Just to set the scene some more -
1. The shop attendants are not nude, they are the regular staff and have volunteered but are also paid.
2. The CCTV system will be active.
3. Shoppers cannot be nude in the car park, there is a portable 'change room' set up just inside.
4. The regular public nudity laws apply once outside and police will call by during the event.
5. You can stay for as long as you like or until 15mins before closing and re-opening to the regular trading hours and clothed shoppers.
So are you in?
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- MEMemberOriginal PosterJan 2, 2023[quote]No way![/quote] Its an interesting question hey - the 'rules' are some that theoretically protects both the nudies and non-nudies a like, but it also has a line of demarcation. I am very interested to see how others reply. Thanks for commentingReactReply
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Stone AndyJan 2, 2023No. I like to shop online or in the morning. Naked or clothed, shopping is a chore.
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JimJan 2, 2023[quote]No. I like to shop online or in the morning. Naked or clothed, shopping is a chore.[/quote] It depends on what kind of shop and what they offer. As it stands yes North American shopping centers box stores and mega marts are soul sucking death eating crap emporiums filled with cheap tacky unhealthy and pointless chada. But give me a really good greengrocer delicatessen a junk shop with premium junk and the crust of ages bookstores old independent filled with great deals and great ideas the tiny tailor who does just shirts but impeccably these kinds of places are the stuff of dreams. Nude not with food but books yesssssReactReply - MEMemberOriginal PosterJan 2, 2023[quote]No. I like to shop online or in the morning. Naked or clothed, shopping is a chore.It depends on what kind of shop and what they offer. As it stands yes North American shopping centers box stores and mega marts are soul sucking death eating crap emporiums filled with cheap tacky unhealthy and pointless chada. But give me a really good greengrocer delicatessen a junk shop with premium junk and the crust of ages bookstores old independent filled with great deals and great ideas the tiny tailor who does just shirts but impeccably these kinds of places are the stuff of dreams. Nude not with food but books yesssss[/quote]
I like your thinking! I'd be keen on a good deli in combo with junk or book store too!ReactReply - MEMemberOriginal PosterJan 2, 2023[quote]No. I like to shop online or in the morning. Naked or clothed, shopping is a chore.[/quote] It may be less about the shopping and more about the social experience. Some folks who study commerce-marketing etc say that the shopping malls have survived the online onslaught due to the social experience. In some respects my question above could be almost any nude experience - football match, music festival or even an art exhibition and the same rules could apply...I simply selected shopping as most can identify with that experienceReactReply
- MEMemberJan 2, 2023
No, would not be interested. It sounds like a cool idea but I dont think they would have anything I wanted. Plus, the clothing change could be a little tedious. Ill stick with the little bit of plain shopping I do.
ReactReply - MEMemberOriginal PosterJan 2, 2023[quote] the clothing change could be a little tedious. [/quote] Oh I'd plan to just wear a robe or a pair of boxer shorts - keep it simple and quick. Would possibly need lockers for folks who over do the clothing to/from....ReactReply
- SAStone AndyJan 2, 2023[quote]But give me a really good greengrocer delicatessen a junk shop with premium junk and the crust of ages bookstores old independent filled with great deals and great ideas the tiny tailor who does just shirts but impeccably these kinds of places are the stuff of dreams. Nude not with food but books yesssss[/quote] Your examples constitute romancing a retail experience, not shopping. Unfortunately, such artisans are easier to find as clicks than bricks. Perhaps retailing will evolve to focus more on such experiences you describe, including clothing options. Shop until your clothes drop.ReactReply
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bumplesJan 2, 2023I'm all in! Great idea ................. if it were only possible.
I'm finding it hard to imagine any retail business that would entertain this idea as well as any outside groups in the area. Public nudity, even inside a closed store, in our area is strongly fought in our area! Besides, all of the people employed by retail that I know of are too self conservative to even consider working such an event albeit even if clothed ...
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Been to a Wallmart in Texas lately in the summer time ?might as well be naked the way some are dressed
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Tom DJan 2, 2023[quote]Been to a Wallmart in Texas lately in the summer time ?might as well be naked the way some are dressed[/quote] True, but someone who walked in nude would probably be told to leave.ReactReply - ST
SteveJan 3, 2023Probably not on the basis that I avoid shopping if possible. Could be fun to try, though. Local laws demand underwear be worn when trying on clothing which is probably already honoured in the breach but it would then be more obvious!
Gaslight Records in Melbourne used to have an occasional nude day when they were in business. That could have been more my scene but for the trudge into their city location (i.e.: downtown) and that at the time I wasn't a nudist as such.
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EarlDJan 3, 2023As a strict hypothetical nope I would not so shopping nude I a place not designated as such. If I lived in a society or community like Colina da Sol where that was the norm of course. However being fixated on going naked in public places where nakedness is not the norm is not part of my naturist way of life.
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totaltanjimJan 7, 2023SunnysideSteve mentioned about a record store in Melbourne that had a nude shopping day.
I wonder if that was a thing for record stores to do.
I do not remember when this was, probably late 70's, when I saw a TV news story about a record store in Santa Barbara that had an annual sale for all that came in nude. They even had video of the event, naturally carefully edited. The store was located close to the collage there and the majority of the customers were obviously students.
The remarkable thing was the way the story was reported. They covered it like any news story without all the side comments you get today.I recall another print story about a clothing store that had a promotion where they offered a suit with shirt, shoes, socks and underwear to the first person to come in completely nude.
Not sure what they expected but someone came in the first day of the offer.In answer to the question, even under the conditions set, yes I would go shopping, or any other activity, nude.
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Cougar01Jan 16, 2023I would. I go shopping practically naked anyway, barefoot in short cutoffs, commando and if I can get away with it shirtless but that's usually the reason to get asked to cover up even at the WalMart. I've gotten away with wearing a cropped mesh dago T in several stores so far and nobody has said anything about me being barefoot, so if all I've got on is a few ounces and lineal inches of fabric I might as well shop naked.
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BJan 17, 2023Yes would be down to do it also. Would
Love to.ReactReply - ST
StevieLornaJan 17, 2023[quote] 5. You can stay for as long as you like or until 15mins before closing and re-opening to the regular trading hours and clothed shoppers. So are you in?[/quote] This suggests to me that you are not really interested in doing your shopping naked but rather that you want to turn a shopping mall into a nudist resort. So hypothetically, whats the point? just get your groceries then go to a naturist club.ReactReply - NA
naturistukJan 17, 2023id love to do a shop nude with just wearing my crocs on
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SjoerdJan 20, 2023Yes, I'll come and I'll be naked. But I would prefer to come in naked too, and not wait to undress until I am inside. So please include the carpark.
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CraigJan 20, 2023100% yes. I love to be nude. I am more comfortable nude than with clothes on. If there is a place where there is a choice to be nude or not, I'm always picking naked.
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ManOfWicklowJan 21, 2023Yes
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SamFeb 20, 2023This is not a nudist friendly scenario so it will be less than enjoyable and a waste of time. NO WAY,
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This is not a nudist friendly scenario so it will be less than enjoyable and a waste of time. NO WAY,
ReactReply - SASamFeb 20, 2023
This is not a nudist friendly scenario so it will be less than enjoyable and a waste of time. NO WAY,
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