Wrong Numbers
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jayfurrI don't get a lot of calls at home (that is, when I'm actually at home and not in, say, Schenectady or Durango) and when I do, I usually don't even answer the phone unless I recognize the number on the caller ID. (We have the kind that announces the number so I don't even have to put down what I'm doing to go see who it is.)
Consequently, we don't get a lot of wrong numbers or telemarketers -- people hear our message and just hang up.
But on my cell phone, random out-of-the-blue callers are, like as not, actual customers trying to contact me about some upcoming class, so I pretty much have to answer. And sometimes the calls are customers, but fairly frequently they're random wrong numbers.
From local morons.
Who proceed to argue with me as to why I'm not the person they're trying to reach.
Just had one, in fact:
"Hi, this is Jay, can I help you?"
... pause ...
"This is Susie's mom. What are you doing on Susie's phone?"
"Um, I think you've got the wrong number. No Susie here."
"I called 802-324-1234, that's Susie's number!"
"Well, you got 802-324-1243, that's my number, ma'am."
*click*
... pause ...
*ring*
"Hi, this is Jay, can I help you?"
*click*
... pause ...
*ring*
"Hi, this is still Jay, and there's still no Susie here. Could you pay attention as you dial this time?"
*muttered curses*
*click*
Idiot. Yes, I know I could have just stopped answering but it was more fun my way.
Consequently, we don't get a lot of wrong numbers or telemarketers -- people hear our message and just hang up.
But on my cell phone, random out-of-the-blue callers are, like as not, actual customers trying to contact me about some upcoming class, so I pretty much have to answer. And sometimes the calls are customers, but fairly frequently they're random wrong numbers.
From local morons.
Who proceed to argue with me as to why I'm not the person they're trying to reach.
Just had one, in fact:
"Hi, this is Jay, can I help you?"
... pause ...
"This is Susie's mom. What are you doing on Susie's phone?"
"Um, I think you've got the wrong number. No Susie here."
"I called 802-324-1234, that's Susie's number!"
"Well, you got 802-324-1243, that's my number, ma'am."
*click*
... pause ...
*ring*
"Hi, this is Jay, can I help you?"
*click*
... pause ...
*ring*
"Hi, this is still Jay, and there's still no Susie here. Could you pay attention as you dial this time?"
*muttered curses*
*click*
Idiot. Yes, I know I could have just stopped answering but it was more fun my way.
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Date: 2008-09-03 07:22 pm (UTC)You've never called my house, right? I have an answering machine message that drives folks nuts:
"Thank you for calling. We really do appreciate your call. However, we don't want to sell our house. We don't need siding for our home. Our windows are new. We don't need another credit card. ...."
It goes on for about a minute.
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Date: 2008-09-03 07:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-03 08:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-04 10:07 am (UTC)Wait, I thought you said a way to bypass annoying family members. Never mind.