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November 18, 2004

What Ever Happened To....

10-10 Numbers.

I remember, not to long ago, being inundated with offers that could save me hundreds on my phone bill.

10-10-220, 10-10-987, where are you? Where are my spokesmodels? Where is Howie, Terry, Mike?

Imagine all the money you can save on your constant calls to Canada, Mexico, or anywhere in North America.

Maybe voip/skype type services scared them off (Though you couldn't tell by my sh!tty service).

Though I'm curious whether those adds are shown more regionally. For example, when I was living in Michigan they were on all the time, but the odds of someone in Detroit knowing someone in Windsor are higher than say someone in Arizona knowing someone in Québec.

Frankly I remember a time, long ago, when my family used the 10-10. But that was over 10-10 years ago. Maybe they've come back after a period of being dormant. Like Herpes, Vesuvius, or Jeff Goldblum.


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Maybe it has something to do with long-distance via cell phone being free? Now that everyone (excluding those of us still in the dark ages) has a cell, what's the real market for 10-10?

Posted by: alex at November 18, 2004 01:45 PM

I remember the commercials in NY during H.S. and MA during college. And I think they were still showing them in NY up until a year or two ago. I never really noticed when they stopped and Carrot Top started.

Wasn't Alf starring in one of them?

Posted by: robin at November 18, 2004 11:12 PM

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