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Utility Warehouse (Telecom Plus) Discussion

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  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    NigeWick wrote: »
    I am still a customer for broadband, home phone and my wife's mobile because they are best value for us as we use the pre payment card to good effect.

    You tell us that by using the risky pre payment to good effect makes your expensive services "best value".

    But why go through all these hoops.

    Wouldn't it be more sensible to buy the best value products elsewhere, then if you can get some discount from your shopping then keep it for yourself instead having to keep on the UW treadmill just to make their products appear "best value".
  • Gerrard_8_lfc
    Gerrard_8_lfc Posts: 794 Forumite
    UW selling tactic is as bad as any of the "big 6" and should be highlighted, people think there "pal" is doing them a favour. always 20 - 30% more expensive than the cheapest supplier.
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  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    keggs wrote: »
    Unless you have something constructive to say Quentin instead of the constant and ridiculous personal attacks on my family can I respectfully ask you to SHUT UP.,

    Where have I made "personal attacks" on your family?

    And it was you who introduced your family into this thread when you (for reasons unknown) decided to tell us this:
    keggs wrote: »
    ..... none of my customers are friends or family.....

    Which you have subsequently agreed was untrue!!
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    edited 16 August 2011 at 11:23AM
    Gerrard_8_lfc wrote: »
    UW selling tactic is as bad as any of the "big 6" and should be highlighted, people think there "pal" is doing them a favour. always 20 - 30% more expensive than the cheapest supplier.
    That's quite a statement. Do you have facts to support this?

    I'm not defending UW but in the East Midlands based on 3,300kWh electric and 16,500kWh gas. EDF online saver 2 comes in at £940 per year and Utility Warehouse comes in at £1,056 per year (on the 3 bedroom medium tariff) only 12% more expensive than the cheapest tariff. As is industry standard all companies only compare their tariffs to other companies standard tariffs the best standard tariff is Npower at £1,024 per year making UW only 3% more expensive.

    The average of the big six is £1,133 so UW can legally advertise their services as being 7% cheaper than the average bill.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • Meeper
    Meeper Posts: 1,394 Forumite
    I have so many questions to pose to Quentin based on his previous 2-3 posts, but unfortunately, I'm off on holiday for a fortnight tomorrow without much internet access, so I won't bother.

    Would someone care to pick apart his latest rantings about risky cards and get some clarifications please? :)

    Meeper
    --UW distributor
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser
    You should note that this site doesn't check my status as an Independent Financial Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
  • NigeWick
    NigeWick Posts: 2,725 Forumite
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    Meeper wrote: »
    Would someone care to pick apart his latest rantings about risky cards and get some clarifications please?
    Nope. (S)He's on my ignore list. See my "signature" for clarification.
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  • Premier_2
    Premier_2 Posts: 15,141 Forumite
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    keggs wrote: »
    ...That said I do think Martin Lewis is a naysayer tbh. He's on record as saying he doesn't like UW....

    Is that correct? Do you have a link please?

    It doesn't seem to quite tally with the quote from his article I posted,
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  • NigeWick
    NigeWick Posts: 2,725 Forumite
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    HappyMJ wrote: »
    Do you have facts to support this?
    Excellent question.

    I do not think even the most evangelical of distributors would try and say that Utility Warehouse is THE cheapest these days. Unfortunately for them, when I checked my own numbers a while ago I found that even with using the pre payment card I could save by switching electricity and gas to another supplier. But, their services did work out best value for me over a number of years and still may benefit a lot of people. Obviously when my contract with the current company expires I shall be looking round again. I still have some services with UW and using the card means that I get the best value for me personally.
    The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract.
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  • keggs
    keggs Posts: 1,037 Forumite
    Premier wrote: »
    Is that correct? Do you have a link please?

    It doesn't seem to quite tally with the quote from his article I posted,

    Sorry no, Premier. It was many years ago I think. I remember reading it but can't remember where I saw it.
  • Premier_2
    Premier_2 Posts: 15,141 Forumite
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    keggs wrote: »
    Sorry no, Premier. It was many years ago I think. I remember reading it but can't remember where I saw it.

    Oh well, let's strike that from the record then (unless it can be substantiated).

    I see you also say:
    keggs wrote:
    Equally I never advise anyone else
    Hmmm... and a self declared UW [STRIKE]salesman[/STRIKE] distributor. Yeah right. :cool:
    "Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 2010
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