EDF Thank Yous - Is it me...?

SueC_2

Or did anyone else receiving one of the 'specially commissioned collectable London 2012 Olympic Games pin badges' think "What the..." and despair?

I'm sitting here in the freezing cold, terrified to put the heating on because of what it might cost me, and they're blowing money on commemorative chuffing pin badges. :mad:

welshee

SueC wrote: »

Or did anyone else receiving one of the 'specially commissioned collectable London 2012 Olympic Games pin badges' think "What the..." and despair?

I'm sitting here in the freezing cold, terrified to put the heating on because of what it might cost me, and they're blowing money on commemorative chuffing pin badges. :mad:

LOL
Maybe they expect you to poke yourself in the eye with it..it would take your mind off the heating.

backfoot

No doubt they will be sending me one for each eye.

Who thinks this up?

Goldensock

Seems EDF sent it, I would imagine and this is just a guess.....that EDF think it up?

backfoot

Goldensock wrote: »

Seems EDF sent it, I would imagine and this is just a guess.....that EDF think it up?

Super thanks. :T.

There was me thinking it was some Management knob in marketing.;)

Gerrard_8_lfc

Pity they didn't send me the "Pin" to my online account.

MillicentBystander

I've been waiting 10 months for them to send me a &^%$(*&^ gas bill! They can stick this piece of tat up their derrieres.

chris1973

Its pretty much the same with any 'incentive', those cheap energy monitors they give away have to cost them something and its all coming off the cost of the product they sell!. Of course the urine extraction with the Energy Monitor give away is that every household already has an highly accurate, precision energy monitor fitted, its called the Electricity Meter and we are already paying for its existance, either by a standing charge or higher first tier unit prices!. You really dont need another one, certainly not a 'free' plastic one whose cost is also being covered in the energy they supply.

SueC_2

I am so delighted not to be alone!

Now, anyone like to hazard a guess at what Santander are paying for Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button to !!!!!! around with those giant sodding lego bricks????

chris1973

In addition, the damn advert being shown to promote these 'Thank You's seems to be getting more and more frequent. At prime time, these slots certainly won't come cheap, and the advertising probably cost far more than the 'thank you's' themselves.

I hope everybody is able to keep warm from the glow of happiness that this gives them, knowing that businesses like EDF are hemorrhaging money on these thank-you's and the advertising to promote them, at a time when bills are at their highest and forcing many into fuel poverty.

rogerblack

chris1973 wrote: »

. You really dont need another one, certainly not a 'free' plastic one whose cost is also being covered in the energy they supply.

I'd disagree.
Reading the 'normal' electricity meter is often - usually - inconvenient.
It's almost useless to answer the question 'how much power am I using right now' - as you need to go into the cupboard with a stopwatch - count the interval between flashes/rotations, and do some division.

Being able to see power used immediately as an appliance is turned on is handy!
Being able to see if the power when you're about to go to bed is not at the normal level is also useful, as it means you've left something on.