# Giving a handsome stranger my number on a piece of paper? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 15, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949 "2015-08-15T22:50:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/21 "2015-08-16T13:22:40Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > I’m glad to see some young people today look for dates the old fashioned way - in person. Instead of just using dating websites. Ah yes. Remember the salad days when guys would meet a girl, knock her out with his club and drag her back to his cave by her hair? Now kids these days with their soda jerks and be-bop music and poodle skirts! ---
**Author:** ![Rossiekerr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/22 "2015-08-16T13:40:00Z")
I just want to confirm that I am female.I am going with the note option so that way if he is not interested , he can quietly reject me.I just don’t want to put him on the spot ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/23 "2015-08-16T14:19:25Z")
> [@Habeed](#): > > If you’re female and roughly in his league, this should be a straightforward task. Just flirt with him in person. Dress sexily and tease him a little. Basically, you need to make it clear he’s not wasting his time, but don’t be too easy, etc. How do I know if I am roughly in his league? Also, your use of “wasting his time” has me shaking my head. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/24 "2015-08-17T19:01:38Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Don’t do it. Brick & mortar retail is a meat grinder life and Best Buy will go belly up before too long then he will be unemployed and depressed and he will sit around the apartment all day playing video games while you scream at him to find a job. > > He has already made bad decisions which have landed him in retail and he is probably used to getting by on his charm. Then one day you will realize you are pregnant, and you decide that you really want to keep the baby, but will he be a good provider to the family if he just sits around eating Hot Pockets and Cheetos and paying GTA all day? > > Keep your note in our pocket. No good can come of this. This. +1. No one should date ever. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/25 "2015-08-17T19:29:15Z")
> [@Barnes66](#): > > he carried the lap top and speaks to my car for me I’m pretty sure he violated some kind of Best Buy policy here. When I bought a big-ass TV at Best Buy, I asked if they could help carry it to my car since I was parked about two or three spaces away in the parking lot and was told they couldn’t go out into the parking lot. I had to drive up to the door so they could load it. ---
**Author:** ![Rossiekerr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/26 "2015-08-24T23:59:38Z")
So I finally went back to Best Buy today. When I arrived, I noticed that he was at the Geek Squad Technical Support assisting other customers with computers/laptops issues…he was obviously occupied. I went back to my car to write a note that says “I’m not sure if you remember me but you helped me in selecting a Lap top last Tuesday” I’d like to get to know you so call/text me if you’re interested" I wrote my name and number…then I sealed the note in an envelope. I felt it would be awkward to just walk up to him and hand him the note while he’s occupied with other customers … …so I decided to give the note to another guy who also works there to pass it to him. I smiled at him then I left. However, I had to go back today because I was having issues with the volume after updating my computer to windows 10.I realized that I gave my number to the wrong guy For some reason, I didn’t feel the same attraction as I did with the first guy but I gave my number out anyways I mistaken the guy with another guy. They are both slim, same hair color and height. The wrong guy obviously hasn’t called … … He probably thought his co workers played a prank on him. should I just forget it? ---
**Author:** ![Construct](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@Construct](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Construct)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/27 "2015-08-25T00:08:53Z")
Yes, just move on. ---
**Author:** ![Stringbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/28 "2015-08-25T00:52:23Z")
Walk up to him and ask him out. He will either say yes or no. If nothing else, you understand the vulnerability every man feels when he asks a girl out. It can be enlightening, I am sure. Guys want to be direct. He is more likely to say yes to you if you ask him directly. This shows confidence and clarity. Guys don’t want the mind games and note-passing. ---
**Author:** ![Rossiekerr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/29 "2015-08-25T01:55:47Z")
Yea I am thinking to go back and chat him up directly this time ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/30 "2015-08-25T02:51:31Z")
All I can say is: You go, girl!! Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Just don’t go all stalker on him if you never hear from him. Move on to the next fish in the sea. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/31 "2015-08-25T03:00:20Z")
Hmm, you felt a powerful attraction to him yet you can’t even tell him apart from other guys working there? ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/32 "2015-08-25T05:06:34Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Hmm, you felt a powerful attraction to him yet you can’t even tell him apart from other guys working there? You’ve never mixed 2 people up before? Make sure you get a name next time. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/33 "2015-08-25T05:25:16Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > You’ve never mixed 2 people up before? Sure as hell not anyone who I’ve felt a “strong attraction” to and “sparks flying” like the OP described. That’s the kind of person I’d remember. The fact that the OP can’t even tell him apart from others working there is pretty bizarre to me. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/34 "2015-08-25T05:40:19Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > You’ve never mixed 2 people up before? > > Make sure you get a name next time. Not when one of them was someone I had the hots for. : ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/35 "2015-08-25T05:49:47Z")
Did this OP get a new user name while we weren’t looking? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/36 "2015-08-25T07:01:24Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Did this OP get a new user name while we weren’t looking? Yup. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/37 "2015-08-25T07:38:37Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Did this OP get a new user name while we weren’t looking? I wouldn’t know; I read the OP 6 minutes ago. Danged goldfish memory… ---
**Author:** ![Rossiekerr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/38 "2015-08-25T09:53:26Z")
I only saw the guy once so I guess its easy to get mixed up between the 2 of them 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/39 "2015-08-25T10:11:34Z")
> [@Rossiekerr](#): > > I only saw the guy once so I guess its easy to get mixed up between the 2 of them 😕 But the attraction wasn’t as strong as you thought apparently, since it turns out he was essentially interchangeable with anyone who looked similar to you. Maybe a more likely explanation is you’re just horny. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949/40 "2015-08-25T11:04:22Z")
> [@Rossiekerr](#): > > So I finally went back to Best Buy today. When I arrived, I noticed that he was at the Geek Squad Technical Support assisting other customers with computers/laptops issues…he was obviously occupied. I went back to my car to write a note that says > > “I’m not sure if you remember me but you helped me in selecting a Lap top last Tuesday” > I’d like to get to know you so call/text me if you’re interested" > I wrote my name and number…then I sealed the note in an envelope. > > I felt it would be awkward to just walk up to him and hand him the note while he’s occupied with other customers … …so I decided to give the note to another guy who also works there to pass it to him. I smiled at him then I left. > However, I had to go back today because I was having issues with the volume after updating my computer to windows 10.I realized that I gave my number to the wrong guy For some reason, I didn’t feel the same attraction as I did with the first guy but I gave my number out anyways > > I mistaken the guy with another guy. They are both slim, same hair color and height. The wrong guy obviously hasn’t called … … He probably thought his co workers played a prank on him. > > should I just forget it? I was going to suggest that you get a job at Best Buy, and take a more direct approach. But maybe the hiring manager is ALSO obsessed with the guy, to the point where EVERY new hire has to resemble your H.S. Which suggests that you may be facing some competition. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949.md?page=3)