Handy Little Tip – The New York Stack

When I first told Burto about The New York Stack, he got very excited. When he realised it was a pick-up technique, not a cheeseburger, he was very disappointed.

I was teaching at a boot-camp lately and one of the students was having the old ‘opening loads of sets but none of them were getting to hook point’ problem. So I taught him one of my lazy standards. The New York Stack. I try to avoid routines but I do sometimes still use this.

The very next set he opened, he used this and got to hook point. He ultimately number closed her, a stunning black girl. I am not taking credit for the number close. I am just saying – this is something that can help get a conversation going.

Before we discuss it, some handy things to consider:

It’s likely that early in any conversation there are some things that are very highly likely to get said.

1)      A person’s name.

2)      A person’s nationality.

3)      Where a person lives.

4)      A person’s job.

So think about this. If you know that over 10 sets 8 girls are going to say ‘My Name is…..’ then be prepared for it. Have a cool stack to lead on from that statement. If a girl says ‘I am a XYZ by profession’ then have a cool stack to lead on from that statement.

You can use all the above variables to lead into the New York, or any, stack.

The New York Stack story is true and specific to me. Obviously names, locations, parts of the story can be changed to suit the teller, but the reasons and logic behind the use of the New York Stack, remain the same. Here is is:

The New York Stack

One of my best friends is dating a girl called KATY. Katy is ITALIAN. My best friend PAVEL is a POLISH FILM-MAKER. Katy used to live with me at my place, but recently she moved to NEW YORK. She won a modelling contract over there but when I spoke to her on the phone recently, she has apparently got A JOB IN A BANK on Wall Street. God help us all! We’re going out there in a few weeks to visit.

The story is 100% true. A lot of the variables above (CAPS IN BOLD) in that story can be changed to suit the set. In the example below – I just change Katy’s name to Claire because the girl tells me she is called Claire.

Jimmy: Opener…. blah blah blah.

Girl: My name is CLAIRE.

Here is my little segue into the routine. I’ll use the girl’s name. So mentally I picture Katy but I change her name to Claire. I could have done the same if she had said she was Finnish – I would turn Katy the Italian into Katy the Finn. Or if she said she was an architect – I would change Katy getting a job on Wall Street, to Katy getting a job in an architect’s office. It doesn’t matter – it’s just a little hook to kick the stack off.

Jimmy: Ah. Just like my flat-mate. Another crazy Claire haha. Well. I say my flat mate, she actually moved out recently……. tell the New York Stack.

If the girl told me she was from Finland, I would change Katy from Italian to Finnish. If she told me her brother is a brick layer, I could have said ‘so is my best friend Pavel, we’re going to New York soon…’.

You can tell the stack all in one go, or let it out slowly. Remember the REASON for the stack is to get the conversation going. If I say ‘My friend Pavel is a film-maker’ and the girl wants to talk about films then JOB DONE! Talk about films and just finish the stack if I get the chance as a normal DHV routine.

The benefits of the stack are that I manage very early on to let the girl know:

I have high value friends, including females, who trust me.

I have my own place.

I know beautiful, intelligent women.

I am about to go to New York.

All the above is good attraction stuff but you don’t need that so early, you just want to get to hook point, the great thing about the New York stack is that most people love talking about travelling to exciting places. Invariably this stack ends up in a conversation about … you guessed it… New York. Or travel. Or holidays. And bang, you just got yourself to hook point.