Your phone number, prior to it being yours..

Does anyone else have this problem?


My phone number apparently used to be the number for this car detailing place called Detail Max. I get at least two phone calls a week from people asking to set up an appointment. When I say, 'I'm sorry you have the wrong number this is a private residence', they generally say okay, well then do you know what the number is. They also will say are you sure as this what is listed in the phone book. When I get this question I wonder if people think that I live in the garage that used to be the detail shop.

Maybe I should just start making appointments and sending these people to a business that no longer exists. :X

 

Ugh that sucks!

I have the same problem with my cell, either that it used to belong to this guy named James or it's really close to the number belonging to this guy named James. It really wouldn't annoy me that much except James' friends like to call in the middle of the night...very rude.

 

hahaa I have people calling my phone number all the time asking for a Theresa something and they call and call and call, and I say there is no Theresa living here, stop calling.. But they still continue to call. Its very frusterating..

 

Interesting story...

My sister had my Grandma's phone number programmed into her phone, and after Grandma passed away, she could never bring herself to remove it. So one day a few years later (yes, years) the phone rang and it showed up on the phone as Grandma's name......... it was a wrong number from the person who now has it (obviously), but a very freaky coincidence....

 

Yup.. had the same thing.. it was some kind of installation company that had the number before me.. most annoying thing is they were still using my number on their truck and their letters/papers! Plus they weren't registered with another number (although they did seem to be still in business) so I couldn't call them to yell at them.. verrrrry annoying!

 

We have an old Fed-Ex Number.. and my friend has Pizza Huts... We take orders for piaza all the time...

 

We got those kinds of calls for the first couple of years we lived here. Now my phone never rings unless it's a Family member. There are days and days it doesn't ring (so popular, lol).

Maybe I should use my cell and call here to make sure my phones work. I could have a conversation with myself. That might be entertaining.

 

My grandma has a phone number that is a diget away from a beer distributor. (There use to be a guy that called all the time asking for beer lol.)

 

I hear ya about days and days without the phone ringing. I think that might be why I get upset when the phone rings and its someone looking to get their car detailed.

Its a major let down, haha, pity party for me

 

heh are home phone doesn't ring unless it's a family member no one has our number both my mom and I primarily use our cell phones we never even got a new cordless after beau chewed ours up. There's no point...if I call myself that might make talking to myself a little more entertaining though.

 

I guess I could ask the wrong numbers if they feel like talking. Then they'll be sure to get the number right next time. lol

 

You should be resourceful and get off your lazy ass and open your own business. Yer getting enough phone calls for it. Or would that go against your hippy grain?

 

this guy kept calling my cell asking for jimmy. the 1st time he called i was like "i think u have the wrong number." he goes "are you sure?" i was like "do i sound like a jimmy to you!?"

some other guy sent me a text message a little while ago. it read: whatsup marie?

 

early on in the year, i kept getting calls from verizon about some bill that was never paid. it hapend like twice a month for 3 months. i kept telling them that this is a dorm room and the kid probably graduated last year, since the room i'm in had 2 seniors last year. they finally caught on. fucking idiots!

 

haha dont you hate when they ask "are you sure"

 

A while back, my boyfriend had a phone number that previously belonged to a private individual, so we didn't get too many calls for her, except from the sheriff! Apparently she was in some kind of trouble -- I'm guessing a warrant for something that they'll try to find her on occassion, but not something major like murder.

So the cops would call, he'd tell them they have the wrong number, & they'd hassle him like he's lying to them. That's always fun, having cops threaten to come check to see if you're hiding someone, because they don't believe you just moved to town a couple months ago!

 

I'm not sure.

 

I'm thinking of getting off my lazy ass and start writting a book. I have been toying with the idea for a long time. It's time to get to work.

 

Great idea, Laura! Congrats on that!

 

Hey there Buddy. Staying outa trouble?

Maybe I'll write a small paragraph about bugs. lol