Cuddle Up To Me: 10,000 people rush to US woman who opened up a professional cuddling shop!

US woman named Samantha Hess has come up with a professional cuddling shop 'Cuddle Up To Me' and it has become a hit!

Published: November 22, 2014 9:02 PM IST

By Priya Prakashan

Cuddle Up To Me: 10,000 people rush to US woman who opened up a professional cuddling shop!

Cuddle Up To Me: 10,000 people rush to US woman who opened up a professional cuddling shop!

There is something called as ‘professional cuddling’. Yes a US woman named Samantha Hess has come up with a professional cuddling shop ‘Cuddle Up To Me’ and it has become a hit! The woman has opened up a shop which is her novel way of filling up gaps in the lives of people who feel lonely and need human contact. She provides the human contact of hugging without an ulterior motive. They do not offer any romantic or adult services. All they want to spread is a sense of self-worth.

She is from Portland, Oregon and her official storefront Cuddle Up To Me has a gift shop in the front and also a cuddle studio. The 30-year-old woman reportedly receives up to 10,000 emails in a week regarding requests for appointments. Customers can make avail of an hour’s worth of spooning or cuddling for $60. The cuddle studio is open throughout the week.

The cuddle studio is theme based, the shop has four themed rooms equipped with security cameras. The first one is a cascade theme, beach room, zen room and a universe room. And each cuddler is trained through a 40 hour session, so that the customers don’t feel uncomfortable. Also, they follow safety protocols, they have a mandatory identification process, so that they know with whom they are dealing on an individual basis. Also, there are security cameras in each room and they are recorded and monitored by a third party so as to steer clear of any situation gone wrong.

The service was started in 2013 and the service is not at all sexual. It provides lonely people with human contact. They help make people feel loved and accepted for who they are. It all depends on the customer’s comfort level. Some of the sessions don’t even include cuddling or touching. So don’t be shy, next time you are stressed down, you know exactly where to head.

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