More and more young people are leaving the traditional dating app aside to try their luck in a somewhat unusual setting: supermarkets in Madridin Spain. What started as a joke on social media quickly went viral, and now flirting in the supermarket has become a new trend among singles in the Spanish capital.
The Best Time to Look for a Match
To get in on the action, the recommendation is simple: go to a famous supermarket between 7pm and 8pm. According to the “experts”, this is the ideal time to flirt and perhaps leave with a new acquaintance. The trick is to be discreet and know who is there for the same reason. The tip? Hold a key in your hand and put an upside-down pineapple in the cart.
How “Supermarket Tinder” Works
The idea is that, after signaling that you are “in the game,” you walk down the aisles shopping and observing other people. If there is an interesting exchange of glances, the recommendation is to touch your cart with your “romantic interest’s” cart. Simple and straightforward. Several videos about this trend are circulating on social media, and even influencers have started to test the method.
The Viral Phenomenon
The concept has already made its way into newspapers and radio programs in Spain, with many commenting on the originality of the idea. Miguel CH. Gómez, a 56-year-old Spaniard, says that “everyone is talking about it“. Despite using dating apps traditional, Miguel has not yet been to the supermarket at that specific time, but jokes that he bought a peeled pineapple without realizing the trend.
A Revival of Traditional Flirting
Brazilian psychologist Fernanda Vannini, who has lived in Spain for 11 years, believes that this new trend has attracted so much attention because it brings back a more traditional way of flirting. She suggests that “some people are tired of the superficial relationships provided by dating apps” and they want to revive face-to-face flirting, as happened in previous generations.
Supermarkets Join the Fun
Supermarkets have not been left out of this trend. Many have already started to join the trend, with users asking the chains to publicize their “flirting hours” on social media. Memes have also emerged, suggesting the best times and places inside supermarkets to find love.
Customer Reaction
Not everyone is thrilled with the idea, of course. Jennyffer Moreira, a Brazilian living in Spain, says she happened to go to the supermarket at that time and was apprehensive when she saw so many young people in the pineapple aisle. She decided to carry her groceries in a bag, without a cart, to avoid embarrassment.
Films and Politics in the Wake of “Supermarket Tinder”
The trend has gone so far that even the Spanish television website, RTVEPLAY, has created a section of romantic films with the title “If the supermarket doesn’t work”. The options include classics such as Eat, Pray, Loveeven dramas like Memories of a Love. Even politicians are taking advantage of the trend: the Popular Party created a montage with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez holding a pineapple in a supermarket, as a form of political satire.
Portugal also joins the trend
Not only Spain, but neighboring Portugal also got in on the fun. A supermarket chain present in both countries made jokes on its social media, saying that, although people can meet in any supermarket, the perfect wedding only happens in their stores. Another famous retail chain responded, saying that “marriage is one thing, but the honeymoon has to be in our stores”.
How did it all start?
This unusual trend started with a video posted by the Spanish actress Vivy Lin on TikTok. In the video, she and a friend ask customers at a supermarket if they are looking for a date. The joke went viral, and today the video has accumulated more than one and a half million views. Since then, the idea has spread and generated a series of funny suggestions on where to flirt in the supermarket, depending on age.
Do Brazilians Embrace the Idea?
The trend also caught the attention of Brazilians. Margarete Okopny, from Florianópolis, saw the news on social media and commented: “These Spaniards have to bring this idea to Brazil!“After all, who wouldn’t want to have a chance to meet someone while shopping?
Summary for those in a hurry:
- Young people in Madrid are exchanging dating apps by flirting in supermarkets.
- To participate, go to the supermarket between 7pm and 8pm, hold a key and place an upside-down pineapple in the cart.
- The trend went viral on social media and was commented on by influencers and even politicians.
- Supermarkets in Spain and Portugal are getting in on the fun with campaigns and memes.
- The phenomenon is seen as an attempt to revive face-to-face flirting, as people tired of digital interactions.
- It all started with a video on TikTok that accumulated millions of views, popularizing the idea.
Source: Atrevida
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