Utility Warehouse - Worth Doing?

retireby35

I already have my gas with Utility Warehouse and I am considering moving my electricity over to them (they will give me £50 to do this). I've looked at the cashback card as well - you get 1% on all shopping (higher % on some shops) for a £2 a month fee. Also considering getting the mobile SIM card too. Has anyone moved to utility warehouse for alot of their services + the cashback card? 

brewerdave

There was a centralised thread in the old forum for UW queries - don't know where it has gone now tho'.

Dahliaa

I’m considering about moving my electricity to them so I’m curious what are others experienced.

Robin9

Dahliaa said:

I’m considering about moving my electricity to them so I’m curious what are others experienced.

Put your actual annual consumption figures into a comparison site eg citizens advice or switch with which. Does UW even appear in the top 50 ? 

leonj

It's a pyramid scheme

Robin9

leonj said:

It's a pyramid scheme

But as a simple customer you do not have to be involved in this - the basic question is what are their rates compared with others

Dahliaa

I did all the calculations and they do come far cheapest. I’m on economy 7 and managing to use wast majority at the night rate, since they have cheapest night rate that has the highest weight.
im operating with these annual estimates day 1.600 and night 6400. S2 supply area.

tosca211

Just had a quote from my supplier which has increased by £40 a month to £127 per month (gas elect only ) then a utility warehouse rep called and spent over 2 hours and if I have gas/electric broadband and sim only mobile based on what I am paying now for all He gave me a quote of £116 which I was gobsmacked  Did not want the SIM but said put it in a draw as having it in the bundle made a difference to the unit price of gas/elect he also said the account comes with a card that I top up with my own money and every time I spend I get a discount off my next bill £2 a month is charged for this but is included in the £116 have gone ahead but now having regrets as seems to good to be true especially as quotes from compare the market are coming in at £150 plus for gas/elect only anyone give me any advice on this

greenguppie

brewerdave said:

There was a centralised thread in the old forum for UW queries - don't know where it has gone now tho'.

Existing Utility Warehouse thread here
 -> https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2473547/utility-warehouse-telecom-plus-discussion/

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tosca211 said:

Just had a quote from my supplier which has increased by £40 a month to £127 per month (gas elect only ) then a utility warehouse rep called and spent over 2 hours and if I have gas/electric broadband and sim only mobile based on what I am paying now for all He gave me a quote of £116 which I was gobsmacked  Did not want the SIM but said put it in a draw as having it in the bundle made a difference to the unit price of gas/elect he also said the account comes with a card that I top up with my own money and every time I spend I get a discount off my next bill £2 a month is charged for this but is included in the £116 have gone ahead but now having regrets as seems to good to be true especially as quotes from compare the market are coming in at £150 plus for gas/elect only anyone give me any advice on this

General rule: do not believe anybody that comes out with a quote over the phone as it is totally meaningless. What matters is the tariff and your annual usage. Ask the rep on the end of the phone to email the offer to you: you can then check whether the offer is accurate before you sign up to something that you might regret.

Tokmon

Dahliaa said:

I did all the calculations and they do come far cheapest. I’m on economy 7 and managing to use wast majority at the night rate, since they have cheapest night rate that has the highest weight.
im operating with these annual estimates day 1.600 and night 6400. S2 supply area.

Are you sure you did the calculations right? I hope you didn't input your details into the website and go by what they said the monthly cost would be?

Every comparison I've done (for multiple households) UW have never been anywhere near the cheapest and they charge higher rates and then justify it by offering "discounts" for other services and cashback on spending which you can get with other cards anyway.