Author: Jenifer Sako / Source: did you know?
If you needed to know whether or not your significant other was cheating, Miss Cleo was only a phone call away.
If you watched any amount of late night television, you probably remember these mini informericals. Miss Cleo with her lyrical patois and tarot cards giving us the answers to all our burning questions.
Financial worries? Call Miss Cleo. Family problems? Call Miss Cleo.Leaving your future up to any old psychic was foolhardy. Miss Cleo always had the answers you needed.
Miss Cleo was so generous with her gifts, her calls were toll free! A bargain at half the price.
Except, it was only the first three minutes that were free…and those minutes were actually spent on hold. Then, voila, callers were connected to Miss Cleo, or the equivalent, for $4.99 per minute. Still a pittance when you consider they were getting a glimpse into the future.
The average call ended up costing $60, and the Federal Trade Commission reported that almost 6 million people looking for answers called in, forking over approximately $1 billion.
Let’s just repeat that –…
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