Comments on: Fun With Department Store Phones

By: WALMART EMPLOYEE

WALMART EMPLOYEE — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:52:34 +0000

Walmart is now starting to install CISCO IP Phones in their stores, replacing the old AT&T / AVAYA / LUCENT systems that were formerly there. In my store, the page code is #968 or 4444. I’ve seen in my store and other stores that there are CISCO 7960 phones at all the registers / service desks in the store, but the phones on the walls are different (and plenty of them have been removed for some reason). On the CISCO phones you can dial #968 but the wall phones you’ll have to dial 4444 to get on, the PAGING button on the wall phones will not work.

Final note, some stores still have the AT&T / AVAYA / LUCENT systems in place. The page code for those is still #96 I believe as it was when my store had that system.

By: Cyclopath

Cyclopath — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:41:23 +0000

Another one that’s loads of fun is hospital codes. It’s helpful to know the codes in the particular hospital, but code blue is the norm for cardiac arrest. Try calling the operator at a hospital and say code blue to somewhere like the gift shop or the cafeteria, maybe even the parking garage. You might even be able to get by with doing it remotely, otherwise there’s often a courtesy phone in the lobby.

By: Cyclopath

Cyclopath — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:32:12 +0000

My Winn-Dixie store’s extension for overhead paging is 700, not sure if it’s the same for all Winn-Dixies or not. Have fun!

By: James

James — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:24:37 +0000

Walmart is 96 but where can i find target?

By: Eric reynolds

Eric reynolds — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:54:59 +0000

The best one i can think of is go to a walmart and do overhead intercom and make inapropriate comments about employees that you saw earlier. Be sure to include their names

By: Sara :)

Sara :) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:08:29 +0000

Meijer’s overhead page code is #179
service desk 216
service manager 614

By: drujon

drujon — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:33:18 +0000

There’s a lot of stores using Cisco VOIP phones these days (Best Buy, etc.), if you get access to their configuration files you can setup a SOAP push function to page every phone in the store… unfortunately it’s more complicated than many of these other phones. There’s also a reset code (123456789*0#), and unlock code (**#). Using the unlock code (**#), changing the configuration file to point to your home server’s configuration file, and then resetting with the reset code (123456789*0#), you can configure the phones to display any monochrome graphic you program in as the home image (E.g. make BEST BUY phones display WORST BUY, etc.) Unfortunately a lot of times entering the RESET code simply makes the phones stop working. Funny thing.

By: Corey

Corey — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:02:01 +0000

How do you find the page extension for a store. Today I wast trying to find it on the phone in wal mart and it didnt have any on there so instead I call and asked to be transfered to that phone and put it on speaker and I stood a couple of isles over but to where I could still see if people were walking by it. Then when some one came I yelled ” your a faggot”

By: wesley

wesley — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:01:10 +0000

Sam Ash Music Stores: *70 = intercom

By: Elijah

Elijah — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:54:06 +0000

Sams club is #96 but when i tried it in walmart-nothing maybe it is Either #03 #96 #9611

By: annie

annie — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:03:40 +0000

Meijer, only located in like four states, uses wireless phones and phones. You can dial in from an outside line, but they no longer allow people to connect through the intercom through the outside line. Plus the wireless phones only ring twice when it’s an outside call. Usually the employee answers on the first ring.

I think it’s #79 for the overhead or else it’s *79 from a wireless and probably the corded phones too. To transfer, hit start then #2 (three-digit) department number. I don’t know on the corded phones. Also, be careful with the corded phones because sometimes there are two or three coded the same one. So someone may pick up a phone in the back and listen in. Red phones don’t work for dialing. An outside line is four digits, but usually service will page “X, call on #xxxx. It’s like 6626 or something. Wireless phones can’t access outside lines anymore except service coordinator or manager phones. Hit 9 or is it (#9) for outside line if the phone can. Many department numbers no longer exist and some are the corded phones.

A hint to finding the department numbers if there is an outdated list is to look at the shelf tags. If it’s toys, the department number is 770 or 77 so the phone is 477. However, departments are combined so some phones don’t exist. I’ve looked at the list they have next to the phones and wondered how the hell they managed all those phone numbers.

Stores also group different departments together. Hardgoods: 488, 477, 449. (Sort of a large department. It entails toys, sporting goods, automotive, pets, hardware, paint.) Seasonal – 459 (sometimes pets and automotive too). Media 474. Photo 426 (not wireless). Home 487. Fashion (main) 431. Jewelry/fashion 481. Shoes 491. Grocery 401 and I think 403. Customer service 216. Store director 611. Lost prevention 610 I think. Managers are usually 6 instead of the 4 for their respective departments like photo manager is 626. 614 is service. Some departments are grouped together. 611 is the store director or acting store director. Lanes are grouped together by five or something so like 301 will get you about five lanes. It’s weird. 491 is a corded phone I think. Bakery and deli have corded phones. I think it’s 47 something for the bakery. Service coordinator is 401 if I remember correctly.

(Hint: There is a corded phone outside in seasonal usually. If you can sneak out there, you can wreck some havoc. I don’t think it’s coded to another phone in the store. Plus some stores don’t turn off their PA systems during the winter or when seasonal closes for the night.)

You can also plug in a normal phone into an empty jack and access the phones that way. Just don’t get caught.

You can also usually find wireless phones in employee return carts. Sometimes they will also set them down. Christmas is a great time to steal their phones. Be careful of employees calling the phone frantically. Then dump the phone in a blender so the employee isn’t charged for losing the phone.

By: spencer

spencer — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:26:32 +0000

has anyone tried in-store remote calling
all you need to do is grab 2 2-way radios
and make a audio jack convert to a 4-pin phone plug
and the plug it in, dail the codes and bob’s your uncle

By: John Brown

John Brown — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:52:35 +0000

Walmart security and intercom codes:

CODE 1: This code is used for SHOPLIFTING!

CODE 10: Dry Spill.

CODE 20: Wet Spill.

CODE 90: Management Needed. That sounds useless.

CODE 99: This code implies that there is an emergency and all male employees are to immediately stop what they are doing and move to the announced location.

CODE 300: Security Needed. For grins, call Code 300 to the location you are currently at.

CODE ADAM: Code Adam is used to report a lost child. Technically, the store is supposed to shut all doors until the lost child is found. This sounds like fun until you realize that you are going to be trapped in a Wal-Mart for hours while they attempt to locate a missing child.

CODE BLACK: This code is used for severe weather. It’s only used if something severe is happening such as tornadoes are bearing down on the store. All employees are supposed to immediately head to the fitting rooms at the center of the store. Wal-Mart doesn’t like to use this code because it quite frankly, when the employees all leave, it leads to looting.

CODE BLUE A bomb scare.

CODE C: Customer service. A customer needs help in a location like housewares.

CODE GREEN: This code is used when there is a hostage in the store. Ask yourself, do you really want to shop at a store that needs to have a special code for a hostage situation?

CODE ORANGE: This is for a chemical spill. Water is a chemical.

CODE RED: This is used in case of a fire!

CODE WHITE: is used for an injury.

By: Playmate

Playmate — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:42:42 +0000

Oops. you’ll also need the store number to get the thermostat adjusted.

By: Playmate

Playmate — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:41:25 +0000

OK, here is a fun one but you need to find the number for the Wal-mart headquarters in Bentonville (I cannot remember it). Temperature is controlled by numbered sensors throughout the store and set by the central headquarters. Call headquarters and tell them it is too hot/cood at sensor number(pick a number) ant to adjust it X degrees.

By: random

random — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:12:22 +0000

another fun thing if you call Home Depot and can get in over the intercom say something about a mr. kelley in plumbing etc.. or mr. alexander in lumber,electric etc.. if i remember correctly mr. alexander stands for someone who may be shoplifting and mr. kelley means someone got hurt and needs help now…. Mr. Alexander and you come to plumbing please ..

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:26:11 +0000

I’m curious to know if there are any ways to access stores intercoms/walkie talkies from OUTSIDE of the store such as the original Fred Meyers story.

Can Wal Mart’s #96 number be transferred to from outside of the store?

Also, can you transfer numbers using the in store phones? Specifically Target or Wal mart?

For instance, have someone call on an outside phone, ask to be transferred to electronics, have someone inside the store answer electronics only to transfer the number to the intercom. Is this possible? How would you transfer to the extension?

By: Marcus

Marcus — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:00:46 +0000

im not a hundred percent sure if its the same with all burlington coat factories but for my store in las vegas and the other stores here its the same.
to get on the intercom just pick up the phone and dial 3-2-1.
and the phones are basic, lines 5-6 are other stores/corporate lines, you can have a lot of fun talking to our horrible corporate team

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:40:18 +0000

The “codes” for Target are.
Code Green: Injury. Repeat Code Green three times and then give a location of the “injury”

Code Yellow: Lost child, Repeat Code Yellow three times, give a location and description of the child

Code Red: Fire, Say once give a location, repeat 2 more times (Code red aisle 8, Code red aisle 8, Code Red aisle 8

Also if you use the red phones in the departments make sure you hit # as soon as the “guest assistance” person starts talking, this will disable the guest assistance feature. Also some stores have a list of extensions in the cabinet above the red phones. If an employee comes up and asks what you are doing in the cabinet just pull up some BS story like you spilled a soda in an aisle and was getting some paper towel to clean it up, or some other BS.

To the person that said Target AP will “arrest” you. That’s impossible and all they can do is tell you to leave and escort you out the store.
If they grab your arm or anything bring it up to a manager. They are NOT allowed to touch you at all.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:49:56 +0000

walmart phones have a list of the depts on the phone. the simplest way to annoy a worker is to call their dept and ask for another dept, or ask them to find something for you that is not in their dept.
using code adam to make the employees wander around looking for a non existent kid is a good timewaster, but any other code(like hostage ,bomb,or shooting) will cause the store to be evacuated and extreme butthurt by the police called in

By: Beni Hendrix

Beni Hendrix — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:31:02 +0000

At Lowes #35 is for paging and one time i was transfered to it by a very dumb employee who diddnt know his extensions. But ever since then i havnt been able to get on it from an outside line.

By: Damian.

Damian. — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:31:44 +0000

i want to do this so bad, i have alot of great ideas, but i fear im a great big pussy.
is all i want to know is whats the worst thing that could happen?
they tell you to leave?
has anyone ever got any tickets, or anything like that?

By: Bill of Brooklyn

Bill of Brooklyn — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:50:36 +0000

JACKPOT! I called one in north NJ and instructed the operator on how to transfer me in and i got in. I pretended to be tech support again. The operator got on the walkie and said “You know, I could’ve just transferred you to the department you needed. I didn’t know you can get into the walkie from the phone”.

By: Bill of Brooklyn

Bill of Brooklyn — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:35:14 +0000

i just called the target greatland we have in gateway plaza here in brooklyn. i told the guy i was with corporate tech support and asked for ext. 789 and he said “we don’t have ext. 789″. i told him it’s an extension that only tech support uses to fix the system. he claimed to have tried transferring me in to 789 and nothing happened. i didn’t hear any tones so i said, “dude, i didn’t hear any tones. you did not try to transfer me”. he giggled and hung up.

It surprises me how the target employees don’t know that 789 is the walkie talkie. not even one i’ve ever talked to does.

By: Certified Photo Specialist

Certified Photo Specialist — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:26:51 +0000

For Walgreens, most phones have an actual page button, but if not, I believe it’s [FEATURE] then 63, just like staples.

By: 0003MG

0003MG — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:21:40 +0000

What is the page number for Kohls

By: Tammie

Tammie — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:55:33 +0000

I know the extensions and paging extensions for Sears.
if you are in the store, and
you see a phone,
there aren’t very many.
Pick up.
dial just 73 and make your announcement,
if while on page, you want to fuck with people.
just hit buttons.
It happens to cashiers on accidents.
if you transfer a line on page,
and someone picks it up.
you hear them answer the phone.
Thank for you calling Sears
this is Tammie,
How may I help you?
and then, from then on.
You can fuck with them
and everyone can hear.
And Security?
In our store we have maybe 3 people in loss prevention.
they go hours apart without leaving the office or working.
shifts change and no one else comes in.
its a fact of life.
however.
We do have a fairly recent security camera.
So shoplifting would not be a good idea,
unless you spontaneously grabbed it and ran out the door.
there would be no one to chase you down.
I would KILL for some action in my store!

By: IceRayn

IceRayn — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:29:36 +0000

Hello, I would like to know what the paging extension is for Albertsons.

Thank you!
IceRayn

By: bbblv

bbblv — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:16:08 +0000

At target stores the phone to walkie code varies

if you go to a store where you can pick up a red phone and get a dial tone then you are better off than a lot of places

dial 3789 and see if that works

if you go to a target store and it rings wait for the “welcome to target” as soon as that voice comes on press #3789 and follow the prompts 1 goes to sales floor 2 goes to backrooom

By: odin doombringer

odin doombringer — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:59:30 +0000

if you leave a phone off the hook after a page a walmart it only cuts the overheard intercom off for 60 seconds then it automatically hangs up

By: lene

lene — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:05:46 +0000

HELP…people i really wanna try it so
bad but who now wat are the intercomextensions for a target in los angeles,ca
please tell me if u know…

By: Tain

Tain — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:52:43 +0000

hey hey hey!
We have an entertainment store called “hastings” here, and I’ve worked there for 2 years, it sucks, anyway, to get to the paging system, just pick up any phone and dial #30
and there you go, all store paging :)

By: sloane

sloane — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:08:09 +0000

one time i went to walmart and we were walking around with sunglasses on, and we here this lady over the intercom “Loretta please dial 305, Loretta dial 305″ so we run over and pick up the line and the lady on the other end is like ” Loretta?” and were like “YES?” she’s llike “there are some girls walking around the store with sunglasses on and they look very suspicious” and were like “OK I’ll take care of that” lol it was hilarious…

By: Ethan

Ethan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:18:09 +0000

Shopko can be accessed remotely by dialing the store number and then #ext
100 will give you the internal service desk
50 will page
20X will give you cash registers numbers example: 209 for register 9, 213 for register 213

Code blue is a medical emergency and green is a manager call.

You can cause interesting situations by paging “electronics you have a call on 501, electronics, 501″ This puts the employee on the page system unknowingly.

Have fun

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:39:57 +0000

Hey people!I need to know how to do this paging thing….maybe ill just read this thing again about fred meyer(lol) and then ill try my local superrite.The buttholes in there(acually 2 people in there)need to be thought a lesson…(because they dont let kids right the old people cars LOL)so im gonna be like “code red, i repeat code red!I might have my friend record it so i can out it on youtube…im just gonna read this again to find out this paging thingy, oh yea any1 that lives in philadelphia tell me the ext. for all the stores there, thank you

By: TargetEmployee

TargetEmployee — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:32:50 +0000

At the Springfield Missouri Target the phones cant do an overhead page. Only the PA mic at the Fitting Room or at the Guest Service desk can do an overhead page. 789 is the Phone to Walkie code – you dial it and follow the instructions and your announcement goes on ALL employee walkies. Try something like “Code Red Electronics” (Repeat 3 times). See what happens. Or I suggest that you dial 52 and then see what happens….

By: Fire Gear Repair Man

Fire Gear Repair Man — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:17:34 +0000

My wife was able to get on the Home Depot PA system from her cell phone. I told her exactly how to do it and then I went into the store while she waited in the car. She let our 2 1/2 year old child sing Christmas music. Everybody in the store was laughing their butts off!

By: Blue Light Special

Blue Light Special — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:23:36 +0000

The other day, I used some information here to get on the walkie-talkie system at target over the phone. I blocked caller ID and from my cell phone called Target I told them I needed transferred to sporting goods and the operator inquired “why?” I told her I had questions about some fishing gear. When the sporting goods associate answered, I told her that I was from “Tech Support” and was investigating “noise in the line” and needed transferred to ext. 789. The associate said “I don’t think there is an ext 789.” I assured her that there was and it was used only by “tech Support” while investigating issues. She said “OK…I’ll try it.” I heard a beep or two and then talking from the walkie-talkies over my cell phone speaker. I announced “I need the shoe department to talk on your radio, we are investigating a problem.” I was answered with “I am the only person in shoes, please find somebody else to do it!” We played for 10 minutes with them, having people count and contact each other.

By: Blue Light Special

Blue Light Special — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:49:34 +0000

This is a great website. My brother and I used to hold long conversations over the K-Mart intercom. We did this when we were not moving the blue light and announcing bogus “Blue Light Specials.” We sound very similar, but do not look much alike. We would go to opposite ends of the store, and start talking, taking turns. The store employees would come see me near a phone, thinking they had the guy, then my brother would speak, and they would leave me alone. They would find him, and I would speak,so they know that neither one of us was involved and they would look for other innocent people. We used to do this every time that we entered the store!

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:58:13 +0000

No kyle, at walmart, if you attempt to page while someone else is paging, you’ll get a busy signal.

By: kyle

kyle — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:42:43 +0000

if im in walmart and announce a suprise shopping spree then leave the phone off the hook could employees still pick up another phone and say something over the intercom

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:54:50 +0000

Best Buy – All Cashiers to the Front: Code 1

Have fun :)

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:06:47 +0000

What is the paging code at Albertson’s?

By: Circuit City Guy

Circuit City Guy — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:56:42 +0000

Circuit Citys’ paging code for all stores is 50. 0 is the operator, and 5580 is the in company help desk. In order to access a live person from the help desk you have to give them an 8 digit peoplesoft ID. Most if not all of these IDs’ start with 10. I’m not sure if this will work from the outside because as soon as you call the store you get a machine dialing 0 gets you the operator, if you’re lucky you’ll get someone who actually knows how to transfer to extensions. Here’s the downside, the only extension in the store that’s a 2 digit code is the paging extension so what you do is ask to be transferred to 50X(make up a number). Have Fun!

By: URFACE

URFACE — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:03:47 +0000

MOST STAPLES NOW HAVE VERTICAL INSTANTOFFICE PHONE SYSTEMS AND USUALLY HAVE PAGE BUTTONS ON THEM

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:10:24 +0000

Actually, my target is different. I hit 52 and AP comes to arrest me. It only goes through if you dial 52# (at least in Mt. Laurel, NJ) I’ve tried 522 and i was threatned to be arrested by AP, same thing with 52. 52# seems to be untraceable and works. Here’s how.
Go to a phone. Not a red customer phone. Usually a grey trimline or other basic household phone. Never use a register!

Pick it up and dial 52#. You’ll hear ’bout 4 beeps. When they are over talk and hang up. There is a slight chance of them calling or threatnimg to call AP, depending on if the area of the store has a security camera.

By: zoidy

zoidy — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:44:17 +0000

For most newer Toshiba phone systems, some easy fun can be had…

to forward the phone, dial #6011, pause, then the extension to forward to… you should hear some beeps and hang up.

if you were able to get an outside line from the phone by pressing 9 (disabled sometimes), you can throw that into your dial string.

all page on Toshiba is #30, emergency page is #37

By: snump

snump — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:30:09 +0000

Target’s is only 52. The # is used to bring attention to the announcement. Also some other useful extensions:

209 – AP (Assets Protection or Loss Prevention)
201 – Usually the STL (store manager)
236 – Service Desk
300 – GSTL office (the cashier’s boss) or GE ETL (guest experience executive team lead who is the GSTL’s boss)

By: Maryy

Maryy — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:25:32 +0000

Lol i love the tasty corn thing. One of my favorites is to go to a walmart phone and say in a really shrill voice “OH MY GOD! THEY KILLED KENNY! YOU BASTARDS!”

By: Mr. X

Mr. X — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:57:09 +0000

HELP!!! I live in Philadelphia and I need the paging codes for the Sears stores in the following malls:
King of Prussia Mall (PA)
Moorestown Mall (NJ)
Freehold Raceway Mall (NJ)
Woodbridge Center (NJ)
These are the only ones I go to.
PLEASE POST THE ANSWER. Oh, and do all Sears stores have the same code???????????? HELP!!!!!