How a Flower Shop Doubled His Chances of Getting Her Number #shorts

was done in a shopping mall, and researchers had an attractive young man walk up to young women walking alone, stop them, give them a compliment, and say, you know, I wonder if you could give me your phone number. And they did so in front of a variety of different kinds of shops: shoe store, a clothing boutique, a bakery. They had very low success. 13.5% of the instances got a phone number. But if they asked in front of one particular kind of shop, success doubled. It was a flower store because flowers are associated with romance. And so even though it was a risky thing to do, to give your phone number to a perfect stranger, when you're focused on romance, even in the background, it channels your attention.