Is it just me?

Please tell me I am not the only person this happens to:

Me: …and may I have your phone number, please?
Person On Phone: …
Me: …
POP: …
Me: …
POP: …
Me: Hello?
POP: Yes?
Me: Your phone number, please?
POP: Oh. …are you ready?

fffffffffffff YES I AM READY, I HAVE BEEN READY OR I WOULDN’T HAVE ASKED YOU FOR YOUR HUMPING PHONE NUMBER.

There’s also the popular variation, “oh, I thought you were getting it.” FROM WHERE, STRAIGHT OUT OF YOUR BRAIN?

Or less commonly, “I thought you were getting it off the Caller ID.” Okay, one? Sometimes people order shit from phones that they don’t normally answer.  Two?  Sometimes Caller ID goes “hur, idk” and won’t give it to us. And three? I JUST ASKED YOU FOR IT. HOW THE HELL DID YOU INTERPRET THAT AS “PLEASE HOLD WHILE I POKE THE CALLER ID”!?

And if it was a one-time thing, I’d probably just forget about it, but people do it all! The! Time!

Is it just me? Is there just something about the way I ask for a phone number that makes people go hmm, this seems like a good time to stare into space and ponder the meaning of life while this person does whatever?

Originally published at Fire of Unknown Origin. You can comment here or there.