#1. Specialty Answering Service: Real Video of a Threatening Wrong Number

Watch as this small business owner gets harassed by a threatening wrong number.

#2. The Simpsons: The Lottery

Homer could have won the lottery had Bart given him the right numbers. Doh!

#3 The Simpsons: Don’t Interrupt Mr. Burns

Mr. Burns was interrupted from his meeting with Homer to answer a wrong number call. How dare they call the wrong number!

#4. Seinfeld: Vandelay Industries

As a ploy to extend his unemployment, George makes up a fake company under the name of Vandelay Industries and tells the unemployment office he’s close to a job with them. In order to follow through with the ploy, he gives them Jerry’s apartment phone number as their main office number so he can intercept the impending call. However, Kramer answers instead and tells them they have the wrong number.

#5. The Carol Burnett Show: Was That a Sign?

Due to a “wrong number” call in the middle of the night, Martha assumed that her husband was having an affair. Turns out he was!

#6. The Simpsons: Wrong Number

After Homer receives a seemingly urgent phone call, he brushes it off to Marge as a wrong number. Hmm..

#7. The Amanda Show: Prank Call

Mr. Oldman, the victim of countless wrong number pranks is again at the mercy of Moofin Doofin Wrecking Company. Will his house be spared this time?

#8. Family Guy: Wrong Numbers in the Early Days

Peter receives a wrong number in the early days of telephones. The caller meant to reach number “7”, but accidentally dialed “3”.

#9. Family Guy: 401-555-1125

Expecting an important package, Peter expresses his concern about giving his cell phone number to his housekeeper due to the language barrier.

#10. Spongebob Squarepants: Not the Navy!

Chaos ensues at the Krusty Krab and Spongebob is ordered to call the Navy, only to find out that they may have been overrun by robots.

#11. Friends: I’m Looking for Bob

After Chandler gets a wrong number call from a woman looking for her ex-lover, Bob, he pretends to be the woman’s love interest in hopes of getting lucky.

#12. Hey Arnold: Stop Calling Me!

Helga tries to enlist the help of Phoebe only to discover she’s called a restaurant instead. Later on, Harold also tries to call his mother and accidentally calls the same restaurant.

#13. Mr. Bean: Wrong Number

Mr. Bean helps a lost child search for his father. However, since they are missing the last digits of his phone number, Mr. Bean decides to write out and try every possible option.

#14. SNL: Wrong Number Breakup

Pete tries to break up with his girlfriend, Paula, but accidentally calls Carleen instead.

#15. Kids in the Hall: Is Frank There?

In an attempt to locate the man that has stolen his woman, Steve “2 phones” Macabee keeps dialing the wrong number and insists that he speak with Frank.

#16. Barnyard: Hello Motto

Otis accepts a call from the gopher gang leader during an important meeting, but blames it on a wrong number.

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Whether you’re trying to make an appointment with your doctor, or you’re trying to reach Comcast’s customer support because there’s a movie that you definitely didn’t order on your bill, chances are you’re going to wait on hold for what probably feels like forever.

Specialty Answering Service hates waiting on hold as much as the next guy or gal, which is why we’ve employed over 300 professionally trained operators to monitor the phones 24/7. So, out goes missing calls and leads, and in comes happy customers and more business!

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When you think about it, it costs an awful lot to fill your office with staff. We’re not just talking about the salaries that you’re paying. There are slew of expenses that, taken as a whole, may make your head spin. It’s a little thing called overhead, and there’s usually nothing little about it.

For many small businesses, there is a world of savings out there when you consider the benefits afforded by outsourcing your reception desk or customer service to a 24-hour answering service. For starters, you can forget about paying for things such as salaries, health insurance, computers, phones, desks, printers, paper, etc. And heck, if the business is super small, you may not need a brick-and-mortar office space at all! Rent and electricity savings. Check check.

Depending on the complexity of your business, call center services can do quite a bit to support operations at a fraction of the cost that it would require for you to do the same. So, the next time you’re walking through your office, make a mental note of the bags of money that you spend daily to keep things running. Once your head stops spinning, contact Specialty Answering Service, and sign up for a free two-week trial. Both you and your wallet will breathe a sigh of relief.

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If you’re talking about basic data retrieval, e.g., account balances, paying bills, etc., automated call center systems will get the job done. Sure, they lack a personal touch, but for some callers, they don’t have time for pleasantries and would rather punch in a few buttons, and move on to the next task. But the question is, if you’re a business owner, do you want to be known for impersonal service or for having the most amazing receptionists that the world has to offer? We’re guessing you’d prefer the latter.

Live agents can sense emotion and respond accordingly. Live agents can joke with customers and keep the conversation light. Live agents can explain things to callers that robots can’t, and more importantly, their faces won’t melt off during a call!

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Every business owner knows that missed calls are missed opportunities. And nowhere is this concept more critical than in the small business marketplace, where competition is fierce, and one potential lead can make or break your bottom line. That means you can’t afford to miss even one call. So, if you’re not using Specialty Answering Service, you can bet you’re losing business.

Don’t let this happen to you! Test our answering service for free today, and you’ll never miss an opportunity to turn each call into a long-lasting customer relationship.

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Whether you’re a customer calling an answering service or the client who hired an answering service, every interaction needs to be flawless. Don’t flush your business down the toilet with a bad call handling.

If you don’t want to turn a perfect balloon moment into an unexpected toilet delivery, try Specialty Answering Service for free, and give great customer service a whirl.

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