He’s off his trolley! Shopper takes PPE to a new level by browsing supermarket shelves in a full-body latex gimp suit as he picks up essentials for an elderly friend
- The shopper in Colchester, Essex was browsing for essentials in the local Tesco
- The self-declared ‘Gimp Man of Essex’ was dressed head-to-toe in the black suit
- He was in the store to buy essentials for an elderly friend and to raise money
- The fundraiser said he was doing it to make people laugh during lockdown
Forget rubber gloves, this shopper was spotted buying his essential items clad in a full body latex suit.
The black-clad ‘gimp’ could be seen walking the aisles of Tesco in front of bemused locals in Colchester, Essex.
Staff and fellow shoppers posed for pictures and joked with the mystery man who was head-to-toe in the black suit.
The shopper was dressed in a full body latex suit in Tesco as he surprised members of the public in Colchester, Essex
Pictures capture him in the aisles looking at quiches, washing up liquid and buying milk, as reported by East News.
Despite his unusual appearance, the self-declared ‘Gimp Man of Essex’ was in the store to buy essential items for an elderly friend and to raise money for charity.
The unusual fundraiser has popped to the shops in his striking get up twice and says he is doing it to make people laugh as the nation reels from the impact of the coronavirus.
Raising money for charity, the fundraiser said he was doing his best to make people laugh as people deal with the coronavirus lockdown
He said: ‘I just want to put a smile on people’s faces, to raise a bit of money for charity and it is a bit of fun whilst feeding your exhibitionist streak.
‘I’ve never gone into supermarkets, but I thought with everything going on I’d go in to try and cheer everyone up and if they don’t let me in that’d be the end of it really.
‘But I had a brilliant reception, I got chatting to the woman in front me as I started queuing up and everyone started taking pictures.
‘The staff were great to as obviously they have been really stressed, quite a few of them said you have made coming to work today worthwhile.
‘I got to the checkout with no problems, everyone seemed to enjoy seeing me and a woman said to me I haven’t been paid for three weeks and this is the first time I have laughed in weeks.’
The Gimp Man of Essex says he made an effort to avoid young children in the store and was doing essential shopping.
The ‘Gimp Man of Essex’ browses the aisles and has somehow kept his identity a secret
He has been raising money for Mid and North East Essex Mind for several years and keeps his identity secret.
‘I raise money charity, but I won’t make any bones about it wearing rubber feeds my exhibitionist streak, but I never thought I’d wear it in Tesco.
‘Everyone needs to laugh where they can at the moment and I just hope the lockdown isn’t getting the better of people.’