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Phone numbers for use in TV shows, films and creative works

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284 points nomilk | 1 comments | 30 Oct 25 21:49 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jolt42 ◴[30 Oct 25 22:49 UTC] No.45766314[source]▶
If Jenny's number was 555-5309 I don't think it would have worked in a song.
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hn_acc1 ◴[31 Oct 25 00:04 UTC] No.45766918[source]▶
If you shop at Safeway (Albertsons?) and need a member's discount, but don't have a membership/number, 510-867-5309 works. Staff members have specifically mentioned it.
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1. jrockway ◴[31 Oct 25 04:09 UTC] No.45768337[source]▶
Something burned into my brain is "call 836-7000 or visit transitchicago.com" which was an announcement that played seemingly every 30 seconds on CTA buses back when I lived there. I was in California once and tried 312-836-7000 as the loyalty card phone number at Safeway and it worked. So I guess I'm not the only one. (847- 773- etc. would probably also work. That's why I thought the message was so cool... they got the number in every Chicagoland area code!)

I have shared this story on Reddit before and I got banned from r/AskReddit for "doxing". That phone number is super secret and must not be publicized! Whoops!