2912n From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 2013 posts, RR: 9 Reply 1, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 846 times:
A couple of years ago someone in the advertising world decided to adopt a "European" look to the way phone numbers were presented and so they went with the decimal.
No real reason other than someone felt it looked "Sexier."
I wish I could find a link to a news story about it, but it has been a couple of years since I read about it.
Sonic From Lithuania, joined Jan 2000, 1670 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 842 times:
In Lithuania it is ussually with dashes, like 25-89-65 or 258-965. As for prefix, it is ussually in brackets (state prefix) or just simply written (city prefix). Like 8-5, prefix of Vilnius. Dash here means that you have to wait after pressing 8.
Cptkrell From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 2605 posts, RR: 13 Reply 3, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 841 times:
Maybe because it takes up two less character spaces when writing it? I started using this system years ago @ work because of that very reason, however, I do believe I saw it long ago (where the phone numbering system was different) in Europe - that is, using decimal points and no parentheses...Jack
Aloges From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 8392 posts, RR: 47 Reply 5, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 814 times:
"European Look"? Well, it's certainly not common in Germany. We use various ways to write a phone number, for example 0800 5678 111 or (0800) 5678111 or 0800/5678111 or 0800-5678111; there are more. But I can't remember having seen dots in Germany.
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DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7677 posts, RR: 18 Reply 6, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 789 times:
Superfly, I think that is the most memorable phone number out there... well for anyone who spent anytime living in Chicagoland. Now that Empire carpet advertises nationally it is 1-800-588-2300... not quite as catchy, but still reminds me of being a little kid back in Chicago.
Stop drop and roll will not save you in hell. --- seen on a church marque in rural Virginia
Jcs17 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 8065 posts, RR: 43 Reply 7, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 780 times:
LOT767-300ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 731 times:
SupaFly: 588-2800 Call Empirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre...
If your from Chicago you also know:
Hello, this is the Doctor speaking...what? $2000 down on all mitsubishis including Montero, Galant, Eclipse, and Montero Sport...yes yes.....hes mad, hes glad but hes not crazy.
Yea the Max Madsen Mitsubishi commercial are annoying as hell. And yes Mitsubishi does suck bigger than your Nader supporting Renault Clio/Twingo (Americans read go-kart) owner.
JetService From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4798 posts, RR: 13 Reply 11, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 722 times:
Superfly, I remember that from when we had WGN on our cable system. I also remember that annoying Bob ROOOOOOHRman. Then he goes and buys a batch of dealerships in Fort Wayne. UGH!!!!
As for the decimals, the reason that is becoming popular is because this format is associated with technology (like a URL). Businesses think it gives them the appearence of being 'cutting edge'. Our company just released all their branding guidelines and all the business cards, fax cover sheets, etc use this.
Cptkrell From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 2605 posts, RR: 13 Reply 12, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 713 times:
The more I think about it, the more I think space might be the reason:
(800) 123-4567 vs.
800.123.4567
Anyhoo, I thought Empire was a Detroit phenom. Guess not. BTW, they advertise as "Empire Today" locally. I don't trust the old guy's voice-over. He sounds like a child molester...Jack
Sccutler From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 5101 posts, RR: 28 Reply 13, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 697 times:
There is another reason- since ten digit dialing is becoming the norm, rather than the exception, expressing phone numbers as a cohesive unit makes more sense. As for the periods rater than spaces or dashes, I think it is mostly a style thing.
The first place I ever saw that practice was when TRW took over my company the mid eighties; they had a style manual with all sorts of directives as to how things were don and how they should look... the dots were a part of that. Unique then; ubiquitous, now.
As for Chicago numbers, what about National Two Nine Thousand?
...three miles from BRONS, clear for the ILS one five approach...
IloveBOI From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 699 times:
Anyone seen or remember that cheesy, uh, Yaffa commercials? The 1980s like commercial played in the late 1990s and I am now seeing the commercial again. It's a fake exaggerated exciting sound made by this woman...
They are new!
They are hot, new laundry holders!
You can stack 'em up just like skyscrapers!
Just dial, 1-800-455-YAFFA!!!!!!
S.p.a.s. From Liechtenstein, joined Mar 2001, 954 posts, RR: 3 Reply 16, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 633 times:
Here our numbers are written this way:
200-3311 or 6265-6456
For the city code
0xxCC where CC is city code, and xx is the long distance phone company (mandatory), ie. 21 (021CC) could be AT&T, 15 Bell South, 23 British Telecom and so on...(off course, those are not the actual companies)
N312RC From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 2678 posts, RR: 18 Reply 17, posted (9 years 9 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 620 times:
Eight Hundred Five Eight Eight Two Three Hundred, Empiiiiiiiiiiire!!
Its so catchy.. we have it here in DTW too.
ive always written my numbers as 248-999-9999 or 2489999999
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