Sleeping your paycheck away


For people with too much time (and money) on their hands, a Mall of America store is selling naps.

The store, to be called MinneNAPolis, is aimed at weary travelers who need a nap after a long flight but aren't staying long enough to book a hotel room, or spouses of shoppers who are traversing the mall's 4.3 miles of storefronts.

"We think it would be really good for husbands at Christmas, when their wives are power-shopping," said mall spokeswoman Julie Hansen.

Founded by PowerNap Sleep Centers Inc. of Boca Raton, Fla., the new store will include at least three themed rooms: Asian Mist, Tropical Isle and Deep Space. Each will have walls thick enough to drown out the sounds of squealing children at the indoor amusement park.

The 70 cents per minute fee works out to $42 an hour. Some pointed out that it would be cheaper to buy an $8 movie ticket and spend two hours sleeping through a quiet movie. At the company's other napping center at the airport in Boca Raton, annual memberships cost $1,200 for unlimited sleep time.

Geez, paint and body work only costs $40 an hour. At $42 an hour, it might be cheaper to just get a hotel room instead.



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TAKE SOMENEX TONIGHT AND SLEEP SAFE AND RESTFUL SLEEP SLEEP SLEEP that from a old TV ad which featured a little fellow on a carpet

Posted by: screaming eagle at September 2, 2005 9:48 PM

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