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Call the Apple Store and Get Bill and Melinda Gates

Posted by pudge on from the dontcha-think dept.

oosid writes "The area code in Seattle is (206). Right across Lake Washington in Bellevue the area code is (425). If you're trying to reach the new Apple Store in Bellevue from Seattle, don't forget to dial the area code or you'll find yourself talking to the reception desk at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The 7 digit number, coincidentally, is the same for both places. If you make the mistake I'm sure that the Foundation will be able to suggest some solutions to all of your Apple problems."

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  1. Please don't harass the Gates Foundation. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Just because it's funded by Bill G doesn't mean that the people working there deserve to get a phone call from you inquiring about Apple products.

    They're a charitable organisation for crying out loud. It's not much different from harassing the local hospital - the less time and money they waste, the better.

  2. Re:Is there a number I'm missing? by squant0 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Most businesses have more than one phone number, and they are usually close together, so it is fairly likely that the apple store will have more than just the one 3100 number, and the Gates foundation lists a few numbers on their contact page.

    Thus it isn't that hard to believe that the two businesses would have the same last 4 digits.

  3. Re:Is there a number I'm missing? by GreenHell · · Score: 5, Informative

    Right, I was wrong.

    The contact info isn't anywhere on the Gates Foundation page, but according to this page (206) 709-3100 is in fact a number for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

    Mods, feel free to mod my previous post down.

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  4. Slash-Phoned? by nilspace · · Score: 5, Funny

    So is it possible to get slash-phoned? I imagine that's what's happening to the foundation right about now...

  5. They let you buy anything by York+the+Mysterious · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Sorry to break it to you, but the B&M Gates Foundation will let you buy any hardware / software you want. They're really not interested in MS at all. I went to a school that received a nice large grant from them and all the Mac heads (me included) were worried when the grant went through that our G4s were gonna disappear. We ended up getting 4 more. (We had 250 PCs and 3 Macs. 4 more was a big deal). Right now I'm typing this on G4 that was purchased using my paycheck from this school (summer work) that was funded by billy boy. So if you think about it my G4 was bought using money from the profits of Windows. Kinda funny.

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  6. Re:Is there a number I'm missing? by DansnBear · · Score: 5, Funny

    When Apple's support # used to be 1-800-SOS-APPL, People would frequentlu mis-dial using a zero instead of the letter O in the SOS part.. This would lead to being connected to "The nations hotest gay male phone sex" I know because my mom made this mistake once when her Performa wouldnt boot once.

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