gridiron Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 So I was talking to a female friend of mine who said that she had been hit on at a supermarket several times. I responded that I have only had limited success there - just once a few years ago, I got an email address under the guise of exchanging recipes, even though I had absolutely zero interest in making said dish. She did end up sending it to me and we exchanged a few emails, but never hooked up. I asked this friend how her conversations with her Randalls Romeos went and she said that it was usually a guy asking about something - how to choose fresh fruits or if they had tried a certain product. The problem is I am on a mission when I go to the supermarket, get my groceries, get out, in and out in less than 15 minutes. No comparing prices, no reading labels, no dawdling, I am focused. When I think of guys picking up women at the Piggly Wiggly, I can only picture the scene from Animal House, “I’ve always thought cucumbers were the most sensuous of all the vegetables,” to which Mrs. Wormer replies, “Vegetables are sensual. People are sensuous.” Anyway, how many of you have given out or gotten phone numbers/emails, any good stories?
iceisles Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 I once tried to pick up this girl by saying I liked her coconuts. Even though she had a pair in her cart, she quickly reminded me where my zucchini was.
VirginiaBob Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 Aside from a little flirting, no success, but I havn't exactly been very aggressive in this venue either.
alphamale Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 meeting people at bookstores and the local Kroger is not ideal and does not happen too often. had a couple of g/f I dated that told me they would be approached in public by guys on rare occasion but they almost never would react positively if i was a woman and some guy approached me in the pasta section of krogers I'd be like WTF?! I spend a lot of time in public but almost never see someone hitting on someone or trying to pick someone up.
qismat Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 meeting people at bookstores and the local Kroger is not ideal and does not happen too often. Personally i kind of like getting picked up at a public place like that... library, bookstore, shops - to me it just makes the man look that much more confident to me if he can approach me in a more difficult setting than a bar for example. One of my best friends met her bf at a bookstore where he approached her. i usually don't give out my number at a bar/club (unless there is something that really stands out abt the guy) just because i figure the alcohol made it easier to approach me... so to me it just kinda loses the appeal right there.
Author gridiron Posted January 18, 2005 Author Posted January 18, 2005 Originally posted by qismat Personally i kind of like getting picked up at a public place like that... library, bookstore, shops - to me it just makes the man look that much more confident to me if he can approach me in a more difficult setting than a bar for example. I can see that part, liking a guy who takes risks. Have you given your phone# out to a guy at a grocery store though, and if so, I am curious how it went, if that is not being too inquisitive. icesisles - that's exactly the response I imagine happening. alpha, vb - my thoughts are the same, except for this one coworker who said it happens to her pretty often, but she is cute in a very approachable girl next door way, so I am not as surprised with her.
bubblygrl5 Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 I think women, like men, go to the grocery store to get their groceries - and get out. Plus, we don't usually dress our best for the occasion. I've been approached a couple times, but rarely respond favorably to that. It's just one of those places where I want to be left alone. But, I think what is a lot more flattering is getting hit on at a coffee shop or the park, or somehwere a little bit more social. I definitely respond a little bit better to that. Bubbly
Spider-Man Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Well I always have a nightmare in supermarkets, half of them don't allow me in for fear i'm going to rob the place, and the ones that do allow me in i just get swarmed by kids asking for autographs. I have to admit though, I do seem to get a lot of women come up to me too (although mostly the kids mums taking pics) A few times though I have had the check out girls flirt with me, but i've never yet got a number or email from one of them, maybe I should ask next time.
gwennebe Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Guys never hit on me unless they are drinking and then they are not afraid to come up to me. What do I need to do to seem more approachable. The only guys that hit on me are creeps.
gwennebe Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Spider man, do you really wear that thing everywhere?
savethedrama4allama Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 A couple of months ago I was browsing the UNDERWEAR section of Meijer (Kinda like a Wal-mart but nicer) and this guy came up to me and asked me out on a date. He was stammering how he wasn't sure if he should approach me in the panties section but he thought "what the hell." I was totally hit up and in workout clothes. WTF? I said no.
Spider-Man Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Originally posted by gwennebe Spider man, do you really wear that thing everywhere? yes
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