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Would it be bitchy to make an outgoing message on my cell phone voice mail asking people NOT to leave me a voice mail?
It would go something like this:
This is Taylor. Please don’t leave voicemail. My phone alerts me when I miss a call and your number is there. I’ll take that as a request to call you back.
If you want to add a personal touch to your request for a callback, such as “hey sweetie, call me back” or “i’m coming for your ass bitch” or “i miss you, let’s do lunch” you can do that with a text message.
If you have something specific to ask me — “are we on for tonight?” or “how much are the tickets?” or “where are you?” — text is much more efficient than voicemail. I’ll get your message faster. And I’ll be more likely to respond quickly.
Going through the menus for my voice mail takes longer than text messages and takes more of my attention. I try to avoid it.
So if you’re leaving me a voicemail even after I’ve told you this, it better be important.
This was a pretty long message wasn’t it? It took up your time, didn’t it? That’s how it is with voicemail.
Switch to text.
8 responses so far ↓
1 For the Love of Technology | Hear ItFrom.Us // Jun 10, 2008 at 9:52 pm
[…] Taylor says don’t leave voice mail–she has your number from the missed call. She’d prefer that you text her instead. […]
2 mandy // Jun 10, 2008 at 10:50 pm
great idea — I may take days to remember to listen to a voicemail but I will respond to texts almost instantly - plus its better than actually having to talk to someone!!
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3 Kimberly // Jun 11, 2008 at 4:09 pm
I completely agree….and your message is perfect. I’m so stealing this idea.
4 ken // Jun 11, 2008 at 8:58 pm
What’s ‘voice mail’? Sounds old, like something my dad used to do…uphill, both ways.
However, I’ve moved over to YouMail. Nothing more ‘tee-hee / bastard husband-y’ than choosing ‘Banana Phone’ (the entire song) as the voice mail message my wife receives when she calls.
Pray for no emergencies.
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5 Taylor // Jun 13, 2008 at 10:37 am
I dunno what youmail is. I’ll put it on my ever-growing list of services to check out. Which is, in itself, becoming a time-consuming thing. Oh well. Modern life.
6 ken // Jun 13, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Do you know how much a QWERTY phone costs?
Ridiculous. It works out to be, on average, $14.03 per letter.
I refuse to pay for consonants. Wheel of Fortune taught me that.
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7 Taylor // Jun 13, 2008 at 9:08 pm
tee hee. i have the phone pictured above, and I love it love it love it. I pay for consonants. Like a crackhead.
8 Holly Tried It // Jun 16, 2008 at 4:02 am
I hate voic email, too! Especially at work. Then you have to write down a bunch of information and listen to the message multiple times to make sure you got it right. An email is so much better, I can just click and drag it to make an appointment or to set up a new contact listing.
But, I do like voice mail when it’s a nice encouraging comment from my mom or a friend. I might actually listen to something like that a couple of times.
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