Spanish supermarket shoppers using pineapples to search for love in surprising new craze
- As part of the TikTok craze, singletons have been drawn to branches of the chain Mercadona where it is claimed they can find romance if they visit between 7pm and 8pm and put a pineapple upside down in their trolley.
Tuesday 3 September 2024 19:44, UK
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A social media craze in Spain where people are encouraged to seek out prospective partners in supermarkets with the help of pineapples has led to some chaotic scenes.
In the city of Bilbao, northern Spain, police were reportedly called by workers after a flash mob of hopeful singles packed a Mercadona store and “overwhelmed” it.
The crowd quickly dispersed when officers arrived, and no one was arrested in the incident.
Singletons have been drawn to branches of the supermarket chain, where it is claimed they can find romance if they visit between 7pm and 8pm and put a pineapple upside down in their trolley.
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According to surinenglish.com, Lidl has sent a message to all its customers in Spain entitled: “La hora del amor” (the hour of love).
It went on to say, “In this mass mailing, the company invites their customers who are looking for love to come between 6pm and 7pm with a watermelon in your trolley” as a sign that they are looking for a partner.
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I guess this is better that meeting strangers in a bar. But not as safe as meeting someone in church.
In my day, all the grandmothers would arrange dates for their eligible grandchildren. Often with a chaperone. Not as bad as that scene from the Godfather, Laugh!
Not a bad idea to sell pineapples and watermelons.
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