You’ve stopped by your favourite coffee shop to pick up your morning double-double when you notice an attractive stranger sitting at a table alone. Your mind goes blank as you try to think of what to say. Good thing eHarmony is here to help you out! Here are our ten coffee-shop-approved pickup lines:

1. If the person is behind you in line, pay for their order. (Actions speak louder than words, after all.)

2. Comment on his/her order. “Black coffee. A purist. I give my stamp of approval.”

3. The easy compliment: “I have no idea how you can look so great pre-coffee.”

4. Be honest: “My coffee hasn’t kicked in yet, so I can’t think of a charming pickup line.”

5. If you’re both laptop-users, bond over the need to literally recharge. “Can I borrow your outlet?”

6. The washroom break is the easiest opportunity to chat with the stranger next to you: “Can you watch my laptop for a minute? I’ll buy the next round of caffeine.”

7. Comment on the music selection. “If I were a singer-songwriter, my ultimate goal would be to inspire novelists in coffee shops.”

8. Split a brownie. “I have a personal rule to never eat chocolate alone.”

9. If the object of your interest is reading a book, comment on it when he/she looks up from reading. “I’m pretty sure the last 10 books I’ve read have all been in coffee shops. I don’t even know if I’m literate at home anymore.”

10. Speculate about the coffee shop’s secret menu. Ask him/her what their dream coffee-shop order would be. “I think I’d want nutritionist-approved bacon coffee.”

Have any others? Share your coffee shop pick-up lines…but only if they’ve worked!