a shop empty handed if I wasn’t impatiently shifting from foot to foot while staring intently at my watch.

“You can’t coach that”

Posted by on 05/15 at 07:50 PM

You are right - the “man chair” is a great selling tool for any retailer. We visit a son in USA regularly and my wife has a favourite fabric store in Durango,Colorado where we both like to “shop”. She buys while I sit in a comfortable arm chair with a good supply of sports/ car type magazines. Sure beats standing in a corner!

Posted by bazza  on  05/16  at  07:37 AM

There’s always the downside to consider.  But I’m on your team, a couple of nice leather chairs...they don’t have to be recliners, a flat screen TV and a few magazines.  I’d even settle for home improvement or grilling outdoors.

Posted by DrillerAA  on  05/17  at  06:49 AM

That is too clever. I can see it all coming to a dress shop near you soon!

Posted by Joh  on  05/17  at  05:44 PM
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