Quidco is best switching technique!!!!!

donaldtramp

From Quidco's website:

<H2>Why choose Quidco


</H2>

• The UK's favourite Cashback and Voucher site
• 777,896 members = biggest buying power
• No Ads - just great offers
• Now with over 1,800 retailers
• Average annual cashback: £262.36

777,896 Members and average annual cashback over 260 quid.
That's a lot of folk using it.....

I've got all the cashback I've ever went for.
Out of that number of members there has surely always got to be a few that get away and pop up on the internet.
Much the same as Martin warns when using his income generating click-thru links...

donaldtramp

Just helped someone else at work to switch using Quidco and it beat all the MSE referral cash generating links hands down.
I know the MSE site has to be paid for but how much revenue does MSE need? Why aren't the best deals through Quidco/Topcashback shown or even a mention on the links page to show what is possible???
For example, through Quidco would get you at the moment,

£130 for a dual fuel switch to NPOWER
£70 for dual fuel switch to EON
£62 for dual fuel switch to Scottish Power
ETC ETC

They all beat Martins "deals" hands down.

Make sure you get the best deals out there folks and don't just rely on Martin's links. Do you really need to make Martin more money when he already admits to "making a very good living" through MSE?

It annoys me, I can't help it. In general I can't moan at the site, it has saved me a lot of money, but this is a bit much.

Premier_2

donaldtramp wrote: »

...They all beat Martins "deals" hands down...

Perhaps you should read Martin's article on cashback websites

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/cashback-websites

:rotfl:

Perhaps you'll learn that some cashback sites don't charge £5 a year and the odd one appears to offer more than 100% in certain circumstances :cool:

Fire_Fox

Why post your complaint here? If you think the article should be changed start a thread on the 'Site Feedback, Questions & Suggestions' board.

BNU_2

I'm considering whether to switch to ScottishPower which is my best saving for duel fuel or to take a tariff with nPower which is £15 a year more expensive - but would more than double my Quidco cashback from £62 to £130. Fuel tariffs are always changing. Would it be best to take the extra cashback do you think?

donaldtramp

Premier

Perhaps you should read Martin's article on cashback websites
Perhaps you'll learn that some cashback sites don't charge £5 a year and the odd one appears to offer more than 100% in certain circumstances :cool:

I did read it and???
I don't care if the cashback website charges £5 once a year or if it's free like topcashback.
The point is you are far better changing through a site like topcashback or quidco ( I don't care which) than using the links on MSE and giving the clickthrough money to MSE.

From the MSE section on cashback websites....

It’s a close run thing between two other 100% payers. Quidco keeps the first £5 you earn each year, Cashbackkings doesn't. Two are sub-brands of long established cashback players, deliberately set up to react to the newer 100% payout model.

The "100% payers" phrase is the key. When you click through Topcashback or Quidco,

YOU get 100% of the cashback.

If you follow the links on MSE some of the cash goes elsewhere.
Quidco and topcashback gives the consumer a far better deal than blindly following the links on MSE.

Premier_2

donaldtramp wrote: »

...I did read it and???....

So you should see there are MSE links to lots of cashback sites (and some you don't have to pay £5 a year to use and they may also allow more than 100% cashback under certain conditions)


Cashbackkings, Giveortake, Greasy Palm, Quidco, Rpoints, Rpoints Easy Points Section, TopCashBack

donaldtramp

Thanks Premier.
You can use MSE to find out which cashback site gives you the best deal on various power companies....

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/cashback-sites-comparison/

For example:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/cashback-sites-comparison/Npower#content
Gives you the best deals for NPOWER.

Don't just blindly follow the links in the MSE switching section. You could be worse off by £100!!!!

donaldtramp

BNU

I'm considering whether to switch to ScottishPower which is my best saving for duel fuel or to take a tariff with nPower which is £15 a year more expensive - but would more than double my Quidco cashback from £62 to £130. Fuel tariffs are always changing. Would it be best to take the extra cashback do you think?

I personally total up the supplier AND cashback.
To me you'd be £53 better off a year taking the bigger cashback.

Premier_2

donaldtramp wrote: »

BNU
I personally total up the supplier AND cashback.
To me you'd be £53 better off a year taking the bigger cashback.

That only works if you are plan to be a serial switcher because you only get the cashback once per switch. (not every year)

If you are going to become a serial switcher, I'd just go for the greatest cashback deal (ignoring the cost of the underlying tariff), as you'd be switching again soon. Some serial switchers claim they never actually pay for any energy by constantly switching ... but this is becoming more difficult to achieve as the suppliers put measures in place to deter this (such as early exit fees, delayed payment of cashback, etc)

If you don't plan to be a serial switcher, I would agree with MSE Martin who essentially suggests that you go with the cheapest tariff and see an offer of cashback as an added bonus if you actually receive it ... because the cashback isn't guaranteed until it's in your own bank account.
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