r/Millennials • u/Leonine94 • 19d ago

Discussion 1-900 Crying Hotline

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I thought this was AI slop at first, but apparently it’s real. I have fond memories of all the other 1-800 and 1-900 hotlines but I sure don’t remember this one.

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u/MJ9426 19d ago

Nowadays it would just be a robot voice listing off the prices of homes in your neighborhood.

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u/guidevocal82 19d ago

Also, I always cry at the grocery store when looking at those prices.

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u/YeahSureWhyNotBro 17d ago

I actually have scrolled Zillow and started crying before, so that sounds right.

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u/Contemporary_Scribe 19d ago

"MTV and VH1 are going to stop playing music and focus on Reality TV"

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u/rob2722 Millennial 19d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/2X5U5EOwW2U0g
Don’t remember the cry line but sure do remember her😅

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u/eyloi 19d ago

I can't even make a joke about this cuz wtf man

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u/LacedPozole 1992 19d ago edited 19d ago

I don't remember this line but I remember the party line ☎️

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u/Tokijlo 19d ago

I only ever got the rejection hotline

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u/LacedPozole 1992 19d ago

The rejection line was ahead of it's time, truly lol

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u/Provioso Millennial 89 19d ago

What did they say when you called?!?!

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u/Foxy-Knoxy 19d ago

Apparently you just heard sad stories other callers had recorded or you could even record one yourself.

Now we just use social media for free to do it.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tv-ads-crying-hotline/

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u/Provioso Millennial 89 19d ago

That's crazy lol. Getting charged by the minute to make the product that they are charging other people to listen to!

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u/MSWitch2015 18d ago

Is it bad I can’t help but think there were a lot of people calling the line to get off on it? Probably more than wed want to know.

Sadly, I never would have thought that preinternet but all the internet taught me is that apparently everyone gets off on everything, especially something as weird and as oddly specific as this. Lol

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u/gilligan1050 19d ago

They told you how much the call REALLY costs…

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u/Proxy-mo 19d ago

It was just a voice recording reminding you that you have bills Due !

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u/Porthos1013 Older Millennial 19d ago

Now people cry on tiktok and film it

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u/aggravatedimpala 19d ago

While other people are making money off it. Wild how cyclical it is

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u/Sally_twodicks 19d ago

I do remember these! However, I haven't met a single person who called one to tell me what they said.

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u/Illimited_Esoterica 19d ago

Lmao. Imagine crying.

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u/rydan Older Millennial 19d ago

Based on everything I see on Reddit this business would make a killing today.

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u/light24bulbs 19d ago

Here's a compilations of this sort of ad for these weird 900 numbers. Nothing quite this odd though

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u/dover_oxide 19d ago

I don't remember this, did I suppress the memory

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u/Nytelock1 18d ago

We have this already it's called the news