To my dearest daytime callers,
Why would you think you could reach someone during daytime at their home phone number?I just happened to be at home these 2 days and I already got at least 5 or 6 phone calls from various sources to look for my parents. They include banks, doctors, telephone and gas companies, and the ultimate of all, the promoting companies. It's annoying to pick up the phones to deal with them, tell them they are not available, and reply when prompted a better time to call. It's always a struggle to decide if I should pick it up at all, given that the call displays works too slow, often after 3 rings and when voice mail mode activates. To solve the problem? Pick it up regardless, and then tell them to call back later. Most of the time there is no call back, or even worse, they call back the next day at the same time, hoping that they will be available. What makes them think that you work one day and you are off the other? For the companies that are stupid enough to call you the next day, they must only have employees work during 9-5. For those actually make the effort to call you after work, aka dinner time or cooking time, they must be one of those advertising company.
You may say I can just ignored the calls and let them ring, and then check voicemail later. That doesn't quite work, since my parents are a little bit paranoid about the fact that thieves might call before they take action. Oh, we did had unknown calls before which confirms their suspicion to the myth.
I guess I have no choice but to pick up the calls. However, the question remain, why can't they call a different time? It's a problem hard to solve.
from the annoyed home-stayer
3 Comments:
hmmm... maybe they are just... dumb? i dunno ... its quite silly for them obviously but maybe they deserve it!
you should have some funny line to tell them when they call.
I remember a banker calling my mom during the day.
I just asked him "Sir, what are you doing right now. AT work right? Well then, wtf do you think she's doing.
DUHHHH"
click.
wkendhacker: hehe, should jot that quote down.
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