Energy Flipper

TonyT56

Has anyone experience of the energy flipper ( url is flipper.community) ? They claim 'Flipper keeps you on the best energy deal without the stress of switching yourself'
I am about to switch as my current deal has expired so need to decide asap.

Lord_Baltimore

As I understand it you pay flipper to do something that you're quite capable of doing for yourself for free. What's so onerous about running a comparison?

I prefer to monitor my usage, needs and expenditure myself and not entrust it to flipping strangers.

Hoof_Hearted

The situation with GB Energy is great. The Co-op are guaranteeing a ridiculously favourable tariff: 9.4p per kWh for electricity.

System

Lord_Baltimore wrote: »

As I understand it you pay flipper to do something that you're quite capable of doing for yourself for free. What's so onerous about running a comparison?

I prefer to monitor my usage, needs and expenditure myself and not entrust it to flipping strangers.

I agree 100%. If these sites are using Ofgem savings comparisons to initiate a switch, then the consumer may not be getting the cheapest deal. Indeed, it is more likely that it will cost more. Are they checking separate suppliers for gas and energy? As they are linked to a comparison site, what do they do about aprising customers of best deals listed on suppliers' sites only? To my mind, there is little benefit in letting a third-party do what are some pretty basic searches.

Moreover, at the end of the day, the only person who can monitor the actual switching process is the consumer.

macman

Agreed, but remember that 66% of customers have never switched, and quite a few of them might be tempted to pay someone else to do the onerous job of spending 10 mins on a comp site to save maybe £300pa.
Never underestimate the gullibility of the great British public...

footyguy

Just a couple of recent thread on this company

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5580534

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5447496