{"id":506,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/shanghai-shopping-mall-introduces-remedy-for-bored-men\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T17:07:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T09:07:16","slug":"shanghai-shopping-mall-introduces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/shanghai-shopping-mall-introduces\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai Shopping Mall Introduces Remedy For Bored Men"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sight of women undertaking retail therapy with bored spouses or boyfriends in tow is certainly not confined to China, but a mall in the country\u2019s biggest city has come up with unique remedy to keep at least the men happy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The sight of women undertaking<\/a> retail therapy with bored spouses or boyfriends in tow is certainly not confined to China, but a mall in the country\u2019s biggest city has come up with unique remedy to keep at least the men happy.<\/p>\n

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Shanghai\u2019s largest shopping<\/a> mall has introduced four hubby hatches to stop men getting bored on shopping trips. Photo: sznews<\/a><\/h5>\n
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Global Harbour, Shanghai\u2019s largest mall, recently launched four \u201chusband rest hatches\u201d where long-suffering boyfriends and husbands can put their feet up and play computer games while their significant others shop till they drop.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>play computer games Photo:sznews<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Four rest hatches, each accommodating one person in tech-friendly comfort, have been placed around the mall on a one-month trial.<\/p>\n

So far, they have been very popular with their intended users, the report said. Each hatch features a seat as plush as any found on a business-class train, along with a big TV screen and games console that let the men entertain themselves.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>A man enjoys the hubby hatch, while another looks on … perhaps jealously? Photo:sznews<\/span><\/h5>\n
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The hatches have had a mixed reception from couples, however. \u201cSuch a machine is just the best of both worlds: the girlfriend can take her time shopping while I have some fun without disturbing others,\u201d one man said in the report.<\/p>\n

But some women were not taken by the idea: \u201cIt\u2019s impossible<\/a> to ask a man to stop playing games,\u201d one woman complained. \u201cI may now have to wait for him when I finish shopping but he\u2019s still playing games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Said another: \u201cA man is supposed to accompany his girlfriend to shop. I\u2019ll be the bored one if he plays games and has fun by himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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