How insulting, stupid and patronising is this?

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In my local town there is such a thing as a "Man-Creche" where husbands/partners/boyfriends can be left so he can drink soft bevergaes, watch widescreen tv or play on a playstation until his partner gets back from traipsing round doing the Christmas shopping.

I mean.

Or is it just me?

Bet they love it. If they only being dragged along for thier credit card then why not?

Seriously??????!!!!

Better than the pub. It means you can then do something after.

Yep seriously. It's advertised on my local radio station.

i'm not sure you can patronise men, can you

That is w*nky - but I seriously do not understand why women drag men out shopping, ever.
Why do they take them into clothes shops, why why why? I mean women's clothes shops obviously.

so why do the men bother going at all

havent htey got grouting to do??

rofl - tbh, dh would much rather be there than shopping. He hates shopping as much as I hate cricket (his passion). Would prefer a beer though!

Im guessing so they can pay for the clothes once they have picked them THAS

yeah if they don't wanna go round the shops then why don't they stay at home and get some housework done ffs.

Being a man being dragged around clothes shops would be how I feel being dragged around dixons and Virgin... for hours!

Just showed this to DH, he went all starry-eyed like a kid watching a Disneyworld ad! How do you patronise a creature like that? Bless his big horrible smelly cotton socks.

this is actually quite a big thing in retail planning
dh worked on bluewater years ago and the 'male creche' was done there - or at least was planned for, also the stores are all grouped according to interest, there will be a clump of male type stores in same area

Thought a man-creche was called a pub? That's where I leave mine - keeps him safe till I get back, bless him.

Mine would love to be left playing playstation while I shopped.

Mind you, I would love to sit and play playstation while he shopped.....

Can they do a lady creche too? I get dragged to the shops every time dp wants to go because he doesn't like driving!

They used to have this in topshop at ox circus
I left my bro there once and came out in the trousers i was trying on
"what do you think" - I asked him
bro - "the top looks nice"
"I was wearing that when I went in!"
cue looks of fear from all other creches dwellers trying to recall what their birds were wearing when they entered the changing room

Personally I think the men should be at home minding the kids

if I have to suffer christmas shopping so does dh!!

I think it's a fantastic idea - my DH hates shopping but I like him to come with me to help carry bags/pay and what not This way I could take the credit card and just keep popping back in to give him bags to look after and I don't get him moaning.

I want a Woman Creche where I can chill out and have free soft drinks in the middle of shopping. Honestly!

I would be handy for me in the larger towns, my dp loathes shopping of any kind, but I hate driving in really congested areas, so I'm often asking him to drive me to and fro. I'm sure he'd be happy to stay though if tempted with a playstation game.

There was a men-creche in our M&S last year and very well patronised it was, too. Must be something to do with the free nibbles and whisky being handed out! There was juice for the children, as well, and lots of M&S gadgets and toys to play with as well as tv.

I don't have any objections to them. I may want dh to be with me while shopping for some things but want to shop alone for other items so having somewhere to park your man and child is okay by me.

I don't object to the idea so much as the name.

Though shopping is a bloody chore so why should he get all the perks?