Are you tired of online dating apps and bar scenes and prefer to meet singles closer to home? Grocery shopping has taken on a new spin lately, as people discover dating signals right in their shopping carts! If you’ve heard of the “upside-down pineapple,” you might know it as a symbol some use to signal openness to dating. But this is just the beginning of grocery store dating lore!

You might consider encouraging a local grocery store to host a “Singles Shopping Night.” The store could identify certain grocery items as “dating signals” for guests…for example, using lemons. People interested in dating could be advised to scatter individual lemons in random spots throughout their grocery cart messaging they have a zest for life and are ready to date. They could mark their phone number on a lemon and toss it to anyone they might be interested in getting to know better.

To create an inviting, laid-back vibe, the store could also set up snack and drink stations around the aisles with light music to encourage mingling. People could chat while sampling foods and take breaks from shopping, making the event feel less like a grocery run and more like a social event. Flirting in the frozen foods, produce pick up lines, Singles Shopping Night could turn a routine errand into a fun and engaging way to meet new people—right in the neighborhood grocery store. Please share any ideas of similar grocery store dating strategies you have seen or heard about.