A group of Australian friends have helped a colleague by creating the “perfect” Hinge profile voice note.
Harry Fitzgerald, 31, from Perth, is looking for love and seven friends got creative to increase their number of potential matches with a 30-second pitch.
Josh Garlepp, 34, came up with the idea of coming up with an intense but funny house fire scene, which had to be recorded in real time since users can’t upload pre-recorded voice memos.
It took two laptops, nine speakers, a ring light, a keyboard, a whiteboard and a toy baby, and it was all done at home.
Harry acted like he was saving a baby from a burning house, while sharing fun facts about himself. a tiktok video He showed how everything came about and the final result left him with more than 100 messages.
Josh Garlepp (left), Giorgio Savini (right) and five other Australian friends got creative to make Harry Fitzgerald (center) the best voice note for Hinge.
Josh came up with the idea of coming up with an intense but fun house fire scene, which had to be recorded in real time since users can’t upload pre-recorded voice memos.
The clever tactic was a hit with the ladies, with one saying she was “blown away” by the effort and another rating the voicemail a “10/10.”
In the clip, Harry can be seen holding his phone in one hand and a speaker in the other and then says: “For me, a daily essential is taking a dip in the ocean.”
The next second his friend shouts: ‘Help! My baby is in that burning building!
‘That? Where? Oh my God, I’m on it!’ Harry responds and jumps into action while his other companions operate the sound effects.
“It’s very hot, like Italy, because I love to travel.”
The sound of flames and a cat can be heard in the background and Harry says, “Oh, a cat, I’m more of a dog person.”
Even the sound of the collapsing roof doesn’t faze him because he describes himself as a “handyman” who will “fix it later.”
After rescuing the toy baby, the friend said, “Thank you, you’re a great catch.”
To which Harry replies: ‘You’re welcome, cheers. Anyway, I love getting outdoors…’
As soon as the play was completed perfectly, the group instantly celebrated and jumped up and down.
As soon as the play was completed smoothly, the group instantly celebrated and jumped up and down.
The clever tactic was a hit with the ladies, with one saying she was “blown away” by the effort and another rating the voicemail a “10/10.”
The end result left Harry with over 100 messages.
Many wondered how long it took to create the perfect voice memo.
Friends admitted that they didn’t expect the voice memo to work so well.
“This is the most chaotic thing I’ve ever heard,” wrote one more
The friends said they didn’t expect the voice note to work so well, but admitted it took them a couple of weeks to get the matches together.
“They had recently broken up with Josh, but he always found the voice notes on Hinge funny,” the friends told FEMAIL.
“While I wasn’t dating, Harry offered as a tribute to try it because we all thought the idea was fun.”
And the answers spoke for themselves.
“Harry, I’m sure you get this a lot, but honestly, a 10/10 voicemail, you’re blown away,” one woman wrote.
‘This is too good, I’m actually crying. How long did this take you? asked another.
“I don’t listen to many of the voice prompts, but I’m glad I heard yours,” said a third.
Someone else joked: ‘Wait, you burned down a building for Hinge?’
“I just want to acknowledge the effort that went into this,” another added.
“This is the most chaotic thing I’ve ever heard,” wrote one more.
While the effort sparked an immediate reaction from women, Harry remains single — for now.
Josh, Harry and their other partner Giorgio Savini also host the sports podcast Kick It Forward.