Do you leave voicemail when nobody answers the call?

@mermaidivy (15395)
United States
August 16, 2009 6:23am CST
People usually set their voicemail box so we can leave message for them vocally when it is transfered to the voicemail box. I personally don't liek to leave voicemail because I always feel my voice sounds stranger in record and I feel weird talking like nobody on the phone so most of the time I hang up or send a text if I have something to tell to the person. What about you? Do you feel awkward leaving a voicemail? Can you do it comfortably? Let's share your opinions :-)
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37 responses
@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
20 Aug 09
Nope, I never leave voicemail messages. I just hang up the phone when I call someone I know and they have their answering machine on. Good thing answering machines and voicemail message services are very rare here. Im sure there are those places and people who utilize those services but for me, Id really rather not. I feel very awkward and uncomfortable using those. Its also a record of what I said, so anyone can take that and use it to what ever they have in mind.
@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
25 Aug 09
yeah, that's probably the best way to go about it.^_^
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
24 Aug 09
I don't either, rather the person call me back.
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@panjababu (226)
• India
21 Aug 09
no, i don't like to leave voicemail when nobody answers my call.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
24 Aug 09
I don't either.
@youless (112383)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Aug 09
Although it seems to be embarrassing to speak alone and then leave a voicemail, but I still do so. At least my call won't be in vain completely. At least the caller will know I have called him/her. And then he/she can reply to me later. I love China
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
Thanks for sharing :-)
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
16 Aug 09
No never. The person I called will see the number and, I hope, phone back when they are free to do so. I find voice mail very impersonal and would use any method to contact the person but never, ever would I leave a spoken message
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
16 Aug 09
I don't do it either unless it is the ONLY way I can contact the person or have something very urgent to tell.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
16 Aug 09
Surely the person that you are calling would see the number and return the call? Unless they were out of credit of course
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
16 Aug 09
I only call the people that I always call so they most likely will call me right back when they see the missed calls.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
17 Aug 09
Hi mermaidivy! It depends on who I am calling and what I have to tell them! If it is really important then I might leave a message, if it isn't a cell phone! I don't pick up my cell phone messages because it eats up my minutes and I let my friends know that! I will see that they have called me and call them back if it has something to do with meeting them! If it is a home phone then I might leave a message! I don't have a problem talking to voicemail, even though I hate my voice!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
haha I don't hate my voice butI just feel weird listening to my voice in record.
@MissTina (124)
• United States
18 Aug 09
Oh I would hate for my voice mails to count against my minutes!! I did not think that any phone companies did that anymore! I would not check my voice mails very often if that were the case for me. Especially since I use my cell phone for all of my calls. I rarely use my house phone.
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
19 Aug 09
hello friend, I'm not voice mail...have a great day!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
24 Aug 09
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
25 Aug 09
ok thanks for that thumb ups, my friend. Call me if you want..lol( that a joke my friend) take care my friend
• India
16 Aug 09
Me too…I just feel so awkward talking to nobody in particular or to a machine. Even I think my voice sounds very unreal and weak when recorded, even I could not recognize my voice once after I had recorded it just for fun.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
16 Aug 09
Right... I have recorded voice for fun with my siter, we both feel our voice are weird :-p
• United States
17 Aug 09
is good to record voicemail, it make know who is calling and what the person what to say..........
@sk66rc (4250)
• United States
22 Aug 09
I always leave a message even if it's a short one. There are times I called my friend & said, "Hey, this is ***. Call me." They might be in a place where they don't get a signal, they might be busy at the moment or whatever the reason it may be, they can always listen to the message & get back to me.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
24 Aug 09
THanks for sharing :-)
@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
18 Aug 09
I do not like to leave a voice message. I prefer to call back when he can say.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
I prefer to receive a call back too.
@deejean06 (1952)
• United States
18 Aug 09
Hi mermaid...Of course I leave a voicemail when no one answers. I know my voice sounds weird and deeper on the machine, but if I expect someone to get back to me I know I have to at least try to leave a message.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
Thanks for sharing :-)
@happy6162 (3001)
• United States
18 Aug 09
Most of the time I do not leave a voicemail. Once in awhile if I have tried someone and they have not got back to me then I will leave a voicemail and my voice does sound real different when I leave a message.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
My voice sounds way different when I leave a message too... that's why I don't do that.
@MissTina (124)
• United States
18 Aug 09
I will almost always leave a voice mail. I am a busy person and sometimes it is so much easier to know what a person is calling about before I speak to them so it doesn't have to be many different calls back and forth. It does depend upon who I call though, because if I leave my mother a voice mail it is almost guaranteed that she will call me back before ever listening to it! Ha! I also think that sometimes it is easier to leave voice mails because some people are just impossible to get off the phone when you just need to tell them something quick. I also usually will not leave a message if I am just calling them to meet them somewhere, then I will just wait for them to call me back.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
Thanks for sharing :-)
@vkondrad (47)
• United States
17 Aug 09
I always leave messages so the person will know what I am calling about. Also ... if I am calling someone at home and they have an answering machine but no caller ID (my grandmother) I always leave a message because then I get points for at least calling her even if she wasn't home. Smile!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
Thanks for sharing :-)
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
17 Aug 09
LMAO, nope I hate leaving a message like you I think I sound funny recorded, not to mention people say to me, what did you say, I didn't understand, oh man I hate it, so no when the voice mail comes on I hang up, I leave messages for my daughter and she has never asked me what did you say mom,wonder why that is think maybe other people were trying to be funny lol whatever the case I still refuse to leave messages lol
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
17 Aug 09
I don't like to receive message either..
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
17 Aug 09
why not? I have no problem with other people leaving me messages, I just don't like to leave them, I left an out going message on my home phone a few times, after a few tries I thought it sound pretty cool, lol
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
17 Aug 09
I leave a voicemail if I really need to let them know something. If it is not important, I do not. I don't really feel comfortable doing it, I like to know that they did get the message.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
Thanks for sharing :-)
@dpk262006 (58677)
• Delhi, India
17 Aug 09
Hi there! I do not feel like leaving voice mail messages on answering machine or my cell phone. I think, if I'm unable to take any call due to any reason whatsoever, the caller should guess that I'm busy elsewhere. I do have caller ID on my land line phone and cell phones, as well, I can see the caller's number from the ID (provided the caller is known to me).
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
Thanks for sharing :-)
@ShellyB (5241)
• United States
17 Aug 09
If I consider what I was going to say an emergency, I will leave a message in their voicemail or answer machine, if my call it is just to say hello then I will hang up and call again whenever.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
Thanks for sharing :-)
@UK_Shree (3603)
17 Aug 09
I do leave a voicemail if I need to leave an important/urgent message. Usually I do not bother because most of the time I will call someone up just to say hello. If they see a missed call from me then they can call me back whenever, but if it is really important then I will leave them a message so they are more likely to get back to me asap.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
Thanks for sharing :-)
@nrn2003 (661)
• United States
17 Aug 09
I will leave a voicemail if I do want someone to call me back or if it is something important. I usually wont call someone back unless they leave a voicemail so I try to do that if I want to talk to them.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
Thanks for sharing :-)
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
17 Aug 09
i got a terrible voice, so I don't... LOLZZZZZ i leave it up to the answering machine he can do a better job
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
18 Aug 09
haha I don't have a terrible voice, I just feel I have a weird voice in record.