A pineapple (in the cart) to meet your soulmate

Away with dating apps, there’s a new way to meet your soulmate. In fact, if dating sites, plane trips or morning breakfasts at the bar weren’t enough to celebrate the perfect meeting, you could meet your ideal partner right in front of a pineapple. You read that right.

It is a new trend that is born in the aisles of Mercadona, a well-known supermarket chain in Spain, and offers a alternative and original method of conquest to flirt between the shelves. Known as Join Mercadona or the hashtag #ligarenmercadona and which can be translated as “flirting in Mercadona”, the trend was launched by a video published by Spanish comedian Vivy Lin on her TikTok profile.

A “clash” to make a match

Of course, there are some rules to follow. First of all, the ideal time of day to go to the supermarket is from 7pm to 8pm: the so-called “hookup time” to find the right person. Subsequently, to get noticed it is necessary put an upside down pineapple in the cart so that potential partners understand that you are single and looking for new acquaintances. If, while walking through the aisles of the supermarket, you come across a guy or a girl who might interest you and with the same intentions as you – so make sure that on the other side there is also a pineapple with its head already – it will be enough to “bump” the carts slightly to make a match and introduce yourself.

Useful tips

But that’s not all because, according to the details found online, there would be a sort of secret language to communicate in code with other dating candidates through specific products that could support the meeting. In addition to pineapple, in fact, the presence of chocolate in the shopping basket indicates the desire to establish a romantic relationship, jars Of jams And preserves they propose a long-lasting story while, for a passionate adventure even if short-term, it is enough to take some candies. The department to be visited the most, however, is precisely that of wines: it would seem perfect for making the best encounters.


Source: Vanity Fair

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