There's a cliché about meeting people in supermarkets? I did a ton of grocery shopping (before I married my husband) and all I got was leering workers.

Oh, yes. It was a "popular and acceptable" way of meeting singles back in the 1970's and 80's (I guess not being drunk and seeing people in florescent lighting makes it more legit than a bar). The theory is that you do your shopping after work on a weekday, on the premise that married people with families only go on weekends and single people pick stuff up on their way home because they don't need to plan much.

I once came across a reference in a spell book (of all places) of meeting people at the market, which involved getting someone's attention by enchanting a piece of ginger root, dropping it in their basket, and you'd be able to strike up a conversation without them thinking you're a weirdo (of course, the idea is to drop the ginger root in their basket without them noticing).

Leering workers, hm? Maybe the cliche simply doesn't apply anymore, us being in a different generation and all. Too bad ... if I ever see Sexy Geek again, I'll probably have to club him and drag him back home. Or toss enchanted ginger root in his basket and deliver a trite pick-up line.