~Do You Leave Voicemails?~

With more and more people only having cell phones, often they don't even check their voicemail, they just look at missed calls. I can't tell you how many times I have left a message, only to have the person call me back without listening to it.

Some people just dont like to talk to machines, others may be shy about how their voice may sound, others may be paranoid in the case that their voicemail may be used for something..who knows lolz

I too don't like leaving voice mails. In this day and age, where everybody has celphones that have caller ID's I assume that there are reasons why people don't pick up calls. And if they ate truly tied up, then they would call back.

Yea I too don't like leaving voice mail, reason being I don't want to take the chance of the message being deleted by a third person, and this causing communication gap between me and the person I was trying to reach .

I leave them if it's a friend or family member. They can see my number, too.

It's kind of awkward and I'm not used to it. Sometimes, I don't even know how to use it. I'd rather text or call the person especially if I'll be leaving a sensitive or important message.

I will leave a message sometimes. For instance, if I'm trying to get in touch with my doctor, or something like that. But if I'm just trying to call my husband, or my mom, or something, then I won't. I know they have caller id, and they'll see I called. And for the most part, if I'm just calling family, it's usually not important.

It depends on who I am calling and why I am calling them. If I am calling a friend or a family member just to talk, then I usually won't leave a message, because I figure they are busy and I didn't really have a reason other than to chat with them. If it is something important, though, then I will leave a message. If it is a business, then I usually do not leave a message, because I want to talk with someone directly not leave a message and wait for someone to call me back. On the other hand, if I know that I can only speak with that particular person, then I will usually leave a message.

Sometimes I think that people are screening, and do not want to hear from that caller. I pick and choose when I will leave a message, it depends on the purpose of the call.

I don't like to leave a message if I can help it.

depending whom am I calling.I rarely use my cell phone.

I don't have trouble leaving voice messages but I always smile as I speak. I've heard recordings of my voice and somehow you can tell when I'm smiling.

I only leave voicemails when I feel that it is important to get a call back otherwise I feel like there is no sense of urgency. Mostly I text people if they dont answer their phones and I think its the age we live in now where people would rather text than spend time on the phone with someone. Our communication has almost dwindled down to nothing, its actually quite sad

Many people don't like the sound of their own voice but for me its just I hate talking to a machine and as you mentioned most people just delete them. If it was a live person it makes me more likely to leave a message.

I don't always leave a message either because at times I know I will see someone later on that day.

Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. It depends on my mood.

I will always leave a voice message if the subject matter is important because I believe that the importance can be conveyed more clearly with my voice than through typing a text.

I don't leave a message unless what I phoned about is really important. I hate talking to machines.

I don't like talking to other people's machines. My own machines, however, are a delight to talk to.

I never leave voice mails because i hate voicemails and never listen to mine so why should i leave someone a voice mail