Feel quite shocked!

So annoying aren't they. I do the same as you usually and say "she is not available" though sometimes I ask them to hold the line and then put the phone down next to a very loudly playing radio with music on!
If his call was being recorded, he will be in trouble!
Just put it out of your mind. When we are in a run of these calls, sometimes I wait for the answer phone to click in and then call back if it is a friend/relative after all.

They are annoying, but try not to get into a conversation. I just say no and then ring off.

I usually ask 'Who's calling?' then I get the gist of what the spiel's going to be and say, loudly 'No thank you!' and put the phone down.

was it Trevor?

I very often just bother answering my phone!

I know that if it is either family or friends and it is an important call they will ring the mobile !

I had the same response last week when I told a cold caller, no thank you, his reply was F... Off. They obviously feel very brave because they know the number is withheld

It is so unfair to withhold the number! I 've posted before that some important people (in my life) withhold their number so I have no option but to answer! Our mobiles get a very unreliable signal in our house so are not an option!

kitty have you joined the Telephone Preference Service? Since joining I get very few unsolicited calls, apart from the odd overseas one.

Most of our nuisance calls come from abroad, so TFS is no use. I too have no option but to answer when it says withheld, because my sister and our youngest son also come up as withheld.

Most of our nuisance calls come from abroad, so TFS is no use. I too have no option but to answer when it says withheld, because my sister and our youngest son also come up as withheld.

number can't you ask family members to not withhold their numbers when they call you?

Same here. There are hardly any nuiosance calls from this country. Most are incomprehensible as well as being unwanted.

I had a couple of these this week and the last one a couple of days ago was when I had just sat down to watch TV,hello can I speak to mrs glamma,she's not home says I knowing it was a sales call, when will she be back? don't know says I, do you have time to do a short survey for me ? say's he, yes OK say's I then he goes through a big long spiel of the data protection act etc etc then ask's me what age range do I fit? 18-26,26-40,40-75 ? oh none of those, says I we have now been on the phone about 10mins,what age are you ? says himself,oh me I'm just 16 (I wish) and he said I had wasted his time as I was too young to take details from,at least it saved someone else the hassle and I found it quite amusing really as I could see the steam coming out of the handset.

The one I am getting is a recorded message saying I am entitled to a new boiler paid for by the government. As all my heating and hot water is done by my Rayburn do you think the government will let me have £7,500 to buy a new one What does annoy me is the recording only gives an option to be put through to a salesperson, not an option to say I'm not interested

I never let recorded messages get beyond the first few words!

I have had dozens of the boiler replacement scheme phone calls. Now they have changed to a window replacement scheme.

But Ana they keep ringing!! I can't ignore the "number withheld" because that's what shows when my brother rings me from Australia! He has some health problems at the moment and my mother is also unwell so I need to answer the calls.

I've just had a call from the 'Windows technical department' - hah!! The caller became very angry with me and ended up telling me I'm going to die in three days! So if after a while you don't hear from me..........

sunseeker your mother and brother must have chosen to withhold their number. when they phone next can't you tell them about all the nuisance calls that you can't ignore because of missing an important call and ask them to change it?

Numberplease, you too?

Easiest way is to say 'hold on I'll get her..' put the phone down and wander off, have a or or a or play about post something interesting on GN. Come back half n hour later and replace the handset.

I love to think of them hanging on the line waiting.

I've had calls from NatWest bank inviting me to take part in a short survey. What do they want to know, I'm not a customer of theirs. The replacement boiler people are now offering solar panels too. Is this new? I googled one number after they called several night's running. The number was for The Dog's Trust . I have a phone with caller display and ignore calls that are witheld or out of area. If they need to speak to me they will leave a message.

The Dogs Trust must have replaced Battersea Dogs Home as the false number of choice.

I 've got a 'Callblocker' which connects to my phone. If a nasty caller (with a number) rings, you just press a button and they are blocked forever. Oh the joy of pressing that button! And if it is number withheld, wait until the caller starts to speak and you will recognise the voice and choose to take it or cut off.

I want one of those Gwoof where did you get it from?