Jeffrey Shaw   94 #49 Posted May 23, 2013 80 000 is, however, quite a large proportion. I doubt that there's more than about 300 000 households in Sheffield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #50 Posted May 23, 2013 The 80,000 is a figure for the total group involving several different councils.  The total for Sheffield was around 10,000 (out of 230,000 households) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
natjack   10 #51 Posted May 23, 2013 (edited) The 80,000 is a figure for the total group involving several different councils. The total for Sheffield was around 10,000 (out of 230,000 households) So is the chosen provider really Sainsburys for everyone? No wonder it's not such a good deal if they only managed to get 10,000 to sign up and probably half of those won't swop, or even more? Edited May 23, 2013 by natjack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
foxydebs   36 #52 Posted May 23, 2013 So is the chosen provider really Sainsburys for everyone? No wonder it's not such a good deal if they only managed to get 10,000 to sign up and probably half of those won't swop, or even more?  No it wasn't sainsburys for everyone as we were offered British Gas but it was dearer than what we are paying now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
natjack   10 #53 Posted May 24, 2013 No it wasn't sainsburys for everyone as we were offered British Gas but it was dearer than what we are paying now.So it's all a bit of a con then, no better than you could get for yourself. We should have known better! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jeffrey Shaw   94 #54 Posted May 27, 2013 General rule: if something seems to good to be true, it usually is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
natjack   10 #55 Posted May 28, 2013 It didn't seem too good to be true, but the way the information was presented was that the SCC or a company contracted by them, was going to negotiate a deal with a power company to get a discounted rate. Although as only 10,000 households out of 230,000 signed up in the end, it was never going to be that good.  But I did expect everyone to be offered the same deal, from the same company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
truman   10 #56 Posted May 28, 2013 It didn't seem too good to be true, but the way the information was presented was that the SCC or a company contracted by them, was going to negotiate a deal with a power company to get a discounted rate. Although as only 10,000 households out of 230,000 signed up in the end, it was never going to be that good. But I did expect everyone to be offered the same deal, from the same company.  People's energy usage varies so the same deal from the same company might not have suited everyone.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
francypants   447 #57 Posted May 28, 2013 The same sort of scheme was offered in Barnsley. We applied because as the saying goes " nothing ventured nothing gained," and if they could offer anything cheaper why not ? They came up with Sainsbury's but it wasn't competitive enough so we decided against it. Seems like a good idea not thought through enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
doodle   10 #58 Posted May 28, 2013 I've had an email to re-register for the next one. I wouldn't have been better off on the last one as it cost more, but they would give me cashback after a year of £70 and it would have cost £60 to get out of my current deal. Thought I would register out of interest to see if this one would be better. We'll see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
natjack   10 #59 Posted May 28, 2013 People's energy usage varies so the same deal from the same company might not have suited everyone..So, in other words, I could have got the same deal for myself, so generally a waste of time. The way it was presented seemed that it was going to be a special rate for citizens of Sheffield negotiated on economy of numbers. Disappointing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
robdawn12 Â Â 10 #60 Posted February 20, 2014 Has anyone signed up to this? Did it work for you last year?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...