@melissakristintv: Back in the 90s, if you didn’t have a quarter for the payphone, you could make a collect call. But to dodge the fees, you’d say your entire message as your ‘name’ when prompted. So instead of ‘Melissa,’ you’d shout, ‘Momcomepickmeupatsix!’ She could then decline the charges and hang up, but she still got the message—free of charge. I don’t recall utilizing this one with my own parents growing up, but I knew others who did and it was a fun well-known workaround! 😂 #90skids #nostalgia #90s #payphone #collectcall #90snostalgia #millennials #genx #boomer #fyp

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realdealj4
RealDealSwift :
I never used this before no never knew how to collect call anyone
2025-05-14 23:44:42
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lovdaniella25
Dani :
till this day I'm still confused on how it works
2025-05-14 01:05:47
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notyymhk
M :
what if u dint say yes or no
2025-05-14 15:02:52
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soybeangaming_
Jett ☄️ :
um, nice try, but Down the Clown didn't exist in the 90s...
2025-05-26 05:15:04
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thetiktokmok
boo boo 221 :
This feels nefarious has me creesed
2025-05-14 09:28:21
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lwl2001
lwl2001 :
even the mom is proud
2025-05-15 18:04:32
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wendyshoudel
Wendy Shoudel :
My gf used to accept collect calls from her man in jail on the local pay phone!!!
2025-05-14 23:42:01
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userkv9tm19ljw
sux to be an adult 🫠 :
I got a belt once for accepting my sisters calls. never accepted again 😅
2025-07-13 02:21:02
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mbeardsu
Madden Beard :
Why am I disappointed that I’ll never get to try this 😂
2025-07-03 19:28:19
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mehjor3
Mehjor :
the amount of people who didnt know about collect calls is crazy.
2025-05-15 06:22:08
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kkurby
🇨🇦Kurby🇨🇦 :
They even had a commercial where a guy was at the hospital and collect called his parents to tell them we had a baby. It’s a boy instead of his name.
2025-05-16 22:57:23
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coolguy4ever5
Cool guy✝️🐠 :
When was this 20 years ago 😭
2025-05-14 16:20:33
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treyperrin5
wanderin :
2006 to 2010 i was doing that at my grandma's in BC here still
2025-07-03 05:55:29
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bbgun_on_cod
Bbgun on COD :
Used to do this for jail calls lmao😭I would have no phone money and just do this 20 times to get a message across to someone lol
2025-07-17 09:00:36
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ouizaaaaaa
Ouiza :
I just noticed you used to translate languages……
2025-05-17 16:19:31
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spiders.are.cute0
✨Donna✨ :
ain't no way I'm this early
2025-05-14 00:04:41
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tf7369tanzania
Tf7369 :
urgh I hated payphones, big lit up box where you have to fumble for coins, it's like a magnet for thievery
2025-07-12 07:47:25
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mikkimendiola
Mikki Mendiola :
when cellphone was rising and calls are way so expensive, we do the DROP call. you call your friend within 5 seconds and drop the call and do it again 🤣
2025-07-19 06:27:07
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nataleeelaine
Natalee 🤍 :
When my mom was in prison I would get “you have a collect call from inmate ‘putmoneyonmybooks’ to accept this call press 1” and I would have to call the prison commissary and buy her a phone card bc they never updated the system from collect calls so it would immediately hang up if I answered
2025-06-17 03:07:33
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elnieto89
JUAN :
I remember the commercial "wejushadababytsaboy"
2025-07-12 21:44:53
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esme_.bg
Brenda🎀 :
The only collect calls I know are from jail 😭
2025-05-26 23:08:57
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lokiuruz
lokiuruz :
When I was in HS in 07 I had a tracphone and limited credits. So my dad and I worked out that if I called and let it ring twice and hung up, it was time for him to get me from practice.
2025-05-15 15:11:39
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r3nnie_15
☆♡Rennie♡☆ :
EARLY DOES SHE SAY HI?
2025-05-14 00:08:02
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c.a.s.s.i.e15
c.a.s.s.i.e15 :
my brothers did this when they were in jail and needed more money on their account 😅
2025-06-19 19:49:53
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