Spain’s 'pineapple-gate' spark hopes of romance and shop chaos

The fruit-based flirting code has caused rowdy scenes at the Mercadona supermarket chain.

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In recent days, many single Spaniards have been drawn to branches of supermarket chain Mercadona between 7pm-8pm by claims they can find romance at that time, particularly if they put a pineapple upside down in their shopping trolley.

The phenomenon seems to have been driven in great part by the actor and humourist Vivy Lin, who posted a video on TikTok of her pushing a trolley around a Mercadona store talking about the supposed window.

“The time to hook up in Mercadona is 7pm to 8pm,” she said.

On a TikTok account bearing its name which the supermarket said belonged to a “fan”, a picture of a pineapple was posted, with the caption: “The pineapple on the shelf of Mercadona waiting for you to get a date.”

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