1-800 Numbers on Your Receipts

Looked at your receipt lately after you have shopped at a large chain store? Chances are it includes a 1-800 number for a survey and a chance to win a shopping spree to that store or its affiliates. Marketing and 1-800 numbers have always gone hand-in-hand but this summer most of the large companies are including these opportunities for a chance to win along with collection of customer info and feedback. It is beneficial to the customer and it helps the companies.

Toll Free TTY Access

Sprint and Southwest Airlines now offer toll-free TTY (teletypewriter) and video relay access, giving deaf and hard-of-hearing customers direct access to Southwest Airlines customer service. With this toll free service, deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech disabled customers needing to call Southwest Airlines can dial a dedicated toll-free TTY telephone number: 800-533-1305. That number is answered by a Sprint relay agent. The Sprint relay agent relays information between the Customer Service representative and the relay user in English or Spanish.