Yes. The answer to that is yes. Just look at advertising: sex sells. There are definitely companies that do this.<p>Edit: To expand upon this a bit, I&#x27;ve noticed it with salesfolks that come to my office. It&#x27;s always more &quot;traditional&quot; salesfolk that do it, say people trying to sell you a copier.<p>Though I&#x27;d say with regards to men selling things to women it is probably more common to have them &#x27;talk down&#x27; to them. My mom was just complaining about how a car salesman wouldn&#x27;t even talk to her about what she wanted and kept saying for her to bring my dad with her. I&#x27;ve had salesmen do it at the Apple store when I&#x27;m with someone who&#x27;s buying a computer. They ask me what the woman should get.