{"id":66843,"date":"2014-11-20T11:12:28","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T11:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=66843"},"modified":"2014-11-20T11:12:28","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T11:12:28","slug":"woman-opens-professional-cuddling-shop-gets-10000-customers-first-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=66843","title":{"rendered":"Woman opens professional cuddling shop, gets 10,000 customers in first week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"widget storyContent article widget-editable viziwyg-section-1024 inpage-widget-8939454 articleContent\">\n<p>Professional cuddler Samantha Hess has opened a pro cuddling shop, where for $60 customers can get an hour&#8217;s worth of spooning and &#8220;the level of human contact that we want or need in order to be our optimal selves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"widget storyContent article widget-editable viziwyg-section-1024 inpage-widget-6138699 articleContent\">\n<div class=\"body \">\n<p>Located in Portland, Oregon, the shop is called Cuddle Up To Me\u00a0and is already very busy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This business has taken off,&#8221; Hess told Fox 12. &#8220;I&#8217;ve gotten as many as 10,000 emails in a week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hour-long sessions cost $60 dollars and include hair strokes, hand-holding and a plethora of different cuddle positions.<\/p>\n<p>Hess says the business is in no way adult-orientated, and that she got the idea for it during a low point in her life.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-image w460 leftAligned\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Samantha Hess previously cuddled at customers' houses\" src=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/incoming\/article9870214.ece\/alternates\/w460\/cuddle4.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"459\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-image w460 leftAligned\"><span class=\"inLineImageCaption\">Samantha Hess previously cuddled at customers&#8217; houses<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-image w460 leftAligned\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Where the magic happens\" src=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/incoming\/article9870215.ece\/alternates\/w460\/cuddle2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"288\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-image w460 leftAligned\"><span class=\"inLineImageCaption\">Where the magic happens<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-image w460 leftAligned\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hand-holding is included\" src=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/incoming\/article9870224.ece\/alternates\/w460\/cuddle5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"288\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-image w460 leftAligned\"><span class=\"inLineImageCaption\">Hand-holding is included<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was at a place where I thought paying someone to hug me and not have ulterior motives sounded like a great idea,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I decided why can&#8217;t this be a thing that we can easily and safely reach for?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sessions are taped to ensure the safety of both cuddler and cuddlee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After meeting Samantha Hess, I feel so much better,&#8221; said Steve from Vancouver in a testiominal on the Cuddle Up To Me<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cuddleuptome.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our cuddle time gave me a different outlook on life. I had no idea what I was missing. I am a big fan now and look forward to our next session. She is encouraging, kind and sincere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The shop is open Monday to Saturday. Talking is optional and pyjamas are encouraged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional cuddler Samantha Hess has opened a pro cuddling shop, where for $60 customers can get an hour&#8217;s worth of spooning and &#8220;the level of human contact that we want or need in order to be our optimal selves.&#8221; Located in Portland, Oregon, the shop is called Cuddle Up To Me\u00a0and is already very busy. 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