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Old 10-05-2016, 01:01 PM  
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We need a societal rule for giving out phone numbers on the phone.
Every time I have to give a phone number when I'm on a call, it goes one of two ways. It goes like this:

Me: My phone number is 303...867

Them (talking over my 867): Okay, 303...

Me: 5309.

Them: Okay, 303-530-9...

Me: No, 303-867...

Them: Not 530?

Me: Okay, start over. 303-867-5309

Them (talking over my 5309): 303-867...what?

Me: Here's the whole thing at once. 303-867-5309.



Or it goes like this:

Me: My phone number is 303...(waiting for confirmation)

Them: (Silence)

Me: (Silence)

Them: (Silence)

Me: 867...

Them (talking over my 867): Okay, I'm ready.

Me: 867...(waiting for confirmation)

Them: (Silence)

Me: (Silence)

Them: (Silence)

Me: 5309.

Them (talking over my 5309): Okay, I'm ready.

Me: 5309.



Why is it so hard to give someone a freaking phone number?

I propose that we adopt a national system, and that it goes like this:

Me: My phone number is 303...(wait a beat)

Them: 303.

Me: 867...(wait a beat)

Them: 867.

Me: 5309...(wait a beat)

Them: 5309. Your number is 303-867-5309.

Me: Exactly. Au revoir.

Them: Adios.
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Old 10-05-2016, 08:43 PM   #31
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Old 10-05-2016, 09:34 PM   #32
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I've found people grasp the number better if you turn the last four numbers into two.

555-1234 vs 555- twelve thirty four. Five numbers to absorb in their brain instead of seven.

Better yet, instead of 555-two five zero zero, 555-twenty five hundred.
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Old 10-05-2016, 09:42 PM   #33
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I do it all the time.

Just big pauses between sets, they will say OK or Got it.

Hometeam I am curious; how many cars do you sell on average per month?
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Old 10-05-2016, 10:59 PM   #34
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Every time I have to give a phone number when I'm on a call, it goes one of two ways. It goes like this:

Me: My phone number is 303...867

Them (talking over my 867): Okay, 303...

Me: 5309.

Them: Okay, 303-530-9...

Me: No, 303-867...

Them: Not 530?

Me: Okay, start over. 303-867-5309

Them (talking over my 5309): 303-867...what?

Me: Here's the whole thing at once. 303-867-5309.



Or it goes like this:

Me: My phone number is 303...(waiting for confirmation)

Them: (Silence)

Me: (Silence)

Them: (Silence)

Me: 867...

Them (talking over my 867): Okay, I'm ready.

Me: 867...(waiting for confirmation)

Them: (Silence)

Me: (Silence)

Them: (Silence)

Me: 5309.

Them (talking over my 5309): Okay, I'm ready.

Me: 5309.



Why is it so hard to give someone a freaking phone number?

I propose that we adopt a national system, and that it goes like this:

Me: My phone number is 303...(wait a beat)

Them: 303.

Me: 867...(wait a beat)

Them: 867.

Me: 5309...(wait a beat)

Them: 5309. Your number is 303-867-5309.

Me: Exactly. Au revoir.

Them: Adios.


The recipient should remain silent as the person mentions their number.
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Old 10-05-2016, 11:01 PM   #35
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Every time I have to give a phone number when I'm on a call, it goes one of two ways. It goes like this:

Me: Here's the whole thing at once. 303-867-5309.
How about you quit giving them a false number? That's the number to some customer service for a group of service businesses in Colorado.
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Old 10-06-2016, 03:27 AM   #36
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how about asking if they can receive sms

come to think of it, why do you need to mention the number if they called you
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