To make this excuse more realistic, knock on something wooden to make it sound like a knock on your door, or quietly open your front door and ring the doorbell.
For example, you could say you are in the middle of cleaning, grocery shopping, cooking, getting dressed, or anything else you can think of on the spot.
If the caller persists, say something like: “My food is getting cold, I will talk to you later after I eat. ” or “I am sitting down to eat with friends and I don’t want to be rude, so I have to go. ” Keep in mind that this excuse will work best if you use it around a typical meal time.
Try adding a fake yawn or act super drowsy and half-asleep for an extra touch. Make sure you adapt this excuse to the time of day. For example, it would make most sense to say you are going to bed at night around a normal bedtime, whereas saying you are taking a nap would be more believable if it is the middle of a Sunday afternoon.
For example, if it is 4:22, say you have a conference call at 4:30 and need to organize yourself for it. This excuse will be most believable if you use it during standard business hours.
For instance, you could say something like: “I just remembered I have to pick up my nephew from soccer practice in 15 minutes, I have to go, bye!” or “Oh no, I just realized I have to go pick up my suit from the dry cleaner before they close at 5, I need to get going, bye!”
This is a great excuse to get off the phone fast. Most people will feel pretty awkward when you tell them you urgently need to go to the bathroom and won’t try to keep you on the line.
Be very careful who you use this excuse to get off the phone with. Don’t use it on anyone that you are close to who it could affect emotionally.
If you are talking on your mobile phone and have a landline nearby, you can turn up the ringer volume on the landline so it makes a ringing sound that the caller can hear through your mobile phone.
If you are really desperate to get off the phone, say your phone is about to die and then hang up right away. Turn your phone off or on airplane mode so that if the caller calls back it will seem like your phone really did die.
You can turn up the drama on this excuse and act like you don’t hear anything they are saying, then hang up. Say something like: “Hello, hello? Are you there? I think I’m losing service. I can’t hear…” Then hang up.
For example, say something like: “I’m really sorry, but the audio on my phone sounds weird and it’s really hard to hear you. Can I hang up and call you back later after I figure out what’s wrong?”
