I called a few back in the day for clues. Sonic 3, Tomb Raider 4 (I think), Overblood (lol) were a few games that stumped me as a baby child. This was long before I had internet let alone a PC that could connect.
It was something like 5-6 bucks per minute a total rip off to have someone tell you you're a dummy for not looking up and pressing 'A'.
If you were 18+ there was also special numbers you could call to have the sexy time over the phone with a lady. But like I said, I was baby
those phone lines got funnier to me when i learned that one of my mum's friends worked one for some extra money
she was a very happily married woman in her 50s who would be answering the line while doing housework when her kids were at school lol
Based.
Talking sexy while doing the dishes sounds like a lot of fun tbh
I remember the TV ads for those. And Ms. Cleo.
Oh Ms. Cleo! She was so good, wish I had the chance to get my fortune read.
I can still hear the fake Jamaican patois in my head - Call Me Now!
I used to work for Miss Cleo's hotline!! Really and truly. It was weird.
Holy shit... we need this in an AMA.
It's just capitalist sales bullshit dressed up in woowoo. Officially my job was to keep people on the phone as long as possible to get as much money as possible and sell them subscriptions and shit, but they were usually quite sad and looking for the kinds of specific advice and answers you can't get from tarot, and it felt cruel to advertise to someone who was hurting or keep them on the phone when I wasn't helping them. I was very bad at the pushy-salesy part of the job, which was the important part to my bosses, so I only lasted a month or so.
Well... I guess I asked for it...
Any good stories?
Sorry to disappoint but no, it was mostly very sad/distraught people looking for a glimmer of hope and the occasional horndog looking for a good time.