Annoying Phone Calls

@CRK109 (14556)
United States
November 7, 2015 12:55pm CST
I love being able to see who is calling so I can decide whether or not to answer the phone. But a new local number has begun calling recently, so I finally decided I had to know who it was. I answered the phone and it was some company wanting to sell me life insurance. He began by asking my age, which I would not tell him. He asked if I was on disability. He then began the spiel about their life insurance and I told him I was not interested. He then asked if their company could call me again with more specifics and I emphatically said no. So guess what? They still call! But at least now I know who the call is coming from so I ignore them. With my smart phone, I can block annoying numbers like that. With my landline I can't block them, so I've learned to just let it ring and go about my business! I just wish they would learn to abide by people's wishes.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
7 Nov 15
Blocking can be a lovely option.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
7 Nov 15
No kidding! I love hitting that button on my smart phone and saying goodbye once and for all to annoying callers! lol
• United States
7 Nov 15
Wish that option worked on my phone. I set it to only allow calls from contacts, but instead of that, it blocks calls from everybody.
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
7 Nov 15
There has been a growing trend lately among some of these telemarketers for making multiple phone calls to the same house in one day. All I can guess is they are getting paid big bucks, because I don't see why else they'd waste their time. May be why they keep calling you.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
7 Nov 15
Must be the case but now that I know who they are, they are definitely wasting their time! lol
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
7 Nov 15
Yeah, if I do not know them I do not answer them. They ask lots of nosy questions.
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
7 Nov 15
I hate getting calls from people I do not know. I am really bad and will not answer the phone if I don't recognize the name or number. If they leave a message and I do find out I know them I will call back. My husband likes to answer those calls as he gets sarcastic to them.
@JudyEv (381745)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 15
I think it is really rude when you've said you're not interested and they still call. I'm glad you're able to ignore their calls.
@Auntylou (4262)
• Oxford, England
7 Nov 15
I have no blocking option on my mobile but report spam calls to my provider and this seems to stop most