He believes his phone number was used by grocery shoppers who wanted to save money, but don’t have their own accounts with the company.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If you’re a fan of music from the ’80s, then you’re probably familiar with Tommy Tutone’s hit song “867-5309/Jenny.” Maybe you even tried calling the number, but adding in your local area code.
In Charlotte, North Carolina, one man has that famed number: Chris Och. He bought the 704 version of the beloved digits more than a decade ago, just because it was well-known.
“It was one of the things on my bucket list actually,” Och said. “I wanted a memorable phone number, and I didn’t want business cards for my business.”
And aside from making calls, he’s used it for another thing: Grocery store rewards programs. Och goes to his local Food Lionall the time to shop. He will go to the checkout line and enter his phone …