People are more fed up with dating apps than ever. But the prospect of approaching someone in the wild? Absolutely terrifying. Call it screen-dependence or post-COVID isolationism, but many of us have lost the confidence to give out our number the old fashioned way.
So in 2026, I put my advertising career on pause to launch a business. It was hands down the scariest thing I’ve ever done, but in the first 2 months I was fortunate enough to sell out twice, pay my rent, and rack up 2 million organic views across Instagram and TikTok.
Get the full customer experience:
THE CARDS
10 designs. 30-50 cards per pack. Printed with the customer’s name and number.
01. Opener
02. Chance Encounter
03. Not On The Apps
04. Drink Ticket
05. Pickle-balls
06. Strictly Business
07. Passing Notes
08. Ring Size
09. Big Swing
10. Congrats
SOCIAL
Can you tell I’ve had fun playing influencer?
In June, I turned all of my dating profiles into ad space for the business.
I may have gotten banned from Hinge, but I’d say the 50 orders and 500k views made up for it.
In July, I gave out my number to one guy a day for 31 days and documented the whole thing. Yes, I’m still exhausted.
Want to know what’s next? Guess you’ll have to follow!!
A LITTLE BTS
A peek into running a full-fledged printing operation out of my living room
COMMENTS THAT MADE ME SMILE
