Wrong number?

[Laura's Babies]

This happened to me today....

The phone rang and I answered it. "Hello, this is John Doe (forgot his real name), I was there Tuesday doing your yard work and I wanted to let you know I finished. I even turned the dirt in your flowerbeds like you asked.."

I was laughing by this time and I told him "Honey, I think you got the wrong number."

He said "No! I got the right number, I was at your house Tuesday!"..

So I asked, "What color is my house?"

He answered, "Your house is WHITE! I was there and I want my money for the work I did!"

Playing along I asked, "And what exactly DID you DO?"

"I mowed your lawn, weed eated and turned the dirt in your flower beds! I want my money!"

I said, "OK, what is the address where you did all this, was it on "X" street?"

He was getting ripe about now and said "Lady! I don't remember your address, it is in my work book and that is at the office!"

"Was it in a Mobile home park?

"No! It was at a white house where you LIVE!"

Then I decided to burst his bubble.. I told him "Honey, I live in a Mobile Home IN a Mobile home park and a LADY, who is my neighbor mows my yard and why would I have you turn the dirt over in my flower beds that I just planted with FLOWERS Saturday?... You HAVE called the wrong number!!!!

""Is your number XXX-XXXX...."

Shocked I said "Well, yes it is, WHO gave you THIS number and WHY would they give you the wrong number and you know where they live? Are you sure you didn't just write the number down wrong?"


"Well, I don't know. I ugh............."

I said "I bet that is what you did" and I hung up, laughing my butt off!

[Reachoutrescue]

That is so funny!!! That's is just crazy. People are just so strange! Thanks for sharing that...I needed a laugh!!

[lute]

That's so weird. Poor guy is probably kickin himself in the teeth right now.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Don't you just *LOVE IT* when someone calls you and it's an obviously Wrong Number -
but the caller will NOT believe it when you suggest that they've dialed the Wrong Number!?


"Oh no; I dial this number ALL the time."
"Oh ... when did you get so-and-so's number?"
"Well, Susie-Q answered this number last week."
"Oh, you're pullin my leg ... put Joe on!"
"Oh, wrong number? Maybe you can help anyway ..."

True Tail:
Phone rang at the Shop; I answered with Company Name & My Name ...
"OH, Sorry, wrong number!"

Seconds later
Repeat of my greeting; repeat of her "wrong number" & hang up

Instant call-back ~ ... greeting ...
Again it ... I skipped ahead to "WRONG NUMBER!" ...

She got in at least 10 calls before I *screamed* at her to HOLD ON a MINUTE! ...
WHO are you trying to call, Lady?

"My husband, Alfonzo ... he works here."
Sorry, Alfonzo does NOT work at THIS number ... what number are you dialing?

"I don't know - it's on the Speed Dialer!"


I took about 5 minutes to determine she'd JUST programmed a "new" phone a week ago;
and was making the "first call" to Hubby with her new wonder dialer.
She did NOT want to hear it had a wrong number ... "How can it be the wrong number?
I've called him at this number for years!"

OH, for the Love of ....

In desperation I pulled out the phone book and asked WHERE Hubby worked ...
a little Finger Walkin turned up a "similar" number --- IF you substituted
3 or 4 digits!

Getting her to WRITE IT DOWN, PLEASE! ... and dial it the OLD way ...
took another minute or two.
I darn nrear called Alfonzo myself ... but figgured he'd never believe me either!
I still wonder if they ever corrected the number in that speed dialer!

[pitc9]

LOL!
Some people just can't take NO for an answer... either that or they're too stubborn to admit they could be wrong!

[Laura's Babies]

As you can tell by me posting about it, I was highly amused by it.. He could just picture me standing in my white house on the phone telling him he called the wrong number to get out of paying him! (I wonder if he is going to tell that lady in the white house about the phone conversation he had with me...)

[cassiesmom]

this feels just slightly Freudian to me ... a hospital to which I frequently fax is one digit off from a local plumber ... sorry, wrong nmber!