How late at night do you call someone?

[yvonne]

I've grown so used to emailing instead of telephoning that I no longer know how late it is appropriate to call someone. What's the latest you would call someone/return their call? (An acquaintance, not a good friend with whose schedule I'd be familiar ...)

 

 

Thanks,

yvonne

[charmama4]

I was brought up with not calling after 9pm or before 10am on weekends. It's a guideline I'm teaching my kiddo's.

Edited June 19, 2010 by charmama4
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[Melissa in Australia]

Not after 9pm.

[Hillary in KS]

Not after 9:00. :)

[m0mmaBuck]

Another vote for no calls after 9 p.m.

[yvonne]

Great, thanks! I had just left a message for someone at 8:30 pm and it hit me that after 8 pm might be pushing it.

 

yvonne

[angela in ohio]

Funny you ask. Walgreens called me tonight to tell me my prescription is ready... at 9:49. It was from a few days ago, so no emergency. I was peeved. I think that is too late for a business to call.

 

My rule is 9, too, unless I know the person very well.

[rwjx2khsmj]

Another vote for 9pm.

[AnitaMcC]

I've grown so used to emailing instead of telephoning that I no longer know how late it is appropriate to call someone. What's the latest you would call someone/return their call? (An acquaintance, not a good friend with whose schedule I'd be familiar ...)

 

 

Thanks,

yvonne

 

no later than 8:30pm their time and no earlier than 9am their time.

[dangermom]

I also cut off at 9pm, unless we're good friends and I know they're night owls.

[Jean in Newcastle]

9 pm for acquaintances. 9:30 for friends unless I really, really have to call someone later.

[BigMamaBird]

My standards are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. unless I know they have young children who go to bed early or they've specifically told me I can call them later.

[Parrothead]

My standards are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. unless I know they have young children who go to bed early or they've specifically told me I can call them later.

This.

 

If I know my friend has to put littles to bed I'll email instead. Generally most people check email after the kids are in bed.

[Mrs Mungo]

I also cut off at 9pm, unless we're good friends and I know they're night owls.

 

:iagree:

[fivetails]

9pm seems pretty late to me - during the week, my husband is usually asleep by then and the rest of us are getting ready for bed. I'd say 7-8pm would be better unless you *know* that the person stays up late and doesn't mind calls.

[jenL]

I'm another one who believes in the 9 AM - 9 PM "rule". I do have a couple of friends who call earlier and later, but they know my schedule.

[kewb]

I was brought up with not calling after 9pm or before 10am on weekends. It's a guideline I'm teaching my kiddo's.

 

 

Same here. I do have a close circle of friends where this rule does not apply. They know I am up by 7:30am and are free to call whenever they like.

[Lolosoli]

Generally not past 8-9pm. Really though it depends on who it is and why I am calling.

[runninmommy]

I don't call anyone after 7:30 and I would be irritated if someone called me after 8:00. We get up really early though.

[tennismomkelly]

I don't like calling after 8:30pm. I get annoyed if anyone calls me after this time so that's the guideline that I use. However, it is very rare that I make phone calls in the evening. I'm just not a phone person except with my mom and we talk during the day.

[sonsmama]

Not after 9:00pm and not before 9:00 am is the rule at our house.

[Jean in Newcastle]

If I knew that someone went to bed early (like my sil) then I will adjust my norm of calling up to 9 pm to earlier for that person.

[kym]

My standards are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. unless I know they have young children who go to bed early or they've specifically told me I can call them later.

 

:iagree:

[ereks mom]

I've grown so used to emailing instead of telephoning that I no longer know how late it is appropriate to call someone. What's the latest you would call someone/return their call? (An acquaintance, not a good friend with whose schedule I'd be familiar ...)

 

 

Thanks,

yvonne

 

Even if it's someone I know, I still don't call after 9:30 unless I'm POSITIVE they'll be up.

[RamonaQ]

My standards are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. unless I know they have young children who go to bed early or they've specifically told me I can call them later.

:iagree:

[Dawn in OH]

9 AM to 9PM. Unless they have specifically said, "Give me a call around 10", or my Mom, who I can call at 7:30 AM because I know she was up at 5:30 anyway.

 

I'm not a morning person, and I get really annoyed with people that call before 9 AM. I recently chewed someone out from a business for calling at 8:15 AM. Their response was "Well we open at 8:00 AM", my response was "We'll I'm a private residence not a business, and we don't appreciate calls before 9:00 AM" and promptly hung up on them.