slydial Situations

Using slydial is not only clever, but very practical. Whether you're a college coed, a working stiff, a soccer mom or an empty
nester, we guarantee there will be situations in your everyday life when slydial will be helpful.

When a Text Message Just Won't Cut it

Give your fingers a break.

You need to get some pertinent, detailed information to someone quickly but you don't have time for the idle chit chat that would certainly follow if you called them. Typing it all out in a text message would just be agony! Instead just leave a quick voicemail and your fingers will thank you.

Get your point across without interruption.

Upon your friend's recommendation, you decide to go to a resort in the Caribbean. What she neglects to mention is that it is under loud construction. Leave her a voicemail so she can hear the disdain in your voice and take an apologetic stance when she calls you back.

Play the field more effectively.

You are dating quite a few people at the same time. You don't want to leave them all text messages because there is nothing romantic about that. But a nice voicemail to each would score you points.

Don't cause a ten car pile up.

You are in your car on your way home. Normally you would maneuver through traffic as you text message people creating a potential recipe for disaster. Instead just leave a few quick voicemails so you stay between the lines and out of the emergency room.

Don't interrupt her vacation.

Your boss is on vacation. You need to give her an update on what is going on in the office but you don't want to disrupt her rest and relaxation. Too much information for a text message? Instead just leave her a quick voicemail with the 411 that she can check at her leisure.

When You are Short on Time

Let them know you care.

From the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed, your days are hectic! Friends and family call you and leave messages and you never seem to have enough time to call them back. Now you can leave a sweet voicemail for each and the sound of your voice will surely brighten their day.

Maximize your time.

You are working on a dozen different projects and have as many calls to return. Instead of being stuck on the phone with just one, leave each a voicemail with an update and you may just have enough time to enjoy Happy Hour.

Have your cake and eat it too.

You desperately need to call your girlfriend but she is a talker and you don't want to spend an hour on the phone with her because you would much rather watch the game with your buddies. Leave her a sweet voicemail and get a reprieve for the night.

Appease your family.

Your Aunt June sent you a sweater for your birthday. You need to call her to thank her but you don't want to listen to her go on and on about her recent hip replacement. Instead just leave her an appreciative voicemail that she can share with her bridge club.

When You Don't Want to Bother Someone

Tackle the time difference.

You just moved from Atlanta to San Francisco for school. The three hour time difference is making it really difficult for you to communicate with your family. Now you can just leave a voicemail letting them know how much you miss them and get back to enjoying the social aspect of college life.

Just call to confirm.

You have several meetings scheduled for the afternoon. You want to call to confirm but you don't want to disturb them or give them the opportunity to reschedule. Being able to just leave them a voicemail is not only polite, but advantageous.

Send them your best.

You just found out that one of your friends just lost a loved one. You want to reach out to them but you don't want to bother them. Leave them a heart felt voicemail expressing your sympathies and offering a shoulder to lean on if they need one.

Let them know that you didn't forget.

You just remembered that it is your friend's birthday. You want to call her but it is really late and you don't know if she is still up. Don't take the chance that you might awake her from her beauty sleep. Instead just leave her a sweet voicemail.

Don't be a bother.

You just gave an awesome pitch to a potential client. You want to call him and thank him for the opportunity, but you know he is in another meeting and don't want to disturb him. Leave him a voicemail and this personal touch may just tip the scales in your favor.

When You Want to Avoid an Awkward Conversation

Create the illusion of communication.

You maxed out your emergency credit card the first week of school. Your parents are looking for some answers. A text message isn't going to cut it, but a voicemail would mean that you tried calling them.

Take a moment for yourself.

Your little one is finally down for her nap, the laundry is done, and the house is finally picked up. Time to relax! But you still need to call your motor mouth cousin and confirm dinner plans. No more getting stuck in an hour long conversation about panty hose. Just leave her a quick voicemail and have some well deserved "me" time.

Give them the heads up.

You're flying home to visit your family. You just happen to forget to tell them that you are bringing your new boyfriend who breathes fire for a living and has a three-inch purple mohawk. Just leave them a voicemail before you board the plane and they will have a few hours to get used to the idea.

Just tell your side of the story.

You just partied hard last night and going to work is just not on your radar today. You dread having to call your boss and answering any awkward questions he may have. Instead just leave him a simple voicemail letting him know that you won't be coming into work today.

Buy yourself some time.

You go to a week long convention for work in Las Vegas and blow $5,000 the first night at the roulette table. You need to call your wife and tell her why she should hold off on making the monthly mortgage payment. Her voicemail will be much more understanding than she will.

Put a name to the phone number.

You were out late last night painting the town red. When you wake up the next afternoon, you notice a new phone number listed in your recent missed calls. It could be the sweet hottie that you were flirting with or the creepy chick that wouldn't leave you alone. Don't play Russian roulette by calling! Instead just go directly to the voicemail greeting so you can figure it out.

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