Do I expect to be gardening hard enough to generate sweat on my forehead? Alternatively, do I foresee going through a stressful patch? Both would be uncharacteristic, but they’re all I can think of as I stand in the Home Depot looking at a bin full of work gloves, reviewing the selling points on the label.
Let’s take them one at a time. (Punctuation not as found in the original.)
Light-duty, high-dexterity. That sounds good, I guess. Better than the reverse, for sure.
Touchscreen-compatible design. That sounds even better. I actually have experienced the need for such a feature on a damnably cold January day, trying to get a photo of a bridge.
Non-slip grip. Sure. I mean, who wants a slippy grip?
Terrycloth for wiping brow. This is what has stumped me. I’m standing beside the bin trying to remember the last time I had to wipe my brow. Indeed, I’m trying to remember whether I have *ever* had to wipe my brow.
I can say with some confidence that these gloves are not targeted primarily to my demographic. I bought them anyway. They might be useful when taking phone photos in the cold, and buying them makes me feel that I am striking a blow against smart-aleck marketers who can predict my moves with far too much confidence. I will be an inexplicable blip a few standard deviations out from the average age of customers. Hah!
Of course, maybe this was their plan all along . . .
I have another friend who has always been very active but who rarely breaks a sweat. I do not know why. I think most of us would find that brow-mop welcome, however!
Laurna – I can’t claim to be very active . . . I’m more likely to need them for a metaphorical mopping up.
Isabel
Even if you’re not sure when you’ll need the gloves, it’s always better to have something and not need it than to need it and not have it.
Tom
Tom – True! I had a dire need a year ago last January, and no gloves.
I’m clearly working too hard and when it’s too warm as I very regularly break a sweat doing yard work and would happy terry cloth gloves to wipe my brow rather than my shirt. Adding these to the shopping list!
Danielle – I’m glad that someone out there is breaking a sweat, and I’m happy to be your personal shopper/finder. To each their own role. 🙂