What is your phone call cutoff time?

nikipau144

For some reason, I am always surprised at the time some people call my house. This morning someone called at 8:30, and I've had calls as late as 9-9:30pm.

For me, I wouldn't call someone before 9am or after 8pm unless they told me otherwise, or it was an emergency.

What are your thoughts? Do you consider the time when calling someone? 

BeachBum73

Between 9 and 8 sounds reasonable to me.  But if I know that someone is an early riser or a night owl, then I'd feel more comfortable calling them early or late.

KJmashup

anna karenina:

I stick to no calls before 9 or after 9. I try and avoid the dinner hour too. 

Yeah, this. 

rsrn02

anna karenina:

I stick to no calls before 9 or after 9. I try and avoid the dinner hour too. 

I try to do this unless I know the person aka my sisters or BFF and its important.  But heck I've got a kid sleeping in my house.  Please don't wake him 

kristinem17

I agree with you, unless a family situation, not before 9 and not after 8pm.  Having said that, I unplug the house phone from 7:00pm - 8:00pm simply because I don't want any call during our nightly bedtime routine with DS.  Our phone doesn't have a way to turn the ringer off and even when it's at its lowest volume is is annoying.  I figure if it's a true emergency during that hour then can call my cell phone which is on vibrate near me most of the time. 

BelleIsa

If someone has kids (and they are close friends) I would call as early as 8 a.m. cause I KNOW someone is up.

Acquaintances I would wait until 9 a.m.

If people have kids, I try not to call after 7ish pm, if they don't have kids we call whenever.

 

Reagan1010

anna karenina:

I stick to no calls before 9 or after 9. I try and avoid the dinner hour too. 

This!  

Kitiara5512

10 am and 10 pm. I am not a morning person so it better be work related urgent issue before then and never on a weekend, but in the evening I got to bed late so will take calls that late. People normally text me though and I dont have a problem with that at any hour.

NewFamily09

I am the same way!  I was always raised that you don't call someone after 9 PM unless it's an emergency.  Nowadays, it's common practice.  I've never been as picky about mornings because I'm a morning person, but I won't call someone until at least 9 or 10 AM, except for an office or store that I know is open.  What bothers me the most is that people these days are okay with calling me during dinner time.  In my house, we eat dinner as a family.  Every.single.night.  I was taught that you just don't call people from around 5:30-7.  It's mostly telemarketers who do this, and they may be in a different time zone and don't even consider these things. 

nikipau144

The UPS guy usually just rings the doorbell, which is never an issue during Charlotte's naps. However, my dog has a personal vendetta against the UPS guy and must make it known with each delivery.

NewFamily09

anna karenina:

Speaking of waking the baby, the UPS and Fedex guys knock on my door like they have a search warrant and it always happens during nap time. Should I put a sign on the door not to knock loud or is that rude? 

I've put a sign on my door sometimes when I'm expecting a package.  Of course, that's not every day.  They don't seem to knock loudly, it's the door bell I'm worried about because it rings throughout the house.  Luckily, neither of my kids has ever been woken by a doorbell.

nikipau144

NewFamily09:

I am the same way!  I was always raised that you don't call someone after 9 PM unless it's an emergency.  Nowadays, it's common practice.  I've never been as picky about mornings because I'm a morning person, but I won't call someone until at least 9 or 10 AM, except for an office or store that I know is open.  What bothers me the most is that people these days are okay with calling me during dinner time.  In my house, we eat dinner as a family.  Every.single.night.  I was taught that you just don't call people from around 5:30-7.  It's mostly telemarketers who do this, and they may be in a different time zone and don't even consider these things. 

I always ask telemarketers for a number I can call them back on. Fancy how they never supply it LoL.

chrisncassie

this is why we only have our cell phones.  we have a home phone line, but no phone connected.

I always am considerate before calling.  And, if its not urgent and I have a cell number, I'll just send a text.

seahorse102410

Besides my older family members I don't know anyone with a home phone line anymore so I don't think about this as much.  But my in-laws call after 9pm and I think that is hella rude.  They also call during dinner.  Drives me insane.

cdc1982

For me, depends who I'm calling.  If they have a young child or baby, my cut off time is much earlier (8, 9 at the latest).  If they have no kids or older kids (that stay up later), call time is a bit later (10 or so).  As for the morning, I try not to make calls (mostly because I'm not awake, lol!).  Most people I know have texting so I'll send a text if need be.  If an emergency, I'll call.

For people calling us, everyone we know, knows when DS goes to bed at night (9 or 9:30).  If they call after 9, it really irks the hell out of me.  Also hate when people call us before 8am mon-fri or before 9am sat or sun.  They also know we have cell phones & if they NEED to call us, to call the cell phones so it won't wake or disturb DS but no, they call the house....

gisa886

9-8 is mine. Especially if I know they have small children 

Ardmhs83

I agree with you.  If someone calls me before 8am, I'm not answering and same deal with after 9pm.  Unless it is my parents or my DH.   

CopperT0p

My MIL loves to call us at ridiculous hours.  A couple Saturdays when L happened to be sleeping in, she woke up the entire house at 7:30am to ask how we were doing and chit-chat... We were not impressed.  She has also called at 10pm on a weeknight when she knows L goes to bed around 7:30pm.  I have told her at least 20 times that we'd prefer no calls after 7pm, but she always 'forgets'.

Stephanie2167

Family can call after 8pm (my parents don't but ILs do). I hate when a business calls after 8pm. It is rude.

I'll call a business as early as 8am but wont call anyone (except my parents - they're up by 7am) before 9am.

PeonyPumps

I usually try not to call random people I know before 9:30-10a or anywhere past 9p.  It depends though.  I have a coworker/friend I'll call before 9, sometimes even before 8, because I know she is up with her three kids because she calls me at these times.  I also call my mom and do face time each morning while DS eats breakfast.  Sometimes she isn't up, but she always wants to see him so she has asked me to call anyway.  

 I wish people would have this rule with me though.  DS doesn't wake up most morning until I wake him at 9:30.  So the, she has a child, she'll be up, rule doesn't exactly work for me.  When my boss calls at 7a or someone else calls me at 8, I'm not up yet.  I probably should be, getting stuff done, but I'm not. 

sawyerthedestroyer

We're typically 9 - 9 here. We're old farts and are typically in bed by 9:30 and so help whoever calls after that.