Quote Originally Posted by slick
...If I were in your shoes, I would set my answering machine to say something like "You've reached the right number but this is the xxxxxx household and not the appliance repair shop. If you wish to speak to xxxxxx or xxxxxxx please leave a message, otherwise go back to the yellow pages and find another shop. Thank you."
Good idea. I would include the real phone number of the appliance shop in your message. It's not their fault that the phone company got it wrong. But, some people won't listen to the message and will leave a message anyway. It's not your responsibility to correct them.