Misdials with Qs, Zs, and Os

Telephones designed less than 8-10 years ago have the Q on the 7 key and the Z on 9 key, but phone designed more than 8-10 years ago (even if they were built more recently) often don’t have a Q or Z at all and some even have them on the wrong key. When I first started in the vanity number business you had to avoid Zs and Qs all together. The first number I got with the Z was 1-800 PUZZLES and we put in small print underneath (hint: Z = 9) to tie the deficiency into the theme of the number. But now Zs and Qs are much more widely used and it’s basically just a footnote to consider. I admit that I’m a little surprised at how quickly they are now understood and can be used in most situations.

1-800 QUALITY was recently acquired for $50,000. It definitely would have been worth more for someone like Quality Inns but it’s hard to make a company understand the value if they don’t “get it.?

There is also a less common misdial possibility on the O key, as in MNO which would usually be the 6 key. Some people occasionally mistake the Zero key either because of the large 0 or because of the O in operator which is usually abbreviated OPER. Those are really the only misdials that I’ve ever seen become a consideration. I wouldn’t discount a good number simply because of potential misdials, but you should at least be aware of the potential. The Misdial only becomes more of an options in cases that involve really large amounts of advertising and sales calls for products or services that can be easily replicated to capitalize on the misdials. The most famous case was 1-800 FLOWERS. It had a lot of advertising and the wrong nus could easily be sold flowers from other sources.

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    November 20, 2008 at 9:22 pm

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