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Surrogate Boyfriends Rescue Men From Shopping
Reuters ^
| November 9, 2001
| Reuters
Posted on 11/09/2001 5:13:11 AM PST by riley1992
Surrogate Boyfriends Rescue Men From Shopping
Last Updated: November 09, 2001 08:16 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Shopping-phobic men have been given an early Christmas present by a Scottish retail center which is providing surrogate boyfriends to accompany female customers around the shops. The Braehead Shopping Centre in Glasgow is testing a scheme which lets women drop off their recalcitrant partners at a kind of boyfriend creche and borrow a fresh new shopping-friendly specimen for a few hours.
"The Shopping Boyfriend is the ultimate retail therapist: enthusiastic, attentive, admiring and complimentary," said Carol-Ann Stewart from drinks company Lucozade Energy, which behind the pilot scheme.
"He will browse with the girlfriend for hours on end. He'll even say her bum looks small."
Stewart said an NOP poll showed "shopping" was one of the most dreaded words for young British men -- coming just behind "babies."
Freed from the rigors of shopping with their loved ones, the men can relax with video games and a selection of men's magazines until they get picked up and taken home again.
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posted on
11/09/2001 5:13:12 AM PST
by
riley1992
To: riley1992
How 'bout that, American Retailers Assn.? Are you listening?
Just imagine the increase in shoppers if you follow suit!
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posted on
11/09/2001 5:17:41 AM PST
by
HiJinx
To: riley1992
And, if you like the surrogate better, just go home with him instead!!!
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posted on
11/09/2001 5:18:48 AM PST
by
Bella_Bru
To: riley1992
"He will browse with the girlfriend for hours on end. He'll even say her bum looks small."
This will only encourage her to shop more. I dont see this as being cost effective.
To: riley1992
"Gay" men, here is the IDEAL holiday temp work for you!
To: greenthumb
Bizarro BUMP
To: riley1992
boyfriend creche Well in the US this would clearly violate something, no creche scenes allowed....
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posted on
11/09/2001 5:20:56 AM PST
by
xsmommy
To: riley1992
Right. As if my wife doesn't spend enough already.
I don't think so.
To: Bella_Bru
Temptation Mall! New on Fox!
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posted on
11/09/2001 5:22:13 AM PST
by
csvset
To: riley1992
Surrogate Boyfriends Rescue Men From Shopping Do you have to feed 'em?
To: Bella_Bru
LOL. I like that idea. However, I despise shopping so he will have to do that, too.
To: riley1992
Does it come with a massage afterwards?
To: csvset
10 couples left at a deserted malll........who will be trhe first to give in to temptation? lol
To: CheneyChick
Do you have to feed 'em?Only if you want their compliments about your bottom in a pair of jeans to sound sincere. A soft pretzel from Hot Sam's should do the trick.
To: riley1992
Don't forget who is paying the surrogate boyfriend for his time.
"No, you don't look fat in that, I think you should BUY it."
"That looks good, but you need to BUY shoes, a belt, a new purse, and some expensive jewelry to go with it."
"No, I don't think a woman can ever have too many credit cards. Let me help you with the application..."
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posted on
11/09/2001 5:25:41 AM PST
by
ZOOKER
To: riley1992
San Francisco can have a new major export!
To: riley1992
Why don't these shopaholics just go with a gaggle of girlfriends instead of subjecting their boyfriends to an activity they don't enjoy? Good grief. (I don't expect my husband to go clothes shopping with me...and he doesn't expect me to go duck-hunting with him. So we're both happy.)
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posted on
11/09/2001 5:27:40 AM PST
by
shezza
To: riley1992; decarlo
That's okay. While the women are out shopping, I'm going to select a gal from the local babe kiosk to stay home with me and fetch me a beer.
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posted on
11/09/2001 5:31:30 AM PST
by
Wm Bach
To: riley1992
I'll volunteer to be a surrogate shopping boyfriend and offer encouragement so long as the shopping occurs in Sporting goods, electronics, Williams-Sonoma or Victoria's Secret.
To: Bella_Bru
the men can relax with video games and a selection of men's magazinesWhy am I thinking that GQ and Car and Driver are not among the selections?
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