That's a 415 area code number, and because Jenny has lived in Marin County the entire time (since 1981) she has never suffered an area code change like many in the Bay Area have over the years. ;)

UK does have official "media phone numbers" https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/inform... but none that are widely known and used I think.

I wonder if some stores flag it. I've used it a lot with success, but once in a Walgreens they asked me for the name on the loyalty account after I punched it in.

For anyone not getting the cultural reference, it's due to a 40 year old pop song that used that phone number (as one belonging to a Jenny to be called "for a good time").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTdTwcmxyo

In the overwhelming majority of US television and movies, onscreen phone numbers are of the form 555-xxxx to prevent clashes with those telecoms actually hand out. However, numbers of the form 867-xxxx are perfectly valid; and when Brown University made the mistake of handing out 867-5309 to an unfortunate dorm room around 1999 or so, those people were deluged with phone calls asking for Jenny.

Perhaps (281) 330-8004 is the more modern equivalent :)

Hate to break it you, but that particular Mike Jones (who?) masterwork is nearing voting age.

Mr Jones also included the area code, didn’t repeat the number in the chorus, and didn’t put it in the song title; and “Back Then” also wasn’t nearly as ubiquitous.

I think the parent comment was talking about a loyalty card discount at a supermarket that (I assume) only exists in the UK and Ireland.

> I think the parent comment was talking about a loyalty card discount at a supermarket

They are & so is the parent of your post. In the US, it's common for supermarket cashiers to lookup loyalty cards by the customer's phone number. The comment you replied to is saying that the phone number <area-code>-867-5309 is almost always tied to an existing loyalty card. Lots of people just give that phone number if they want the discounts without signing up.

Yep, there may be a similar "famous" number in other countries.

You can also get a copy of a barcode by various nefarious means, if needed.