I want to change my voicemail message for my home phone. Any suggestions on what I should change it to?

Be inventive.

Clearly identify your name and department so that the caller is certain whom they have reached.

Eh..... you've reached (mumble your name) in (muble department) at (mumble company).

Let the caller know that although you are not able to speak with them, their call is important.

I could speak with you now, but I just dont want to, but if you really really want to, I guess you can leave a message.

Help educate frequent callers on how to use our voice mail system. Let callers know they can skip your greeting.

You can skip this whole thing and save my time by just hanging up and calling again.

Use your greeting effectively! Change your message if you are going to be out of the office for more than one day. Let calls know whom they may speak to in your absense. When recording an extended absence greeting it should be brief but informative.

I'll be out of the office tomarrow until I decide to come back, and its too bad because no one else except me can help you.

Offer the caller alternatives to leaving a message. Give the directions on how the caller can transfer to the operator.

You can talk to the operator by hanging up, wait for the dial tone and punch 0.

Leave the caller with the feeling that he or she is in control.

If you want to speak with my manager, call back and ask for Amanda Huggenkiss. Or tell them you want to get a hold of Mike Rotch or that your looking for a Hugh Jass.

IrresistibleB1tch said:

jerseykrs said:

IrresistibleB1tch said:

Back in my highschool days we used to go to house parties and change the answering machine messages. My favorite was "Hi, Ernie can't come to the phone right now because he's too busy giving me head...uhh uhh uhhhhh!"

His mom called the next day and was NOT happy when she got the answering machine!!

i have one for u...i have this on my phone,,,,hahahha

SAY HELLO HELLO,,,then wait a second,,,,SAY HOLD ON IM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY
PHONE...wait a second,,,SAY CAN U HERE ME KNOW,,,wait a second,,,THEN SAY GOOD
LEAVE A MESSAGE,,,

my friends think there're talking to them self's

CarrieLee said:

CarrieLee said:

LOL.

Foy my cellphone's voicemail I just say dah dah dah 'call me back later blah blah' and translate into spanish for others.

be to the point

if u hear this then u know what to do right?

CarrieLee said:

yeah, moms tend to not like wacky college answering machine messages. so i learned as well.

"I had puuuuuddddiiiiing on the weeeekend with Preeeeence"





"he kicked me with his booooot"

Imago777 said:

You are the lone soul in your own little world.

"Hello. you've reach luv4u, moderator of prince.org. I can't come to the phone right because I'm modeating at the moment.
If you would like to report a message, please press one. If you've been banned, you can hand up now. have a lovely day!"

luv4u said:

"im out gambling honey...leave a message"?

Good ideas so far