You are not the only one with "whose number is this?" problems......our home phone (which we have had for 15 years) ending in 0555, is the reverse of an ambulance-chasing sleaze-ball lawfirm whose last four digits are 5550.....
Guess how many ding-dongs call us on a regular basis wanting to "talk to a lawyer"? Could have major fun with this but never have as it would serve no purpose seeing as how the "injured" are already too mentally-challenged to add to their problems.

When I was a child, our telephone number was similar to the Jacksonville, Fla, time of day service. The time of day answered every call with a short word about the beneficial effects of clean living and then the local time.

When my father answered such a call (What time is it?), he responded with
"The church is the backbone of the nation. Go to church every Sunday, and, why don't you get a clock and quit bothering me."

Didn't stop the calls but made my father feel sooo much better.

Regards

At one of my old numbers, I used to get calls for "Shoe Warehouse" all the time, usually asking if I had a particular brand/style/size in stock. When I had time, I'd put the phone down for a few minutes to "check in the back", then tell them that we had one pair in stock, get their name, and let them know we'd be holding it for them at the front counter.

When telemarketers claim they have a "special offer" (and when do they not?) my favorite revenge is to shout "Special Offer! Just a minute!" I then set the phone down and go about my business until I hear the disconnect dial tone, then hang up.

One of my past phone numbers was associated with a company (don't know which one) that gives secured credit cards to people with lousy credit. The next was associated with a brothel, but I also got some credit-seekers who followed me from the old number. I did not, however, receive any inquiries seeking to combine the two services.

Some years ago a national large furniture company opened an outlet in the area I lived.I had lived in the area for 7 years and had the same phone number that entire time.

After this company opened, I was getting multiple wrong numbers every day of the week with people demanding to know where their furniture delivery was, or if their credit was approved, or any number of other situations. Even my personal answering machine message didn't deter them from leaving a message with their complaints.

It seems that their customer service number was extremely similar to my private home phone number.

At first if the person left a phone number, I called them back and told them that they left their message at a private home and to try calling the right number. If there was no number left and only a name, I would call the furniture company and tell them that so and so was trying to reach them. But it got to a point where I realized that these calls weren't isolated incidents.

I called the phone company to complain. They offered to change MY phone number free of charge. I told them to forget it; I was there first. I told them that if they were going to change a phone number free of charge, to change that furnture company's one. I was told to be reasonable and that the company has a following and it would be really inconvenient and detrimental to their business etc. etc. etc. I refused to change my number.

I called the furniture company to complain, but was told to have my phone number changed. In the meantime the calls continued daily from morning until late at night.

Finally I just reached the end of my rope. I refused to be bullied into changing my phone number that I had for 7 years because a large business moved to the area. I absolutely REFUSED.

After the calls kept coming, I called the furniture company and told them once again to do something, because effecive immediately I was going to start giving out customer service information ("Your a deadbeat. Your credit was refused."; "Liar, we delivered your furniture to you this morning." etc). I followed up with it too. The calls soon stopped coming. I figured that they finally changed their phone number.

Some years ago a national large furniture company opened an outlet in the area I lived.I had lived in the area for 7 years and had the same phone number that entire time.

After this company opened, I was getting multiple wrong numbers every day of the week with people demanding to know where their furniture delivery was, or if their credit was approved, or any number of other situations. Even my personal answering machine message didn't deter them from leaving a message with their complaints.

It seems that their customer service number was extremely similar to my private home phone number.

At first if the person left a phone number, I called them back and told them that they left their message at a private home and to try calling the right number. If there was no number left and only a name, I would call the furniture company and tell them that so and so was trying to reach them. But it got to a point where I realized that these calls weren't isolated incidents.

I called the phone company to complain. They offered to change MY phone number free of charge. I told them to forget it; I was there first. I told them that if they were going to change a phone number free of charge, to change that furnture company's one. I was told to be reasonable and that the company has a following and it would be really inconvenient and detrimental to their business etc. etc. etc. I refused to change my number.

I called the furniture company to complain, but was told to have my phone number changed. In the meantime the calls continued daily from morning until late at night.

Finally I just reached the end of my rope. I refused to be bullied into changing my phone number that I had for 7 years because a large business moved to the area. I absolutely REFUSED.

After the calls kept coming, I called the furniture company and told them once again to do something, because effecive immediately I was going to start giving out customer service information ("Your a deadbeat. Your credit was refused."; "Liar, we delivered your furniture to you this morning." etc). I followed up with it too. The calls soon stopped coming. I figured that they finally changed their phone number.