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by Trisha Had her baby on January 3rd, 2008

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A phone call comes in and they ask for the wrong person, and they hang up. They call again you you tell them again they have the wrong phone number. When they call the third time, do you answer, ignore, or get mad?

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  • by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on January 3rd, 2008

    Sheriff Raff -Answerhag

    I say that destiny has brought us together and ask them when they want to do lunch.

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  • by Olero on January 3rd, 2008

    Olero

    I'd answer and pretend they have the right number so they'd stop calling me

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  • by Yarnlady is happy every day on January 3rd, 2008

    Yarnlady is happy every day

    On the first call, you ask "What number were you trying to reach?" That eliminates any further calls.

    If they continue to call, ask for their number, or look at your caller ID and tell them you are going to report them.

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  • by deltabtry on January 3rd, 2008

    deltabtry

    Just ask them what number they dialed, have them repeat it to you, this way you can find out what the problem is.

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  • by Jane on January 3rd, 2008

    Jane

    i probably answer, "still not [said name]" or not answer

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  • by friendsfreak on January 3rd, 2008

    friendsfreak

    Answer the phone and tell ask them what number they are trying to dial and maybe you can solve that they are dialing wrong or forgetting the area code. Thats the friendly way. You could pick up the phone an yell at them if it is really frustrating you, but they may call again after that!

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  • by Crystal on January 3rd, 2008

    Crystal

    After the first time,I stop answering the phone. If they have the wrong person,then why the hell do they keep calling you back for?

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  • by Atillion on January 3rd, 2008

    Atillion

    LOL yeah.. just say you're whoever they're asking for and tell them that you never want to see or speak to them EVER again!

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  • by iwnit on January 4th, 2008

    iwnit

    If possible, I clear this already by the first call, asking them which number they were calling.

    If not possible by the first call, I would certainly insist on clearing it by the second call.

    By the third call, I could get undiplomatic, depending on the situation.

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  • by darksiderollerchick on January 4th, 2008

    darksiderollerchick

    i answer so they know they have the wrong number again and then say better luck next time. no point getting mad, people dont make mistakes on purpose.

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  • by Kal-El on January 3rd, 2008

    Kal-El

    Third time I would ignore.

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  • by loveschimps on January 3rd, 2008

    loveschimps

    I would ignore the third time and let answering machine pick up.

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  • by Fox Happy on January 3rd, 2008

    Fox Happy

    I usually yell by the second time.

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  • by Zombies on January 3rd, 2008

    Zombies

    Get mad. This happened to us, we also left a rude voicemail message. Within a week all of the wrong numbers stopped happening.

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  • by redcatt63 is around here somewhere...... on August 5th, 2008

    redcatt63 is around here somewhere......

    I'm polite the first time and tell them they've dialed the wrong number. I've had someone call that I KNOW must have hit re-dial because she called back in seconds. She...and several others who call very late at night...sounded like she was drunk. And then THEY get mad at the person they called because it's not who they were trying to reach. I have caller I.D., so if they keep it up, I'd report them. I've also been tempted to prank them in the middle of the night, but then..they might have caller I.D. too!

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  • by Im Alec has abandoned this account on January 4th, 2008

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    Ask them if they have Alzheimer's, because my mother (who has Alzheimer's) does exactly that.

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  • by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on January 3rd, 2008

    DA BEN DAN yanggui zi

    nope I just tell them to relax the pizza or cab is on its way....

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  • by Butterfly69870 on January 3rd, 2008

    Butterfly69870

    this happened when I first got my new cell phone. Fianlly I would just act like Im the person and they get really confused and pissed off, Then they think that person is there just putting somebody else on the phone, they get mad at the person and stop calling! voila!

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  • by val gal on August 5th, 2008

    val gal

    Love patience and tolerance for every person all the time.

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  • by monchi on August 5th, 2008

    monchi

    If i'm at work, i'd explain the situation and get a colleague to answer it. Funnily enough, if this was the case, whether the colleague answers it or i decide to ignore it, its usually someone other than the wrong caller and they'll ask why didn't i pick up the phone!?

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  • by val gal on July 12th, 2008

    val gal

    I would be as nice and patient as I could. Eventually the person will get bored and move on to someone more reactive.

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  • by AnonymousGirl on June 8th, 2010

    AnonymousGirl

    I don't think that you should get mad at the person. One time, my friend gave me a phone # to call. No matter how many times I tried to call it, I still reached the wrong person. It turns out she had messed up her phone #. She was confused why she was never getting my calls, but we finally sorted out the problem. Anyway, just politely ask the person who calls you, "Are you sure you have the right number? There could have been a mistake. Ask your friend what his/her number is again and check the digits to make sure they're right."

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