Do you feel annoying when someone keep calling your phone for the wrong person?
By yenwie84
@yenwie84 (1344)
Malaysia
July 23, 2008 12:03pm CST
I had a very annoying experience on this before. There was once a middle aged lady I supposed who kept on calling my hand phone but called someone else's name which I did not know at all. At first,it was fine for me because it was quite common for someone to dial the wrong number. I talked to her in a polite way that she was calling the wrong number,there was no one named so and so that she wanted to look for. Again after I put down the phone,a few minutes later,she called back again and asked for the same wrong person. I informed for the second time,the same thing. But she still called my number for the third time,I felt really annoyed that I just hung up the phone without saying anything for the third time. Was I acting rude? What would you do if you were me? Do you feel annoying too? Please share,thanks.
4 responses
@lrglara (1334)
• Philippines
23 Jul 08
nope, you're not acting rude. your reaction is understandable. i don't know if people really did dial the wrong number or they just want to annoy you. before, someone called me intentionally, and asked for a different person. well, i use to do that when i was younger, looking for phone pals... anyway, those people called so many times that i have to blow a whistle over the phone to make them stop. i kept banging the phone but they just wouldnt stop. finally, i told them, if they talk to me nicely, i will talk them nicely. and they did. they said that they just want to be friend me. i told them, im sorry. i would love to chat but im waiting for a very important phone call. they eventually stopped. now that is annoying!
@debjit (339)
• India
23 Jul 08
I'd not care to respose to this post few days ago. But when I see this topic I could not help me avoiding this topic now.
There's a story behind this change. No one can understand it if he has not faced such annoying problem. From last week lot of people are calling my mobile asking for some Mr. Gupta. I don't know him and those who are asking him. It's not their fault as the similarities in our phone numbers. But it becomes really irritating when you have to answere hundred times that you are not that person they are looking for. Sometimes I have to switch off my mobile to avoid such situations.
@bbsr13 (4196)
• India
23 Jul 08
Hello,Yenwie!Because of cross- connections often such things happen in the phones.it is not the mistake of the cooler.in such cases you just reply politely - sorry it is not the number he/she is dialing.but after some time if the same thing is repeated tell that she/he should stop dialing for some time or after calling some other number try the call so that the desired person may be contacted.thanx.
