# Shopping or reality shows

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-or-reality-shows/636280>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 30, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-or-reality-shows/636280 "2012-09-30T04:08:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shopping-or-reality-shows/636280/1 "2012-09-30T04:08:56Z")

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Whenever the contestants go shopping on _Project Runway_ or _Top Chef_, to Mood and Whole Foods, respectively, I notice they are the only ones there. Do they shop at odd hours, or do producers clear the store out?