Starbucks pick-up turns into viral Instagram video

It’s not uncommon for someone to pick up another person in line at Starbucks. If we’re being honest, who hasn’t felt especially generous or swoon-able while anticipating a warm pumpkin spice latte?

A man at a Starbucks in Los Angeles hit on a woman and asked for her number. She gave it to him. The man sent her a video later that day and her friend Ben Roc decided to post it on his Instagram.

“A friend met this guy at a coffee shop,� wrote Roc on Insagram. “He got her number and sent her this. Nice work bud.�

The video has received over 1,000 likes and has prompted a #starbucksdrakehands hashtag and a slew of copycats.

So what’s so special about this video? Well you have to watch it to fully understand it’s hilarity - and slight creepiness - but we’ll break it down for you. For one, the guy has Drake’s new song “Hold On, We’re Going Home� playing in the background. Not the super high-pitched part that’s way too fun to sing along to (“going home!�), but the part where he says, “I’ve got my eye on you.�

The guy just stares at the camera with his best “Zoolander� face, then after a couple seconds, smiles at himself. He then covers his face with a hand like all of a sudden he realizes what he’s doing is silly. His look says “yeah, I’m shy, but don’t forget, I’m cute too.�

Copycat videos sprung up instantly and include babies with their hands on their faces, a guy wearing a horse mask and even some pets.

We’re seeing a reality T.V. show, a biography and a possible line of cashmere gloves at J.C. Penney in his near future. And to think, it all started at a Starbucks.

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