Sky TV retention deals ( post your haggling successes )

FluffyBuffster

They’ve just sent me the “sorry to see you go” emails. I told them their offers were demonstrably uncompetitive. They really don’t seem to care. 

brewerdave

I'll be "doing the dance "in ~ 10 days time; posts like the recent one above give me hope ! My target was going to be £50 for Signature/Sports/HD - NOW I'll be aiming a bit lower !

brewerdave

Another comm. from Sky today re TV contract ending in ~ 5 weeks - hoped for a better offer but ...... 24 months deal @ ONLY  £73.50 compared with my current £53.50 - a whole £10 off list price .....OR continue on a rolling deal for 12 months @ £63.50 - Neither is attractive so still looking to start negotiations in 9 days time.

FluffyBuffster

Update from me. After the cancellation emails arrived a couple of days ago - Sky have called this morning and offered £109 for my existing package (which is what I’m paying now) with 500mbps fibre thrown in (currently on 60mbps broadband). Happy enough with that, it mirrors what they offered my ex last week bar the fact he doesn’t have cinema or Multiscreen. 

Just shows it’s a game of who blinks first most of the time - and their earlier claims of no fibre deals being absolutely untrue. 

Initially they offered the price of £109 but on current broadband. I said no. Jumped to 75mbps (didn’t know they offered that?!) then 150 then when I mentioned my exes package they said I could have 500. Didn’t even try and argue with me. Go figure. 

Boohoo

FluffyBuffster said:

Update from me. After the cancellation emails arrived a couple of days ago - Sky have called this morning and offered £109 for my existing package (which is what I’m paying now) with 500mbps fibre thrown in (currently on 60mbps broadband). Happy enough with that, it mirrors what they offered my ex last week bar the fact he doesn’t have cinema or Multiscreen. 

Just shows it’s a game of who blinks first most of the time - and their earlier claims of no fibre deals being absolutely untrue. 

Initially they offered the price of £109 but on current broadband. I said no. Jumped to 75mbps (didn’t know they offered that?!) then 150 then when I mentioned my exes package they said I could have 500. Didn’t even try and argue with me. Go figure. 

That's a pants deal.

All that for £80 was what someone on here or another site got 

Should of let the TV go off and called them up and see what was on offer.

Who blinked 1st?

JSmithy45AD

Boohoo said:

FluffyBuffster said:

Update from me. After the cancellation emails arrived a couple of days ago - Sky have called this morning and offered £109 for my existing package (which is what I’m paying now) with 500mbps fibre thrown in (currently on 60mbps broadband). Happy enough with that, it mirrors what they offered my ex last week bar the fact he doesn’t have cinema or Multiscreen. 

Just shows it’s a game of who blinks first most of the time - and their earlier claims of no fibre deals being absolutely untrue. 

Initially they offered the price of £109 but on current broadband. I said no. Jumped to 75mbps (didn’t know they offered that?!) then 150 then when I mentioned my exes package they said I could have 500. Didn’t even try and argue with me. Go figure. 

That's a pants deal.

All that for £80 was what someone on here or another site got 

Should of let the TV go off and called them up and see what was on offer.

Who blinked 1st?

No it's not if it gets @FluffyBuffster what they want and they're happy to pay it. Trying to belittle them is against the CoC BTW.

@FluffyBuffster 75Mbps is the newish starting full fibre offering from many companies.

Boohoo

JSmithy45AD said:

Boohoo said:

FluffyBuffster said:

Update from me. After the cancellation emails arrived a couple of days ago - Sky have called this morning and offered £109 for my existing package (which is what I’m paying now) with 500mbps fibre thrown in (currently on 60mbps broadband). Happy enough with that, it mirrors what they offered my ex last week bar the fact he doesn’t have cinema or Multiscreen. 

Just shows it’s a game of who blinks first most of the time - and their earlier claims of no fibre deals being absolutely untrue. 

Initially they offered the price of £109 but on current broadband. I said no. Jumped to 75mbps (didn’t know they offered that?!) then 150 then when I mentioned my exes package they said I could have 500. Didn’t even try and argue with me. Go figure. 

That's a pants deal.

All that for £80 was what someone on here or another site got 

Should of let the TV go off and called them up and see what was on offer.

Who blinked 1st?

No it's not if it gets @FluffyBuffster what they want and they're happy to pay it. Trying to belittle them is against the CoC BTW.

@FluffyBuffster 75Mbps is the newish starting full fibre offering from many companies.

Please can you tell me where I have belittled them please.

As I have said many times on here and others have said if the person is happy to pay whatever the price they get from Sky then that is all that matters to them if others get a higher price or a lower price.

MACKEM99

Boohoo said:

JSmithy45AD said:

Boohoo said:

FluffyBuffster said:

Update from me. After the cancellation emails arrived a couple of days ago - Sky have called this morning and offered £109 for my existing package (which is what I’m paying now) with 500mbps fibre thrown in (currently on 60mbps broadband). Happy enough with that, it mirrors what they offered my ex last week bar the fact he doesn’t have cinema or Multiscreen. 

Just shows it’s a game of who blinks first most of the time - and their earlier claims of no fibre deals being absolutely untrue. 

Initially they offered the price of £109 but on current broadband. I said no. Jumped to 75mbps (didn’t know they offered that?!) then 150 then when I mentioned my exes package they said I could have 500. Didn’t even try and argue with me. Go figure. 

That's a pants deal.

All that for £80 was what someone on here or another site got 

Should of let the TV go off and called them up and see what was on offer.

Who blinked 1st?

No it's not if it gets @FluffyBuffster what they want and they're happy to pay it. Trying to belittle them is against the CoC BTW.

@FluffyBuffster 75Mbps is the newish starting full fibre offering from many companies.

Please can you tell me where I have belittled them please.

As I have said many times on here and others have said if the person is happy to pay whatever the price they get from Sky then that is all that matters to them if others get a higher price or a lower price.

Saying it was a pants deal.

Boohoo

MACKEM99 said:

Boohoo said:

JSmithy45AD said:

Boohoo said:

FluffyBuffster said:

Update from me. After the cancellation emails arrived a couple of days ago - Sky have called this morning and offered £109 for my existing package (which is what I’m paying now) with 500mbps fibre thrown in (currently on 60mbps broadband). Happy enough with that, it mirrors what they offered my ex last week bar the fact he doesn’t have cinema or Multiscreen. 

Just shows it’s a game of who blinks first most of the time - and their earlier claims of no fibre deals being absolutely untrue. 

Initially they offered the price of £109 but on current broadband. I said no. Jumped to 75mbps (didn’t know they offered that?!) then 150 then when I mentioned my exes package they said I could have 500. Didn’t even try and argue with me. Go figure. 

That's a pants deal.

All that for £80 was what someone on here or another site got 

Should of let the TV go off and called them up and see what was on offer.

Who blinked 1st?

No it's not if it gets @FluffyBuffster what they want and they're happy to pay it. Trying to belittle them is against the CoC BTW.

@FluffyBuffster 75Mbps is the newish starting full fibre offering from many companies.

Please can you tell me where I have belittled them please.

As I have said many times on here and others have said if the person is happy to pay whatever the price they get from Sky then that is all that matters to them if others get a higher price or a lower price.

Saying it was a pants deal.

Martin Lewis says "pants deal" on his TV shows when he is on about things.

Boohoo

Boohoo said:

FluffyBuffster said:

Update from me. After the cancellation emails arrived a couple of days ago - Sky have called this morning and offered £109 for my existing package (which is what I’m paying now) with 500mbps fibre thrown in (currently on 60mbps broadband). Happy enough with that, it mirrors what they offered my ex last week bar the fact he doesn’t have cinema or Multiscreen. 

Just shows it’s a game of who blinks first most of the time - and their earlier claims of no fibre deals being absolutely untrue. 

Initially they offered the price of £109 but on current broadband. I said no. Jumped to 75mbps (didn’t know they offered that?!) then 150 then when I mentioned my exes package they said I could have 500. Didn’t even try and argue with me. Go figure. 

That's a pants deal.

All that for £80 was what someone on here or another site got 

Should of let the TV go off and called them up and see what was on offer.

Who blinked 1st?

As I have been told off for saying it's a p***s deal I will amend it to say bad deal in my opinion.

I won't edit my post as others have copied/quoted me but if the mods want to edit it then they can.