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tammywammy

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Reply to Common Sense Party (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 04:39 PM

Feb 2014

When I worked as a receptionist years ago at a car dealership, service or sales would call people and not leave messages. I'd get a lot of calls of "who called me from here"?

My philosophy is like yours, if it's important they'll leave a message. The only time I answer an unknown number it's from an area code around here OR like when I was dealing with UPS they said they'd call me back so I answered a strange number.

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Scam Alert: BEWARE Of A Call That ONLY RINGS ONCE [View all] Segami Feb 2014 OP

I never call them back. If someone knows me, and truly wants to get in touch Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #1

+1 tammywammy Feb 2014 #12

Did they stop teaching the "if it is important, they'll call back" mantra? FSogol Feb 2014 #2

Last 2 missed calls on my cell Progressive dog Feb 2014 #3

Why would somebody call back? HappyMe Feb 2014 #4

Snopes confirms this: no_hypocrisy Feb 2014 #5

new trick, not really snooper2 Feb 2014 #6

good t�tle for horror movie Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #7

lol Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #18

LOL, Yep !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2014 #28

We got one of those calls last night .... oldhippie Feb 2014 #8

I got one last Thursday from Grenada, bmbmd Feb 2014 #9

Even worse. The call is coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE!!...nt SidDithers Feb 2014 #10

LOL! Phentex Feb 2014 #13

!!! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #14

Who blindly calls back a number like that? Capt. Obvious Feb 2014 #11

My wife oldhippie Feb 2014 #23

A time or 2 I've dialled a wrong number arikara Feb 2014 #15

I don't have caller ID, so I answer and say hello, hello, and hang up. a kennedy Feb 2014 #16

No voice message, no call back FarCenter Feb 2014 #17

Remember: the postman always rings twice. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #19

Damn scammers jsr Feb 2014 #20

I Screen All My Calls colsohlibgal Feb 2014 #21

Had three of these in seven days superpatriotman Feb 2014 #22

I would never call back. City Lights Feb 2014 #24

Missed call from 473-405-0089. I was charged by Verizon at premium rate David_ness Mar 2014 #25

I'm running interference JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #26

For me, if they can't bother to leave a VM, then screw them, I could care less talking to RKP5637 Mar 2014 #27

I guess I don't understand how cell phone charges work tularetom Mar 2014 #29