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MSE News: Ban for firms posing as happy customers online
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This is why certain hotels on tripadviser always come top.
I now check american tripadviser instead as that shows the number of articles each reviewer has posted,while the english site doesnt for some unknown reason.0 -
I just stumbled upon this thread, and it is absolutely fantastic! :T:j0
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A particular gas and electricity company with over 33,000 part time salesmen are the biggest offenders that I have seen.
It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't have just about the highest gas and electricity prices in UK!
This is how one website dealt with this particular company:Due to persistent attempts by ********** distributors to tout for business on this community forum - contravening the moneysupermarket.com Community Standards and Terms of Service - this post has now been locked. Touting for business, advertising and marketing tactics will not be tolerated by this community.
May I respectfully suggest you look for more original means to advertise your business, while checking out the following:
1. moneysupermarket.com Community Standards.
2. moneysupermarket.com Community Terms of Service.
3. Unfair Trading Regulations - Please pay particular attention to 'Section 5: Misleading actions'.
Many thanks for your kind co-operation...
Cheers,
Graeme Delap, Community Editor,0 -
It should not only be illegal with a slap on the wrist but a way to take their entire way of doing any kind of business gone forever, internet access...phone...named and shamed....
Those who have a legitimate business should not have to resort to this kind of practice
For the poster just above, I used to work as one of these door knockers for the utility switchover and really wish they were fully regulated, I refused to lie and cheat therefore never did as well as the "stars" making the money. You are made to feel like a worthless person if you don't cheat and I am sure I could name a few of the companies that their agents worked for and it would be in your list."Don't blink. Blink and you're dead. They are fast. Faster than you can believe. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't blink. Good Luck" - The Doctor.0 -
A good way of dealing with these companies spamming for business is to put a spoiler reply along the lines of "didn't I see this company/product/ criticised on Watchdog recently?"
All you have done is ask a simple question but any search engines will bring up that question along with the company name.0 -
Naming and shaming them would act as a warning to potential customers of the type of outfit they may be dealing with. Forewarned is forearmed.0
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A particular gas and electricity company with over 33,000 part time salesmen are the biggest offenders that I have seen.
It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't have just about the highest gas and electricity prices in UK!
This is how one website dealt with this particular company:
Why block out the company name?
Utility Warehousepoppy100 -
Because it is Martin's directive that this particular firm will only be discussed in a dedicated thread.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=387161
His opening post:This is a special area for the discussion of Utility Warehouse (Telecom Plus). Unfortunately, it has become the topic for heated debate in the past and detracted from the main gas & electricity discussions. Therefore I would like to keep in restricted to just this discussion.
However due to past experiences some strict rules
i. All Telecom Plus Distributers must declare it when they post
ii. All workers or those related to other utility companies must declare it
iii. There are to be no abusive comments, accusations of fraud.
iv. Anyone breaking the above rules will be barred first of all from this board, and if they persist from the Chat Forums
I hate having to be so draconian, yet this problem has lasted for more than a year. So it is time to sort it out.0 -
this wouldn't surprised me when i see comments that seam overly ecstatic and the text seam a bit too polished, these are the one's i most think are fake!My Signature is MY OWN!!0
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It should not only be illegal with a slap on the wrist but a way to take their entire way of doing any kind of business gone forever, internet access...phone...named and shamed....
Those who have a legitimate business should not have to resort to this kind of practiceEco Miser
Saving money for well over half a century0
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