http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/...243307792.html

For France's biggest department stores, glitzy advertising campaigns urging customers to shop-'til-they-drop simply aren't enough these days.

So in a brash publicity stunt at a time of declining sales, one Paris store, Galeries Lafayette, is encouraging women to shop 'til they drop ... their pants.

Hundreds of women were expected to flock to the venerable shopping hub yesterday for free striptease lessons. The store has hired two professional pole dancers to provide expert advice.

hehehe the French