Do You Think 9:00 PM Is Too Late To Call Someone?

[pearlieq]

9:00 - 9:30 would be about the latest I'd call anyone, and it would be someone I knew pretty well and who I knew didn't have small kids.

I don't find late calls as irksome as early calls. I can't stand people who call at 8:00am!!! There better be a darn good reason!

 

[PghLybrt]

Wow I get calls pretty much at any time. Most do not call after 11 pm. My friends on the west coast however call 12-1am sometimes later. Now when I call people I usually Text a person if it is after 10.

Weekends, completely different. I am not surprised if the phone rings at 4 am.

What is nice though is that all calls come in on our cell phones as we have rid our home of the land line.

 

[iloveboardwalk]

9AM -8PM are when I make my work calls whether they be a prospecting calls or calls to an existing client. I wouldn't call friends/family after 9PM. I can't believe some of the times my home office line rings. Christ almighty, there is NOTHING about buying a house that matters at midnight.

 

[azgal81]

9pm is early to call. Alot of people I would call are up past then except for my parents who I wouldn't call after 9 because I know they will be sleeping.

 

[mookie]

To the opposite..... what time is too early? The same people (family) that DH won't call after 8PM as they "go to bed early" don't hesitate to call us at 7 or 8 AM. They think that because they get up at the crack of dawn so does everyone else. NOT!!!

Gotcha beat there - we have both extremes. My BIL won't hesitate to call up until 11pm...but GOD FORBID you call his house!! He gets screamed at by me every time and now he just thinks it's funny to get a rise out of me. I guess I shouldn't expect much from a moron.

But we also have neighbors and family members who have called SUPER early...like 6:30am! One neighbor called asking if we had any STAMPS!!!

 

[ButchJohnson]

9 is generally the universally recognized cut-off point according to Larry David.

 

[LadyBears]

In our house, calling up to 10pm is fine as everyone knows I am a night owl.

I have made calls around 9:30 to let the team know of a time or location change for the next morning. Other calls are based on the person I am calling. Nighthawks, I call after 9pm. Everyone else - before 9pm.

Unless it is an absolute emergency, the phone better not ring before 9am!

 

[lg3]

In general, I think people are free to call up until 10pm. I personally try not to call anyone after 9:30 (their time) if possible.
However, if the person has young children that you know would probably be in bed (not apparently in the OP's case w/a 15 yr old) I would not call after 8:30 unless it was an emergency.

 

[Pin Wizard]

I don't have a limit for calls coming in. Some of my best conversations have started at 10:00 or later.

Calling out? I probably wouldn't call much past 8 for school issues to other parents. Not past 9 for most friends. Of course, I do have the rare and unique friend that I've called late. But I wouldn't do it on a regular basis.

 

[snowwite]

This has happened to me twice now.

Admittedly, I do to bed early--usually about 8:45-9:00 p.m. as I get up to go to work at 4:30 a.m.

I know that most people don't do this. Even knowing that, I probably wouldn't call most people that I don't know well past 8:00 p.m.

There have been two incidences where my DD (15) friends' mothers have called me. The last was called at 9:30 to talk to me about a get together and one called me last night at 9:10. I was in bed. My DH was still up and explained that I was asleep. I can help but feel a little embarrased.

But still, I think it is past the acceptable time (unless of course you are good friends with someone and you know their schedule).

Yes. My mom always taught me it was rude to call during dinner hour or after 9pm and I have instilled the same into my kids.

 

[ilovejack02]

I make no calls past 9pm unless it is an emergency and if someone calls me someone better be dead, and im not joking.

 

[PaulaSue]

It depends who it is, KWIM.

9 for a casual friend, 10 for a good friend, 11 for my mom, in my book.

 

[snowwite]

It depends who it is, KWIM.

9 for a casual friend, 10 for a good friend, 11 for my mom, in my book.

Quick question- what does KWIM mean?

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

Quick question- what does KWIM mean?

Know What I Mean


I don't usually call people past 9:30, unless it's my bf because he doesn't go to bed until around 3 a.m. I don't mind receiving calls until midnight to 1 a.m. because that's when I hit the sack, but not many people actually call me that late.

 

[Michie]

I don't understand why people feel so compelled to answer their phone when they don't want to. Very few people have our home phone heck I cant even remember it, I have to look in my adress book.

But back in the olden days before cell phones, if we were busy or didnt want to talk, we just turned off the phone. The same holds true with our cell phones. But, yeah, I really don't like calling people aftet 9.

 

[snowwite]

Know What I Mean


I don't usually call people past 9:30, unless it's my bf because he doesn't go to bed until around 3 a.m. I don't mind receiving calls until midnight to 1 a.m. because that's when I hit the sack, but not many people actually call me that late.

Thx

 

[Liberty Belle]

I wouldn't call someone I didn't know past 8:30. And I wouldn't call anyone I didn't know before 9:30.

 

[Christine]

So, about 8:30, I go on up to bed and start reading my new Greg Iles book. After about 30 minutes, I get really sleepy. Turn off the light--it is 9:00 p.m. Hubby is downstairs watching TV. About 10 minutes later, I hear the phone ring. I think "Oh God, it's one of *those* MOMS again!" Sure enough, the next thing I hear is my DH yelling up the stairs for me to get the phone. It is one of the moms who called me several weeks ago.

She's called for the purpose of finding out what I think about some boy that her DD is spending time with (her DD met this boy through my DD). She then goes off on a few other topics. Finally, she starts asking me what I do for work and what my schedule is. I tell her how I get up at 4:30, commute, and how hard it is. Still never occurred to her that she might be calling late!

But, on her behalf, I know she has two very young children that she spends most of the evening trying to take care of. It's probably difficult for her to have an adult conversation until they go to bed.

 

[WonderfulDreamer2]

After 9 is the cut off for us to. DH and I both work and the kids have to get up early for school. After 9 is reserved for emergancies ONLY!

Kelly

I agree. DH is always wanting to MAKE phone calls late at night. I am constantly telling him that is rude and you do NOT call people after 9pm. Like others, I have to be up by 5am and I'm usually heading to bed by then if not already in it. And if I'm not in bed, thats my relaxation time.