Wrong number texts - what do you do?

[luckyme]

So, I get quite a few wrong number texts. It's fascinating really - the boy they want to reach seems to be a really kind university student - I've gotten texts about family visits, funerals, prayers, friends in need of help...

I always text back something like, "Sorry! Wrong number."

So, do you text back or ignore the messages? Or does it depend on the text?

[JMC1988]

I usually text back "Sorry, Wrong Number" or it depends on how horrid the text is whether I respond but most of the time I am kind enough to send a wrong number text back

[MommaTrish]

I either ignore it or give them a hard time if their text was obnoxious.

[JMC1988]

Originally Posted by MommaTrish

give them a hard time if their text was obnoxious.

I LOVE this!

[carriesmom]

Originally Posted by MommaTrish

I either ignore it or give them a hard time if their text was obnoxious.

This. Although I get drunken dialers more often.

[Nutmeg]

I usually politely text back something like "Sorry, wrong number," but the last time it happened, the person argued back and rudely told me they had the right number! So I just blocked their number.

[SeattleSheri]

It depends on what it is, but I don't get very many, but usually I inform them it's the wrong number.

[JennNtheBoys]

I have had a few of these come in.... the first couple of times I would say "sorry, you have the wrong number" sometimes I'd have to explain before they'd believe, other times I have been told off and called every name in the book as well as a liar..... So now I just ignore any unknown texts.... if it happens to be one that reoccurs I block the number.

[LeeAndra]

Depends. I've had this cell # for 2+ years, so even though I still sometimes get texts asking for/looking for Wendy, I ignore them. These are people she must not be all that close with anymore or want as part of her life if she hasn't given them her new number.

If it was a random one, I would likely ignore it unless it was something like someone died, etc. I barely text people I know let alone dumb strangers.

[fifilur]

It depends on the text. If it's seems really imporstant I text back that they've sent it to the wrong number, otherwise I ignore it.

[Saar]

I'm like Hanna. If it seems important, I'll text back. Otherwise I don't. But I don't get them very often.

[ashaw]

I never miss the opportunity to completely mess with someone. I can entertain myself for quite some time

[adi&co.]

I always get texts from people thinking I'm selling something on craigs list. There have been times that I"ve played a long, or other times I tell them wrong number. Depends on my mood

[jessica31876]

because I have accidentally texted the wrong person by typing in a number wrong I always text someone back to let them know its the wrong number when I get a text from someone who texted me by mistake. Ive done it a couple times and the people are usually nice. Sometimes I get a Who's this? back and that usually tells me I have a wrong number.

[lauren grier]

I just ignore it

[Sherri Tierney]

It depends. I rarely get them these days.

My cousin got one. He told the guy he had the wrong number and then sent him a picture of him and his wife wearing cow costumes. The whole conversation was posted on facebook and was quite hilarious. Apparently these guys had a mutual friend but he texted my cousin in error.

My friend started getting phone calls and texts to her phone from a school just outside of our district. There were texts and messages about kids. She called the school and explained that she was getting these messages instead of them reaching their intended destination. They were pretty important so the call to the school was in order.

Now... I get TONS of emails not meant for me. I get statements from AT&T, receipts from people's online purchases, etc. I've even received log-in information for people's different accounts with places as well as reminders about doctor's appointments, newsletters from schools, you name it. I mean, probably 40 emails a day are for someone other than us. It makes me CRAZY! The longer we have this email address the worse it has gotten. We've had this email address since '95. I hate to change it because we have had it for so long and people know how to reach us here, but my gosh am I tired of other people's emails (and receiving really personal information as well). I delete the junk emails but if it seems personal or important I email back saying they have not reached their intended recipient. AT&T still can't get the crap straightened out. The email address is our last name @ provider. I think a lot of times people probably have email addresses with an initial before the same last name but the initial gets left off and we get their email. Or they think they have the same email address we do... I don't know? I've stopped using that account for sensitive information though because if we get all of this, are some of ours going elsewhere? Not sure.

[SeattleSheri]

There is another Sheri with the same last name as me (but it is spelled just slightly different) and we get each other's emails all of the time. We've actually gotten to know each other over email. We have been in book clubs at some point, do digital design work, have similarly aged kids, etc ... I actually have to read the emails to figure out if it's for me or her, lol.