What is your greeting on your answering machine or cell phone?
By kimbers867
@kimbers867 (2539)
United States
February 22, 2008 7:00am CST
Right now mine just states our phone number and all our names. Depending on my mood or the time of the year, I change it.
Past Christmas's I have had the girls sing or one year our message said something like this: "We are busy feeding Santa's reindeer please leave us a message".
This past new year, I had a greeting that I was in a meeting with the Baltimore Ravens for a job interview as their new headcoach. That one got a lot of chuckles because all our friends know I am such a huge football fan.
As you can tell I have fun doing this.
So what have you ever recorded on your greeting??
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6 responses
@icyorchid (2564)
• United States
23 Feb 08
Not a smart idea to say no one is home right now. I would just leave it with we can't come to the phone. That way no info is volunteered to unwelcome guest.
Sorry, been there before and well, will not do that ever again as it is trouble telling people you are not home. I screen my calls and if I want to answer, I pick up if not they leave a message, but I am home
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@icyorchid (2564)
• United States
23 Feb 08
I wouldn't do that on our answering machine, I have the default message.......you know just leave a message and we will get back to you. lol
Leaving names and phone # on the machine is giving anyone who doesn't know you information and act like they know you, so be careful with that.
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@KKKBsmom (1092)
• United States
22 Feb 08
Geez aren't you getting clever and busy! LOL... we are not into fone messages! LOL
I keep the generic guy on there... I hate answering machines!! LOL
I have been prone to turn it off... if they don't know my cell phone... well I probably don't want to talk anyway! LOL
Hope you have a good day!
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@icyorchid (2564)
• United States
23 Feb 08
I love it when it is a business call and they hang up on the machine. lol
I get calls for about 6 different people who DON'T live with me and they hang up so I can't tell them. lol I hate my house phone and am getting it disconnected soon. Need me call my cell :)
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@kimbers867 (2539)
• United States
23 Feb 08
Now see I'm the opposite, I hate my cellphone. I only have it for emergencies. When we were out the house I had the calls forwarded to the cellphone and I hated the constant interruptions. LOL Wow I sound like my dad, when our house phone use to ring. Before the days of answering machines, I would get so mad if he would tell me the phone rang but he didn't answer it. My feeling is that if it is important people will leave a message.
@AmbiePam (91942)
• United States
22 Feb 08
I tried several things, and I never liked how I sounded, or the message sounded, so in the end I made it really simple. If someone gets my answering machine, all they hear is, "It's Amber, leave a message." But does it help that I sound really friendly when I say it? LOL
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@kimbers867 (2539)
• United States
22 Feb 08
Personally, I think attitude is everything! Keep playing around with it you never know!
@pat1959in (59)
• United States
23 Feb 08
We just have a simple one. You have reach the Simpson please leave a message. Hubby has one on his cell where he keeps saying Hello Hello anyone there? I hate it because we always try to answer him.
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@kimbers867 (2539)
• United States
23 Feb 08
Oh I hear you. I have done that many times with people.
What I really hate is when you get the message please listen to the music while your party is being located. No, let me just leave a message you don't need to find them, it's not that important. LOL
@WhiteDoveLost (139)
• United States
22 Feb 08
Mine is a robot voice saying that you are free to leave a message though the toxic neuro gas has probably already taken effect on the owner of the phone. It's funny if you've played Portal. It's GLADOS.
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@kimbers867 (2539)
• United States
22 Feb 08
Cool, I don't know the game but I bet your friends get it.
