In 1977, the Chicago-based company Empire put out their first ad with the "800 number" jingle. What is the rest of the phone number in those ads?

Empire Carpet Company was initially a local business in Chicago and the jingle was only "588-2300, Em-pire!" Then they added the 312 for Chicago's area code, and then eventually it became 1-800-588-2300. In 2002, they changed their name to Empire Today.

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