Shopper Slams Kmart For Selling Different Track Pants For Men And Women

Kmart has been called out for selling different types of track pants to men and women.

Despite both being $8, the men's version of the home brand trackies are thicker and have pockets while the women's version is noticeably thinner and has nowhere to put your phone, wallet, keys or your hands.

There is a more expensive range of track pants at $25 but one shopper reckons there should be a similar range of diverse products at the cheaper end of the scale.

The woman has put the Aussie retailer on blast in a post on Facebook and called on Kmart to make sure their products aren't skewed by gender.

The shopper said: "I don't want to be forced to pay more for a product because of my gender.

"After visiting Kmart at Airport West today, I was disappointed to see that for the second year running, Kmart are stocking Anko women's tracksuit pants made of light material and WITHOUT POCKETS.

"I am unsure why women's track pants are not made with the same thicker fleece that men's track pants are made of. Women also get cold during winter.

"More importantly, I can not fathom what it is about my gender that suggests I would not require pockets in my track pants. I use pockets in my pants literally every day.

"Let me give you some examples: to put dog treats in; to put my keys in; to put a pen in; to put my phone in. There are many more examples I can give but I will leave it there.

"I, too, want to spend $8 on a basic pair of track pants that are fleecy and warm and have POCKETS."

The woman touched on the obvious option: simply buy the men's trackies if she wanted to be warmer and have pockets. But she claims bloke's track pants are too long for her short stature.

She says it shouldn't be up to the consumer to make compromises and Kmart should be trying to keep everything fair and equal.

"PLEASE, I implore you to consider stocking women's track pants made of the same fleece that mens are made of and for the love of god, with POCKETS," she wrote.

"What I want is a product that is equal in quality to the men's equivalent. I don't want to be forced to pay more for a product because of my gender. Or is that asking too much?"

LADbible has contacted Kmart Australia for comment.

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Topics: Australia

Stewart Perrie

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