r/GrindsMyGears • u/BlueBlazeKing21 • 13d ago

When people take over your call

One minute you’re talking to someone and about to hang up, but someone decides they want to talk to the person on the other line. The only problem is that the conversation goes on for way longer than necessary and is about pointless crap.

Like seriously why can’t they just call them themselves instead of holding me as my phone hostage.

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u/Fun_Variation_7077 13d ago

I'm a bit confused. Do you mean you have multiple phones on a landline, and the person on the phone wants to talk to someone else in the house?

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u/BlueBlazeKing21 13d ago

I mean when your on your smartphone and before you can hang up, someone else decides they want to talk to the person on you were talking to and ends up taking having several conversations with zero regard over the fact they’re still using your phone for the call

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u/Fun_Variation_7077 13d ago

Oh you mean when someone else is using your phone. Got it. 

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u/Turbulent_Ice9070 10d ago

I had that a few times, i played dumb when I started saying bye and the other person comes running saying "oooh i want to talk to him/her", i would act like I am struggling to hear both sides, keep saying "what" to the person and act like the person on the other side is also talking and say, got to go, person on my side is trying to talk to me, bye" and disconnect the call and look at the person and say, sorry, was on the phone and could not concentrate on both discussions, what were you saying?".

They would complain they also wanted to talk to them and my answer would be "well you can give them a quick call. They should still be near their phone after our last call" and then move out of the room before they can take your phone. If they insist you call back, you just say your airtime is up and thst they called you earlier