Everybody loves saving money and one TikTok user may have discovered the ultimate hack thanks to Soulja Boy and his 2008 hit single, “Kiss Me Thru The Phone.’
“Kiss Me Thru The Phone,” which featured R&B singer Sammie, was released as the second single off Soulja Boy’s sophomore album, iSouljaBoyTellem. The track was one of the year’s biggest songs reaching, number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and selling nearly six million records worldwide. The best and most memorable part of the song, however, was the infectious melody in which Sammie sings Soulja Boy’s fictional phone number, (678) 999-8212.
The popular song had everyone singing the phone number (678) 999-8212, which Sammie repeatedly sings at the end of the chorus throughout the song.
Who knew that 14 years later, the unforgettable digits would actually be useful?
A TikTok user by the name of Nelly took to her platform to confirm that the once-viral phone number still holds value. According to the content creator, she’s been saving money at Kroger, where she will plug in the phone number and reap the rewards. She’s garnered over 2.6 million views on a video she posted on TikTok showing just how she saved over $14.
While this obviously worked for Nelly at Kroger, it could possibly work at any establishment that has a rewards program that’s tied to a phone number. Since many people may be hesitant to give out such personal information, a popular and easy-to-remember phone number such as the one from Soulja Boy’s “Kiss Me Thru The Phone” is a safe and easy alternative to accumulate rewards. With the song being such an international hit, it’s no surprise that the number has likely racked up thousands or even millions of reward points 14 years after its debut.
Commenters under the video couldn’t wait to try this hack for themselves, although some theorized that the usefulness of the phone number depends on the type of points system.
“I’m about to use this at the gas pump and see how many points they got built up,” said one user.
“I got 70 cents off because of that number,” another followed up.
“Someone is using my old phone number so those are my points now,” one commenter said.
“If we all used it as a universal number the rewards would never expire,” another user joked.
Should Mike Jones‘ (281)330-8004 number be next to try?
