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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Fri May 25, 2018, 03:39 PM May 2018

Out-of-state friends of Jenny angered over having to dial "1" and area code first

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Out-of-state friends of Jenny angered over having to dial "1" and area code first (Original Post) Miles Archer May 2018 OP

Pre nine-digit dialing for local numbers HopeAgain May 2018 #1

Anytime you go to a grocery store with a "shoppers club"... Dave Starsky May 2018 #3

So my MT license plate says MontanaMama May 2018 #2

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)

1. Pre nine-digit dialing for local numbers

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2018, 03:48 PM

May 2018

I still use this number (with my area code) when I don't want to give my real number on web forms.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)

3. Anytime you go to a grocery store with a "shoppers club"...

Reply to HopeAgain (Reply #1)

Sun May 27, 2018, 09:33 AM

May 2018

You can use this number and get a discount on your items.

Meanwhile, the genius who used this number the first time is getting thousands of dollars in club rewards and cheap gasoline.

MontanaMama

(23,307 posts)

2. So my MT license plate says

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2018, 04:31 PM

May 2018

86753Q9. Montana won't allow all numbers on a personalized plate so I had to go with the "Q" in its place. It's fun and I get lots of "Hi Jenny" from people I don't know.

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