Lamps, for example. Michael had no idea where to buy lamps. Men don't know from lamps. Men like overhead lights. A man wants to flip a switch, and get light all over the room, not in some small corner.
Table lamps are too prissy.
And stand-up lamps get in the way when you want to play whiffle ball in the living room. Men are happy with bare light bulbs. I have one of those bathroom light fixtures with six frosted decorative globes arranged horizontally above the mirror. One day the last bulb went out, and I looked up and realized I was shaving in the dark. So if anybody wants to buy me a lamp or frosted decorative globe for the holidays, I'm not interested.