Slow it down

[ckissick]

Why do people leave a long, laborious, rambling voice mail and then suddenly start speaking faster than a teenage girl on speed when they recite their 10-digit phone number? Why?

[Zeke]

That's why you have caller ID.

[peppy]

I'm guilty of that. I heard a voice mail I left someone, and now I repeat the phone number.

[Schrup]

Part of my job is to call in utility crews after hours. I have to leave everyone who doesn't answer the phone a voice message & document it so they can't file a union grievance that they missed overtime. I speak so fast, I doubt they can understand what I say. I probable average 30 voicemails per call out. I dread the long country music ringtone, followed by an even more annoying voice greeting the most.

I really wish the phone companies would streamline the voice messaging system, does anyone use any of the prompt options? The message for them takes longer than the the greeting. I rarely leave voicemails when off duty.

[Z-man]

This thread needs to be added to the latest pet-peeve thread.

That said, if you can't express what you called for in 10 seconds or less, your message deserved to be deleted.

-Z

[GH85Carrera]

I really hate it when the cadence of the phone number is all wrong. I had a message the other day that was at stupid speed and she said the call back number was 55-5555-55-55

[Jferr006]

..sorry, I get excited.

[URY914]

On my cell phone message I tell people to "Leave a message and keep it short."

[vash]

i am awful with my name. i rapid fire my name with a sprinkling of mumbling added for flavor.

my return number is clear as a bell.

[afterburn 549]

I say it slow and do it twice,, slow and low

[look 171]

VEry short message, then phone number slowly and clearly twice. This was, people like me will have time to write the number while go nuts looking for pen.