Male or female (or other), there is nothing worse than being dragged around a shopping mall by your significant other. Trying to fake a mild interest in the seventeenth outfit you’ve been asked to judge knowing full well it isn’t going to be going home with you takes the heart of a saint.
Rejoice!
Well, you can if you’re local to The Global Harbour mall in Shanghai. The Global Harbour is launching gaming pods for significant others to get their game-on while their partners browse stores in peace.
So, reluctant shoppers the world over have reason to rejoice at a new innovation in China.
The Global Harbour mall in Shanghai is launching gaming pods for bored significant others to play on gaming consoles, whilst their other-halves can get on with shopping without any moaning.
The pods, dubbed “husband pods”, are free to use and have a chair, monitor, computer and game controller.
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The name is sexist (something we certainly do not condone), but the premise itself is pretty awesome. I’d certainly be down for a few more trips to the mall if these were installed here in the UK. But, don’t tell my wife.