Man told a realtor twice he didn’t own the house, but she kept calling. So he got her to show up — and fed her fake traffic updates for an hour
'She yells at me that I wasted her time. ... she only had herself to blame.'
We have all been there: An unknown number flashes on the phone screen, and a relentless telemarketer on the other end refuses to accept that they have called the wrong person. While most people just hit “block,” one person (u/Current_Coconut_5778) decided to turn the persistent call spam into petty revenge. When the property agent was adamant about listing a property they didn’t own, they decided to waste some of her time in return. While they sat back in peace, the property agent found herself gridlocked in a waiting game. In an October 30, 2026, Reddit post, the author detailed the incident, which has since gathered over 9,100 upvotes.
Bombardment of calls
It’s been 10 years since the author moved from that state. The only catch: they didn’t change their phone number, which still shows the code of the previous state. For this reason, spam calls are a normal occurrence, except that a realtor took it way too far. Ever since a couple of years ago, the realtor started calling them almost consistently about listing a property the author didn’t even own. The calls were soon followed by a bombardment of voicemails and text messages. The author responded by repeating that they didn’t own the property. The author thought the issue was resolved, but the calls eventually returned. “I continued to get texts and calls until one day I decided the only way they would learn is through consequences,” the author described.
But the realtor kept reaching out despite being told twice that the property wasn’t theirs. So the author realized that they’d need to shut her down. They answered her call and told her that they had called at a perfect time, and they were looking to sell the property immediately. The author told them that she’d be meeting them at the property within 10 minutes. They flippantly told them that they’d be there in 15 minutes.
A 'long' wait
Then the author took advantage of their experience in the previous town. While the realtor waited at the property, the author kept on deceiving them by naming the streets and freeway exits they were passing by. The author even excused the delay by saying there was traffic and an accident. 30 minutes passed, then an hour. The realtor asked the author whether they wanted to reschedule the meeting. Sensing the opportunity, the author repeated it for the nth time: that not only did they live in the state, but they didn’t own the property either.
The realtor became furious. “She yells at me that I wasted her time. I told her that I had already told her this twice, yet she continued to blow up my phone for months and that she only had herself to blame,” recalled the author. But the trick seemed to have worked, for she never reached out to them again.
Rising frustration for sales calls
Persistent sales calls have the potential to evoke widespread frustration in the masses. Shep Hyken, a customer service expert, told Forbes that 32% of customers are so frustrated they admit to yelling at an agent. 24% admitted to having cussed one. "And the rest have lied," Hyken joked. In this case, the author said simply blocking the realtor wouldn’t work because she kept contacting them from different numbers.
'Inspiring idea.'
Readers responded to the story with humor and shared similar experiences. u/S99B88 commented, “She wasted her own time, and yours, by calling and texting incessantly after being notified (and even acknowledging) it wasn’t your property anymore. So she wasn’t really in a position to complain about anyone’s time being wasted IMO!” u/Best_bus7731 shared a similar experience with a tweak: “I am getting calls for a house I sold 40 years ago. I ignore them all the time. I might try to schedule a meeting based on your post.”
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