South Africans baffled by bizarre lockdown clothing rules

[BusinessTech]

South Africans baffled by bizarre lockdown clothing rules

South African stores can only sell shoes if they are “closed toe,” and short-sleeved shirts if they are promoted or displayed to be worn under jackets or jerseys, according to the latest list of government rules that spell out what’s allowed during a nationwide lockdown.

 

[D tj]

Not surprising: selection done by throwing darts.

 

[pinball wizard]

South Africans baffled by bizarre lockdown clothing rules

South African stores can only sell shoes if they are “closed toe,”

Open or closed?

 

[VooDooC]

I would love to know what their reason is for this, what on earth is their reasoning behind short sleeved shirts only allowed if worn with a jacket? This whole situation would be ****ing hilarious if it wasn't so damn frustrating and sad.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

give a mouse a cookie and see what it gets you...

 

[MrGray]

I would love to know what their reason is for this, what on earth is their reasoning behind short sleeved shirts only allowed if worn with a jacket? This whole situation would be ****ing hilarious if it wasn't so damn frustrating and sad.

They are pedantically sticking to the rule about essential items, and the only reason they were forced to concede to allowing clothing sales was that winter is here and people need to be able to buy warm clothes, so they have stubbornly made a list of exactly what they do or don't consider essential winter items to ensure that nobody buys anything that might be deemed non-essential summer wear. It is somewhere on the scale between full retard and borderline insane.

 

[RonSwanson]

I would love to know what their reason is for this, what on earth is their reasoning behind short sleeved shirts only allowed if worn with a jacket? This whole situation would be ****ing hilarious if it wasn't so damn frustrating and sad.

Ain't nobody got time for that, except, of course, the government.

 

[pinball wizard]

They are pedantically sticking to the rule about essential items, and the only reason they were forced to concede to allowing clothing sales was that winter is here and people need to be able to buy warm clothes, so they have stubbornly made a list of exactly what they do or don't consider essential winter items to ensure that nobody buys anything that might be deemed non-essential summer wear. It is somewhere on the scale between full retard and borderline insane.

Of course they also said all sport and fitness apparel is good to go, so it's a pretty simple workaround, and also shows up the stupidity of the thing.

 

[ToxicBunny]

No, South Africans aren't baffled...

We're fscking dismayed at the absolute idiocy of Ebrahim Patel and his little crew... fscking retards.

 

[RonSwanson]

They are pedantically sticking to the rule about essential items, and the only reason they were forced to concede to allowing clothing sales was that winter is here and people need to be able to buy warm clothes, so they have stubbornly made a list of exactly what they do or don't consider essential winter items to ensure that nobody buys anything that might be deemed non-essential summer wear. It is somewhere on the scale between full retard and borderline insane.

So no pineapple shirts then?

 

[ToxicBunny]

They are pedantically sticking to the rule about essential items, and the only reason they were forced to concede to allowing clothing sales was that winter is here and people need to be able to buy warm clothes, so they have stubbornly made a list of exactly what they do or don't consider essential winter items to ensure that nobody buys anything that might be deemed non-essential summer wear. It is somewhere on the scale between full retard and borderline insane.

Please no, borderline insane people are more capable of running a state than this bunch of full retards.

 

[Datura]

 

[Zophos]

Ok then.

By their logic then I will only pay VAT on items with a barcode starting wit 300034 and I will only submit my tax return for the period from 29 March 2019 to 18 April 1993

Makes about the same sense to me....

 

[Herr der Verboten]

closed-toe or a camel's-toe

 

[MrGray]

So no pineapple shirts then?

They're fine, just call them "pyjamas" or "fitness apparel".

 

[Lupus]

They are pedantically sticking to the rule about essential items, and the only reason they were forced to concede to allowing clothing sales was that winter is here and people need to be able to buy warm clothes, so they have stubbornly made a list of exactly what they do or don't consider essential winter items to ensure that nobody buys anything that might be deemed non-essential summer wear. It is somewhere on the scale between full retard and borderline insane.

Clothing is kind of essential, especially to kids. I mean a kid cannot use the same clothes after 3 to 6 months.

 

[MrGray]

Clothing is kind of essential, especially to kids. I mean a kid cannot use the same clothes after 3 to 6 months.

All children's clothing is allowed.

 

[Lupus]

All children's clothing is allowed.

Yes now, but the initial 5 weeks it wasn't.

 

[John Tempus]

ANC Meeting over regulations goes something like this.

Politician1: We need to put together a list of regulations so citizens know what they can or cannot do so that we can show them we are in control.

Politician2: Im too tired to do any real work, screw that.

Politician1: ...We could just generate random sentences on this thing they call google and use the output ?

Politician2: Sounds like a great idea, it will also look over complicated so the stupid citizens will think we thought long and hard.

 

[Nod]

All children's clothing is allowed.

The only kids clothing store in town is PEP. They do not allow kids into the store.
If the clothes you bought for your kid does not fit, then you may only exchange it after the lock down.
Not sure if this is like this everywhere, but I think we will skip buying clothes this winter.