Wrong Number

[InsanityInc]

For the longest time the phone number my grandparents number was 1 digit off from unemployment. And the last 2 numbers were reversed for the local planned parenthood. LOT of wrong numbers.

[Emrld]

lets see - my phone number gems . . . .

A fast food resturant's number was almost the same as ours while I was growing up . . . 123 4567 vs 132 4567
We would get calls for people placing orders and looking for staff. I enjoyed the people who would use redial instead of trying to dial again.
Or they would insist that _____ was working and if I knew what was good for me I would but that idiot on the phone. They honestly didn't believe that they were not calling the correct number.
When we switched to area code plus seven the calls stopped.

Now we have a number similar to a Pharmacy that specializes in speaking another language. (I think Polish) Of course it is the Senior Citizens that moved here late in life and know little to no English (I have no issues with those of a certain age not learning English when the family moves them here) I don't know what they are speaking . . . and they don't understand me . . .I feel bad and want to help them . . .but have a communication barrier.

Then we have my sister whose number also ended in 911. On more than one occassion Mom and I called (at different times) and the phone ignored the first 7 digits (3 for area code and first 4 of number) and called 911.
911 helped us get the phone company to change her number.

[poofy_puff]

m: Hello (my company).
lk: How do you get red crayon out of a couch?
m: I'm sorry?
lk: I crushed crayon into my mom's white couch, and she's gonna kill me!
m: I'm sorry you have the wrong number.
lk: She's coming home in half an hour!
m: This is (my company).
lk: What am I gonna do?
m: I don't know. Good luck.

That's what you get for leaving your kid unsupervised. No - wait! That's what you get for having a white couch and a kid! I bet the couch would look eleventy times better if he just took the rest of the crayons and finished the job!

[rae6684]

Wrong number

Our number is similar to the local taxi firms number, you can just guess who gets woken up in the middle of the night by drunks wanting a taxi, sometimes I swear at them and sometimes I say sure its on its way - depending on how awake I am at the time

[Geek King]

WD-40 is good for getting crayon out of fabric. But it could discolor a white couch. Poor kid.

Full Description on how to do it. Does not work 100% of the time.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2037666_cray...pholstery.html

[Rapscallion]

Our number is similar to the local taxi firms number, you can just guess who gets woken up in the middle of the night by drunks wanting a taxi, sometimes I swear at them and sometimes I say sure its on its way - depending on how awake I am at the time

That brings back memories. I started gettng calls from a night club for a taxi at two in the morning and every half-hour from then. "What do you mean you're not a taxi service?"

Someone must have written down my number on business cards or something. It never happened again after that night, but it was damned irritating.

Rapscallion

[protege]

Speaking of spilling things on furniture... Shortly after my parents had their family room redone (new paint, new shelving, TV cabinet, carpet, etc.) my mother said she'd kick my ass if I spilled any model-related stuff on the floor. So needless to say, I did most of my model-building in the basement, or at Grandma's. Imagine my surprise as we're watching TV one night, and my mother is doing her nails, and had the polish bottle sitting on the floor. You all can guess what happened, and yes, I did give her a hard time about it That was a few years ago, and there's still a red spot on the floor. After that she didn't say a thing when I spent all of that New Year's working on various projects while watching TV in there

[Beckpatton]

I get that a lot at home! it would seem that my home number is very similar to the local car wash phone number because we are always getting calls for people asking us if we are open..

I am always tempted to say, "We sure are! Come on down and tell them Jim sent you, they'll give you 50% off"

mostly though my boyfriend and I just tell them sorry wrong number....

[It shouldn't]

Our number at work used to (long time ago) belong to a window company, who gave lifetime warranty on their product and then went out of business.

Every time it rains............

Me: "XXX locksmiths, can I help you?
SC: My windows are leaking!
Me: You have the wrong number.
Sc: They have a lifetime waranty!
Me: Mam/sir this is a locksmiths Co!
SC: This is the number I have for Acme windows
Me: I believe they went out of business
SC: So can you warranty my windows?
Me: NO! *click*

A few have actually called back whining: "But what about my windows?.... How do I get a hold of them? Where are they now? .... etc.....
I just tell them to call the local BBB
"Gimme their number"

[Coconut]

I got this gem last week:

Her: Hey, this is XXXX at the hospital.
Me: I'm sorry...
Her: At the (my town) hospital!
Me: Ummm...
Her: I got someone tha you need to come get.
Me: (Thinking maybe someone got sent to the hospital... I dunno) Okay, let me see what I can find out...
Her: Wait, who is this?
Me: This is blankity blank blank company.
Her: Ohhhhh! I thought I was calling the ambulance!

She had a laugh about it. I almost wonder if someone didn't give her our number as a joke.

[RetailWorkhorse]

Whose blood is that?
How did it happen?
How bad is *insert name* hurt?
How long ago did this happen?

and How many times do I have to tell you NOT to play with knives in the house?

Uhm.......Evan's Nonexistent Girlfriend!
...we were swinging the golf clubs trying to get the to spark off rocks....
He/she/IT stopped bleeding, at least. I gave him/her/IT a band-aid.
....................................about 5 years ago.................

Last count? I dunno, but you told me yesterday, too!

[Tito]

Yes, I get that all the time at work when I am filling in on the switchboard. As a matter of fact, I think that I had om at one time. Here's the original story.

[depechemodefan]

This family has a similar ph. number to mine (ie, my ends with 55, their's end with 56). We get people calling asking for Five, Eight, Ten, and we tell them they are calling the wrong number. There is usually a disapointed "oh". One time this lawyer calls, telling me he his calling back. Since he has the same accent as the other family, I imagine he was calling them (not just a random wrong number).
He says: Well, you left this message on my machine and I'm calling back.
I tell him: I didn't call you. I know I havn't called anyone but relatives today."
He says: I'm returning your call!
I tell him: you call the wrong number.

Also, does my accent sound the same as the people of the other family? Did you not notice my accent is diff. from whose ever voice on the machine?

I never bother telling the right number, since they will still argue, like it's my fault they ring the wrong number.

[cinema guy]

Her: Ohhhhh! I thought I was calling the ambulance!

Isn't the amulance 911? (or 999?)

[MadMike]

Isn't the amulance 911? (or 999?)

I think there still may be a few rural areas that don't have 911 service yet. My dad's small town, which you'd miss if you blinked while you drove thru it, was like that for the longest time. Not sure if they have it now or not.