• 1-800-FLOWERS
Acquired specifically to tie directly into their brand name (flower delivery). They even expanded and grabbed 1-888-FLOWERS.
• 1-800-PROGRESSIVE
Progressive Insurance made this a core part of its early marketing efforts, especially during their first wave of national TV ads.
• 1-800-CONTACTS
Contact lens retailer. They aggressively marketed their toll-free number everywhere — TV, print, online — and built a huge business around easy phone ordering before e-commerce fully took over.
• 1-800-MATTRESS
Sold mattresses by phone and used the slogan "Leave off the last 'S' for savings" because "MATTRESS" has 8 letters (you can only dial 7 digits after 1-800). Very clever workaround!
• 1-800-DENTIST
Became the biggest dentist referral service by making it dead simple for anyone to find a dentist just by remembering the number.