Time To Switch

melpomene

alared wrote:

So reading between the lines, with the world and his wife now being conned into switching to Atlantic,I`ll just stick with good old Pgen.

Eek Alared! maybe I should save myself all the bother too!

alared

I still stick to what I said in post number 6

Don`t get conned

melpomene

presumably being prepared to switch & keep switching would work out cheaper, but oh how messy!

alared

melpomene wrote:

presumably being prepared to switch & keep switching would work out cheaper, but oh how messy!

Not really cheaper but certainly messy.
If you look closely at Atlantic prices it says in the small print, prices include a 8.5% rebate paid in the 13th month if you stay with them that long.
If you don`t,you get nowt.
On average it takes about 6 weeks to switch and that`s if they don`t make an !!!!!! of it.
By the time you`ve had the hassle of chasing them up and get everything sorted,they then kick you in the teeth by putting up their prices.

As I`ve said before the only people making a fortune is the switching sites,who get an average of £50 for everyone they con into switching.

melpomene

loud & clear! i wasn't aware of the position on the rebate either.
Mel

elliot's_mum

I emailed Customer Services at Uswitch and got a very prompt reply which I'd like to share with you all:


Thank you for contacting uSwitch.com with your enquiry.

uSwitch do not falsely advertise and do not mislead customers. The Champagne promotion has been extended until 2007.

If you wish for more information or have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us here again.
You can also contact us via phone, fax or letter using the details found here: http://www.uswitch.com/Popups/contact_us.asp

uSwitch Customer Services are available on 0800 404 7908, 8 am to 8 pm Monday to Thursday, 8 am to 6 pm Fridays and 9 am to 5 pm Saturdays.

Kind Regards

Nicole van Dordrecht
Customer Services
https://www.uSwitch.com

What a lovely lady and what a lovely company. Slurp slurp.:beer:

Wig

I can't understand why anyone would want to use uswitch???

The champagne only cost 17 pounds in Morrisons. The other sites give 15 quid cash much better IMO.

Some of the other sites are easy to work with ukpower for example they include all tarrifs in a single simple search, Uswitch make you have to second guess what all their options actually mean assuming you even notice them. For example they only search the suppliers that pay them money unless you deselect a tiny option of "yes" & "no"........which means you could miss out on a supplier that will save you another 100 pounds a year all because you have either missed the button or because you are fooled into thinking you want a 17 quid bottle of bubbly!

They also have obtained top billing on the google search site by tagging their website with "energy watch" & "energywatch" which is just underhanded scumbag tactics IMO!

bergy2

Its strange energyhelpline say one thing - but when i sat down and looked at atlantic, ebico and another - ebico was best - who i am with anyway
I'm staying until September and will have another decent look then

How quickly can you switch again if you have just switched??

bargain_hunter_2

I switched to EDF in June using one of martins links for £15 cashback but can't remember which one !!! Searched through all my e-mails but can;t find anything relating to this !!

Anyone any idea how long the cashback usually takes to come through - think its been over 8weeks now since I applied although EDF have only recently started supplying me.

Am I likely to get this 15 quid or can I kiss it goodbye as I've dumped the confirmation e-mail.

Thanks guys

jaymac_2

I switched last december but there must have been a mix up because BG were still supplying my electricity until recently and uswitch sent me three bottles of Champagne. I'm switching again then I think I'll have a party!