- Jan 21, 2005
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I have had the same cell phone number for about.. 7 years now I guess.
I got my phone when I was in high school. For some wacky reason, 411, phonebooks, and a myriad of other agencies have the WRONG phone number for a car rental place--instead of having the proper phone number, they have mine.
Years ago, Seattle and Bellevue shared an area code. The cities grew too big, and eventually split into two separate ones (Seattle = 206, Bellevue = 425).
It just so happens, that the car rental place (Thrifty Car Rental), has the exact same phone number as me... but the Seattle area code (mine is Bellevue).
For 7 years now I have been getting calls.
In high school, 5-6 years ago, I would get approx 5 calls per day. I would ask people where they got the number.. Some went through the operator, some the phone book, some keychains... a large portion of them didn't notice the area code and mis-dialed as well.
I always thought it was funny to fvck with people. Back then, I would either help them out and give them the right area code, or if I was bored that day I would pretend for a while to be Thrifty--eventually telling them I was messing with them, get a quick laugh, and refer them properly.
A couple times I went so far as to place fake reservations for people.. I would try so hard to let them realize that I was messing with them.. telling them that I they a Fararri reserved for days on end, and that it was free. Once and a while they would call back to verify they had a reservation, and I told them it was all good (I even had a file with their CC#, name, address, etc..). The ones who figured it out thought it was funny, but the ones who didn't pick up the clue I would never tell.. and probably went to the airport and realized they had no reservation.
I feel kinda bad about it now. Just wanted to get that out.
PS: I still get a couple calls a week.
I got my phone when I was in high school. For some wacky reason, 411, phonebooks, and a myriad of other agencies have the WRONG phone number for a car rental place--instead of having the proper phone number, they have mine.
Years ago, Seattle and Bellevue shared an area code. The cities grew too big, and eventually split into two separate ones (Seattle = 206, Bellevue = 425).
It just so happens, that the car rental place (Thrifty Car Rental), has the exact same phone number as me... but the Seattle area code (mine is Bellevue).
For 7 years now I have been getting calls.
In high school, 5-6 years ago, I would get approx 5 calls per day. I would ask people where they got the number.. Some went through the operator, some the phone book, some keychains... a large portion of them didn't notice the area code and mis-dialed as well.
I always thought it was funny to fvck with people. Back then, I would either help them out and give them the right area code, or if I was bored that day I would pretend for a while to be Thrifty--eventually telling them I was messing with them, get a quick laugh, and refer them properly.
A couple times I went so far as to place fake reservations for people.. I would try so hard to let them realize that I was messing with them.. telling them that I they a Fararri reserved for days on end, and that it was free. Once and a while they would call back to verify they had a reservation, and I told them it was all good (I even had a file with their CC#, name, address, etc..). The ones who figured it out thought it was funny, but the ones who didn't pick up the clue I would never tell.. and probably went to the airport and realized they had no reservation.
I feel kinda bad about it now. Just wanted to get that out.
PS: I still get a couple calls a week.
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