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AIBU Tesco shoppers in PJs 'Disgusting' REALLY?

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1DAD2KIDS · 05/01/2017 18:10

Just read this article

www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/outraged-man-asks-tesco-to-ban-disgusting-shoppers-from-wearing-pyjamas/ar-BBxVcVl?ocid=spartandhp

Wearing PJs in Tesco's should be banned because its offensive and making people feel uncomfortable, Ridiculous. Not sure about you but I generally don't find anything threatening or to be worried about by people in PJs? I cant see that its indecent either; I doubt people are parading down the isles in skimpy Lingerie this time of year. Even if they were there is nothing wrong with the human body. This isn't Calvinist Geneva or Taliban controlled Kandahar. Some people are offended by or feel uneasy around Goths, Clowns, Women in niqab or burka, Transsexuals, people in football shirts etc. It doesn't mean that their personal hang ups should restrict other peoples freedom of dress. People are so easily offended these days.

Anyone else offended by people in PJs in Tesco?

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cherrycrumblecustard · 05/01/2017 19:06

I think it's partly that a lot of pyjama clad mums are taking the children to school: twenty years ago, they wouldn't. I don't know though.

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 05/01/2017 19:06

How long does it take to chuck some jeans & t-shirt on? I don't find it offensive but I do judge people that do it.

Zaphodsotherhead · 05/01/2017 19:06

I work in a small local supermarket in very rural area. We get people coming in (especially on the late shift 8-10pm) in their PJ's. Often carers who've just come off shift, got home and changed and realised they need something from the shop, or mums who've bathed with the children, got ready for bed and then been presented with a list of 'wants'... farmers who've changed footwear for slippers and needed bread...

i just grin from behind the till and say 'you look very comfortable', and they usually agree.

It's a very naice area.

Trainspotting1984 · 05/01/2017 19:07

Going to GP surgery in PJs is fine!

HunterofStars · 05/01/2017 19:07

Where I used to live - there was a man in the newsagents ahead of me who was dressed in pyjamas, dressing gown and slippers. I thought it was odd but it didn't bother me in any way.

I also had a family member who drove home at 5am wearing her pyjamas and dressing gown. I thought it was hilarious but my mum was Shock and said what if the police had seen them?

cherrycrumblecustard · 05/01/2017 19:07

Zap I wonder if you live near me, it sounds like here.

Trainspotting1984 · 05/01/2017 19:08

It's not naice if people go to the supermarket in their PJs zap Shock

Zaphodsotherhead · 05/01/2017 19:08

cherry - if you live in North Yorkshire, very possibly!

HorridHenryrule · 05/01/2017 19:09

I knew a woman who was pregnant and she went out in her pj's and took the kids to school in them. She is a nice woman but I did judge her for it. I saw 2 women in the local co-op in the evening in their nighties, dressing gown and slippers I found that amusing to look at. It doesn't bother me but it is unusual.

phoenix1973 · 05/01/2017 19:09

I attended nye party in my onesie.
I've gone through the drive thru with my wet hair in a turban and my pjs on. Only in the dark.
Not bothered about Tesco pj wearers. My DD always looks shocked and points at them and comments " mummy, why are they in their pjs?".

MadMags · 05/01/2017 19:10

Often carers who've just come off shift, got home and changed and realised they need something from the shop, or mums who've bathed with the children, got ready for bed and then been presented with a list of 'wants'... farmers who've changed footwear for slippers and needed bread...

I don't think this is the same thing, though.

It's people decked head to toe in PJs, slippers (usually furry boots), dressing gowns, in the middle of the day doing full shops, being well 'ard.

At least, that's what I've seen.

cherrycrumblecustard · 05/01/2017 19:10

Sadly no, beautiful part of the world though!

I hope you gently tell your DD it's rude to point and comment, phoenix

Ohyesiam · 05/01/2017 19:10

I havn't seen anyone do it recently, but it always looked to me like pyjama shoppers weren't coping. They don't exactly look full of joy and vitality, do they?

bibbitybobbityyhat · 05/01/2017 19:11

Everyone silently judges all the time and we need to accept that.

To judge is to be human.

I am sure people judge me for being size 16 and not often wearing makeup. I expect some judge me for my untidy house or my multi coloured Christmas tree lights or not working full time when my children are teenagers. I know my mil judges me for literally hundreds of reasons. Silently judging is ok and you absolutely need to get over being offended by it if you post on Mumsnet.

MollyHuaCha · 05/01/2017 19:15

In China it's quite normal to see people wearing pyjamas.

AIBU Tesco shoppers in PJs 'Disgusting' REALLY?
AIBU Tesco shoppers in PJs 'Disgusting' REALLY?
HolidaySpiritsReinbeerAndWhine · 05/01/2017 19:17

This isn't 'silently' judging though, is it bibbitybobbityyhat? This thread is full of, Daily Mail, 'not our sort of people' fodder. To wear pjs is inexcusable in a shop, according to this thread it's something done by lazy 'chavs' - meaning poor people who don't shop in Waitrose or Sainsbos Hmm. Everyone does judge something, but there is a nasty undertone of class-war here.

KitKat1985 · 05/01/2017 19:17

Also in the 'not offended but I think it's looks lazy and shit so I judge' camp. Really how long does it take to put some clothes on?

midsomermurderess · 05/01/2017 19:18

I would think it was pretty slobby and move on. Writing to the supermarket about it is just weird.

nikiforov · 05/01/2017 19:18

I really don't see how it's 'chavvy'. I'm the least chavvy person in the universe. You're just a snob if you really think the worst thing you can see in a supermarket is somebody in their gasp pajamas.

Amethyst81 · 05/01/2017 19:19

Last winter I saw a family dressed in obviously bedtime onesies walking around Matalan at midday. The dad had the full trendy beard and fake tan, mum similar with full on make up and hair done and the teenage son also had a trendy hairdo. My point is they looked very 'done' they obviously hadn't just rolled out of bed, so why go to all that effort and then go out in PJs?

Celticlassie · 05/01/2017 19:21

But if it was people who shop in Sainsbury's or Waitrose, they would be judged too. It just appears less likely that customers would be in these shops in their pyjamas.
I agree with pps, if people haven't washed before going to the shop that's disgusting, and if they have, why not fling on some comfy clothes?

MadMags · 05/01/2017 19:23

I'm the least chavvy person in the universe.

Not if you go out in PJs, you're not.

Why do you wear pyjamas out?

Astro55 · 05/01/2017 19:25

What about all the dirt and germs you pick up and take back to your lovely warm. WD for a bit of extra breeding?

There's a reason PJs should be just for bed

It has become a very sad trend

bibbitybobbityyhat · 05/01/2017 19:26

No one is saying the worst thing you can see in a supermarket is someone in their pyjamas.

Clearly there are thousands of things that are worse.

purplecabbage · 05/01/2017 19:26

I haven't seen this in person but am aware of the media story that was floating around a few years ago.

I love my sleep and snuggle wear but consider it an intimate and private arrangement for family only. As for judging others, well I think I would look twice and maybe have some kind of inner reaction, judgement? Yes it is human, but judgement is the beginning of something more ugly.

I suppose it comes down to live and let live. I suppose there are fundamental societal standards that would have been more fixed and are now quite fluid and that is distressing/unacceptable to some.