Women make a beeline for the interior design.
Men steer toward accoutrements for the outside.
And sometimes the lines blur. The benefit of the show is that couples attend together, said Chuck McCormack of Beal Appliance, rather than shopping individually, which often hampers a decision. But still, he admitted, some things have a unique appeal to only half the couple. When couples appear, usually the woman waits a few steps away until the man is done, said employee Preston Humphries. But the reverse happens at Cole Walker's booth for Dixon ZTR Mowers.