I preferred Calvin’s method… “Please leave a message at the sound of the click.” And then he hangs up on them.
I actually used it once when someone kept calling our store after hours (calling the daytime number). After they called back for about the fourth time in ten minutes, letting the phone ring a dozen times each call, I finally got tired of it and used Calvin’s line in my best ‘answering machine’ voice. Then about five minutes later, the after-hours line rang. Turned out it was the assistant manager’s kid calling to talk to him.
I preferred Calvin’s method… “Please leave a message at the sound of the click.” And then he hangs up on them.
I actually used it once when someone kept calling our store after hours (calling the daytime number). After they called back for about the fourth time in ten minutes, letting the phone ring a dozen times each call, I finally got tired of it and used Calvin’s line in my best ‘answering machine’ voice. Then about five minutes later, the after-hours line rang. Turned out it was the assistant manager’s kid calling to talk to him.