nuisane calls

raq

Sunday night - 10.00 pm
Monday night - 9.20pm
Today - 4.55pm


Calling the house phone, sadly no number and asking stupid questions. Sounds like some prank because sounds like the person is holding their noise. When asked if we could call them back they said , "NO", i will call back later. Told her not to call at a late time like last night and they denied they rang. I was very polite and professional but if they call again I know I won,t.

Do I ignore the calls and just let it ring. Thing is we also have our home number as a business line aswell so every call is answered.

So stupid really, something like this would never have got to me, but sadly today it has.

Any other ideas ?? Or anybody else been through similar ??

Thanks

heartbreak_star

Find out the number and Google it? At least then you'll know who it is.

HBS x

aileth

Answer the phone, say you've got a bath running, can they hold a minute while they turn the tap off, put the phone down somewhere in the house and then go and continue whatever else you were doing, keeping them holding. Then you can waste their time for a bit, after all of yours they've wasted

It's certainly stopped my unwanted calls after a few times after someone in Cornwall used my phone number for pig feed and haylage companies and they refused to stop calling me as the fella seemed to be in a bit of debt and they refused to accept a 25 year old yorkshire lady wasn't a Cornish male farmer called Barry.

19lottie82

Get a whistle and blow it down the phone, loudly.

Or ask them to hold the line a moment and go off for ten minutes, then come back, "sorry, I'll just be a moment" and repeat. And repeat, until they get fed up.

go_cat

When your pick up the phone let the caller speak first if its friends or family they will say hello or something if you get no response just put phone down.

These people thrive on your reactions

heartbreak_star

19lottie82 wrote: »

Get a whistle and blow it down the phone, loudly.

Please, please don't do this - I know someone that lost an eardrum to this and nowadays I believe some sort of charge could be pressed!

HBS x

Funky_Bold_Ribena

19lottie82 wrote: »

Get a whistle and blow it down the phone, loudly.

You are full of excellent advice lately aren't you?

OP just put the phone down and walk away, they will soon get fed up.

raq

heartbreak_star wrote: »

find out the number and google it? At least then you'll know who it is.

Hbs x

no number listed

raq

Funky_Bold_Ribena wrote: »

You are full of excellent advice lately aren't you?

OP just put the phone down an

d walk away, they will soon get fed up.

my hubby got a few choice words to be honest with you. He just laughed

raq

go_cat wrote: »

When your pick up the phone let the caller speak first if its friends or family they will say hello or something if you get no response just put phone down.

These people thrive on your reactions

I did this with the first call on sunday evening. Just when the phone rings late at night you go into panic moad.

raq

aileth wrote: »

Answer the phone, say you've got a bath running, can they hold a minute while they turn the tap off, put the phone down somewhere in the house and then go and continue whatever else you were doing, keeping them holding. Then you can waste their time for a bit, after all of yours they've wasted

It's certainly stopped my unwanted calls after a few times after someone in Cornwall used my phone number for pig feed and haylage companies and they refused to stop calling me as the fella seemed to be in a bit of debt and they refused to accept a 25 year old yorkshire lady wasn't a Cornish male farmer called Barry.

very good idea, didn,t think of that one. Thankyou
Will keep you posted IF the phone goes again.