What was not mentioned was the people who bought the houses with those numberrs, also bought them at a lower price...

Arcadia to reconsider address change requests again in light of superstition - SG Tribune

4's in Mandarin Chinese and Japanese sound like the word death in each language. 8's are lucky, since they have the sound of wealth.

If you noticed, the phone number for childbook has a few 8's in it. 2's and 6's are also considered good.

And yes, I was a bit picky on the Telephone Numbers for my business:

626-810-2088
800-689-1218

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