Haggling 6 March 2019 at 10:52AM in TV MoneySaving 9 replies 1.9K views

Grmwils

Hi guys
What happens when haggling with sky for a better price they call your bluff and say you can leave when I have no other option to go to.?

spadoosh

You lose that haggle.

Edit: my dad does this every year with sky. Its a great source of amusement as he vents his spleen down the phone only to go back groveling when the cricket starts again.

[Deleted User]

But everybody has options, Freeview & Freesat for starters.

brewerdave

If you are talking about Sky TV package ,then cancel. Its not the end of the world to lose the subscription channels for a few weeks (you will still have access to Freesat from Sky channels). Almost everyone gets some of form of offer once out of subscription.
One thing I have learnt from 5 or 6 years of haggling with Sky is remain polite!!

aroominyork

We cancelled Sky a couple of years ago and spent most of the next six months opening envelopes and taking calls from them offering us discounts to come back, which ended up 50% off for a year (maybe longer) if I remember right.

almillar

If you actually want to stay, just say 'OK, I'll have to check with my wife/boyfriend/pet goldfish and get back to you' and end the call, and then you can try again with a different person on a different day.

emerald21

Do you have the phone number for cancelling please

Johnyo

I have always haggled with Sky when my existing contract is up for renewal or when they raise the price. I plead poverty and say I have to cancel. They always come back with a money saving offer.

wild666

What bugs me with SKY is if you want just movies or sports you have to have a package you don't want that's why I will never have SKY they rip you off having channels you don't want to watch and have no interest in.

onashoestring

I have never paid full price for Sky but I’ve had to cancel every time to get a reasonable deal.

First cancel (Don’t panic, you will not loose the service straight away )

Then check "My Sky" to see if they are offering you a discount to come back, ( often there will be an offer immediately, sometimes you may have to wait a week ) if you are happy with the discount they are offering , accept their offer & you won’t have any disruption in service, just money in your pocket.


Please update the forum if you get a good deal :rotfl: