Hinge will pay you $100 to get off your phone and go on a date

There's a small catch.
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Anna Iovine
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Hinge touts that they are the dating app "designed to be deleted," and now they want you to take it to the next level: by getting off your phone entirely.

For 2020's National Day of Unplugging on March 6, the dating app will actually pay users $100 to get off their phone — but there are a few caveats.

The first, and perhaps the most difficult, step in securing the bag (aka a gift card) is setting up a Hinge date. Once you've found your potential suitor, pause Hinge for 24 hours, beginning on March 6 at the very specific time of 4:00 PM ET.

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After your magical date, fill out the form at unplugwithhinge.com as well as the "We Met" survey confirming your March 6 meetup. Once Hinge verifies the form and survey, you'll receive $100 gift card via email.

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According to Hinge CMO Nathan Roth, connecting on the app is only the beginning of a connection. "The real magic happens in person and in real life," he said in a press release. "We’ll never stop encouraging our users to meet up, and this Friday, we’re excited to give them a little extra incentive to set up a date and put Hinge away."

The deal, while sweet, is first come first serve. Hinge will pay up to $25,000 to get their users unplugged, meaning up to 2,500 people can claim $100.

But who knows? You may end up getting more than $100 out of it.

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Anna Iovine is the associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. Follow her on Bluesky.

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