ARGH!!!! "Hello"---"Who is this?"

[AlCzervik]

Someone just called my house, they don't say hello they say "Who is this?" I hate that!! That is the most annoying phone thing. so i said "It's me" "Who is me?" "You called my house so you should know who me is"

[billyskank]

1. Someone once phoned me up and asked if they could put me on hold

No. *click* :wtf:

[evlbstrd]

2. I hate it, too.

And I use the same response.

[Tikki]

3. Standard replies.....

q:"Who is this?'....a:"Who did you wish to speak to?"

q:"What phone number is this?"...a:"Who do you wish to speak to?"

q: "Is this 867-5309?"...a:"Who do you wish to speak to?"

q:"Is you mother/father/parents home?"....a:"May I have your phone number and I will have them call you back?"

Unlisted phone number....always, ask the caller how they got your phone number.


Tikki

[no name no slogan]

4. That's why I keep an airhorn by the phone

a couple little toots and that's the last I hear from them.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

5. That's better than what I got last week.

Phone rings, and I pick up:
"Hello?"
"Hey (garbled)?"
"Who?"
"Hey Joe!"
"There's no Joe living here. I think you have the wrong number."
"Fuck you, you fucking fuck!" Click.

I was sorely tempted to call them back (I only have a cell phone, so I have the number in my phone) but I decided against it.

[crispini]

7. Good gad.

All of the wrong numbers that call me are invariably very polite.

[crispini]

6. Yeah, but usually that's some random wrong number anyway.

It's annoying, but I don't know them, so I don't care about being rude to them (or them being rude to me, for that matter.)

What I *really* hate is when someone whom I only know marginally well calls me up and expects me to recognize their voice. WTF? The conversation goes like this:

Me: Hello
Them: Hello.
(awkward silence.)

Me: Um... who is this?
Them: Don't you know?

Um, NO, dickwad, if I did, I wouldn't have asked!!!! :mad:

[Left Is Write]

9. I always identify myself (except to my parents and my husband).

If I say, "Dad, this is Cathy," he'll laugh a little and say, "Yeah, I know." And of course my husband knows my voice.

Anyone else, though - and that includes my own brother and sisters - I'll identify myself. I can't stand it when people make you play little guessing games about who is on the other end of the line.

[Patiod]

11. I hang up on anyone who says "guess who this is?"

I hate phone games.

[Left Is Write]

8. That is incredibly rude.

If they're not sure they dialed the right number they could say, "Hello. This is ____, and I'm looking for ______. Have I reached the right number?"

[Debi]

10. This summer some ass who used the name Brad

gave out a fake number which happened to be my cel phone number. I got several calls from females asking for Brad. (One even called back the next day...like I'm gonna lie for 'Brad'). I'd love to meet Brad someday so I can thank him for giving out my number...what a dip!