Sky/Marketing/Costs

[vikingaero]

We know that Mr M has billions stashed away, but the marketing crap I'm getting is ridiculous.

In January I cancelled Sky - £38 pm - after realising that we hadn't turned the TV on for nearly 2 months.

Since then I've had the daily phone calls from Sky to "come back" and the twice weekly colour letter to rejoin. The letters are the same offer each time. But even each letter must cost in the region of £1 for the high quality paper, envelope, printer and postage, even allowing for bulk. This week they've up the ante - same daily phone call to answerphone but FIVE letters with the same crap offer.

I really can't be arrised to talk to a human and face the Scottish dulcet inquistion and hard sell as it was hard enough to convince them that I actually wanted to dare leave.

[Glade]

They'll keep going until you succumb.

At the 3 month point they offered me a 75% discount, and I caved and got my package for £8 a month.

[944fan]

I guess it's worth to them to keep the numbers up. Means they can charge more for advertising the bigger the potential audience.

Tempted to do a fake cancellation to get a good discount.

[steveatesh]

944fan said:

I guess it's worth to them to keep the numbers up. Means they can charge more for advertising the bigger the potential audience.

Tempted to do a fake cancellation to get a good discount.

After several months of phone calls they eventually offered Me a year free.

Worth a punt!

[944fan]

Spent 30 mins on the phone and best I could get was £8 discount. I'm on some legacy HD pack which includes F1. If I wanted to lose that they would give me bigger discounts.

Probably could have got more if I actually went through with the cancellation but lost my nerve.

[Glade]

You have to genuinely not want it to get the best deals!

[StuTheGrouch]

I called to cancel Sky almost a month ago and was immediately offered 50% off for a year. I currently get 60% off, plus have recently started a deal for their fibre broadband- free broadband and free line rental for a year.

However this time we really are leaving. It's just not worth it as we mostly watch Netflix and for the sports I can use a family member's Skygo. The day Sky switches off I'll be buying a freesat box, which means there's no going back (this box costs nearly £200).