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ShazzieB

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5. I almost never answer calls from unknown numbers anymore.
Thu May 30, 2024, 06:39 PM
May 2024

Last edited Thu May 30, 2024, 11:39 PM - Edit history (1)

But if I did, I wish it would be someone telling me the auto warranty on my car was running out. I have planned exactly what I would say.

We have two cars, both purchased used, and neither of them has ever been under a warranty of any kind since we've owned them. The first thing I would say is "Which car?" If they tried to fish for information about which cars we have, I wouldn't tell them anything. I would say, "You said you're calling me about a warranty on my car. I have more than one car. Which one is it?" I figure they'd probably hang up pretty quickly, since they wouldn't have an answer, but if they didn't hang up, I'd probably mess with them until one of us got tired of it.

I just thought of another option, too. Instead of just asking which car, I could say, "Which one? Is it a Subaru Forrester or a Jeep Cherokee?" (Neither of which we own.) I'd bet money they'd pick one of the choices I gave them, and say (e.g.), "It's a Jeep Cherokee." To which I would reply, "Oh, that's odd. I don't have a Jeep Cherokee. I've never owned one of those," and then laugh my ass off when they hung up.

It'll probably never happen, since I don't usually answer those calls, but it's sure fun to imagine!

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