Where are the Silver Savers? What about Saga?

BertieMeldrew · 12 January 2006 at 3:59PM

Funny... this Forum isn't as well used as I would expect! Do these people know what they are missing out on?

I'd be interested in people's views on Saga. When I turned 50 (6 years ago) I found them extremely competitive. I think they have completely lost their way... they offer me nothing now that I can't get cheap elsewhere.

What do others think?

Bertie

:grouphug:

crossleydd42 · 12 January 2006 at 4:52PM

I never found them particularly competitive on any of their services and I joined as a life member in 1991. They are even less competitive as time goes by.

twixeey · 12 January 2006 at 7:24PM

crossleydd42 wrote:

I never found them particularly competitive on any of their services and I joined as a life member in 1991. They are even less competitive as time goes by.

I quite agree....
Twix

al_yrpal · 12 January 2006 at 10:49PM

Saga insurances are more expensive than Direct Line, holidays more expensive than the Travel Collection, so I don't bother with Saga any more.

As for the Silver Savers perhaps us oldies don't like being lumped in such a naff category, its even more insulting than Silver Surfers. The thing I like about these forums is that there is such a mixture of ages. The absence of posts means we could do without this ageist forum altogether.

Dora_the_Explorer_5 · 12 January 2006 at 11:37PM

Maybe this is a special forum for people who can only save 5p 10p and 50p at a time

[Deleted User] · 13 January 2006 at 11:19AM

Perhaps we need some topics to catch people's interest. I am usually on the OS money saving site ,but I am quite happy to pop in here now and again.
Re Saga, as a disabled widow I thought that Saga would be ideal for me .Wrong, I looked at their holiday brochures as I object paying half as much again because I am on my own and most of the holidays seem to be to places that I wouldn't have travelled to if my lovely husband had been alive. I'm not keen on Egypt or Malaysia and some of the other places are just far too expensive.
Or how about having a bit on here where we all let off steam at things that really irritat us .I am sure there are lots of things to think of that gets up ones nose .
I shall start the ball off by being infuriated by snotty young people on the telephone who,when finding out that your not in the first flush of youth become
1 very condesending
2 talk to you as though you have lost your marbles
3 Are just down right bloody rude .
It also happens in shops at times . I ask a perfectly normal question and am treated as though I am ga-ga Come on people lets show them some 'Grey Power' and fight back

crossleydd42 · 13 January 2006 at 4:13PM

Well, they all have to come to the last of the four stages of life at some stage,
which are:

LAGER,
AGA,
SAGA
and
GAGA!

cranhill · 13 January 2006 at 6:08PM

Hi, I used use Saga for my Motor, Pet and Health Insurance. I have now moved all three to other companies because of their poor rates.

millie · 13 January 2006 at 8:33PM

We had our motor insurance with them until last renewal, at one time they could not be beaten but there are much better rates out there now. We still have our household insurance with them, only because their student insurance is much cheaper than anyone else. My son is at Nottingham University and that is in the highest student insurance group, but Saga charge a set price for it, regardless of area. Infact they do not ask for any details not even the students name. I will probably get some other quotes this year when my son finishes his course.

Marsh_Samphire · 13 January 2006 at 8:57PM

My Mum has their car insurance and their claims department was useless when she claimed, they fobbed her off with a load of rubbish on the phone and only agreed to pay up when I rang them on her behalf to sort it out. She has decided not to stay with them come renewal.