Why is every bugger sending me lightbulbs?
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Of the energy saving variety, that is. First it was EDF with 2 Phillips bulbs. Then today, I got home and next door came round with two parcels that the postie had left with her. One was from British Gas with a couple more lightbulbs, and the other was from E.on with yet more bulbs! The one from E.on was a bit bizarre as it was sent to my address, but for "Mr Harris" which isn't me and wasn't the previous owner. In fact, as far as I'm aware, nobody called Mr Harris has ever lived here.
Anyway, I digress. Does anyone know the reason for this sudden flurry of free lightbulbs?
Anyway, I digress. Does anyone know the reason for this sudden flurry of free lightbulbs?
It's called 'PR' and 'Bandwagon'.
My mother got a bill that was 252% higher than the same quarter last year (£800) and two free lightbulbs. When I wrote to complain, I got the predictble bulls
t about saving the planet. No, I don't want to save the fking planet and I don't want two free crap low-energy loads of bks, just a fair leccy bill if you please. 
My mother got a bill that was 252% higher than the same quarter last year (£800) and two free lightbulbs. When I wrote to complain, I got the predictble bulls
t about saving the planet. No, I don't want to save the fking planet and I don't want two free crap low-energy loads of bks, just a fair leccy bill if you please. I'm also getting an influx of lightbulbs. I filled in a survey for British Gas a few months back, which promised free lightbulbs in return. I received 2 boxes of 4 bulbs on subsequent days. A few days later I received another box of the same bulbs thanking me for my custom.
Just a few days ago, I received another box of lightbulbs which also appeared to be from British Gas but with no explanation to accompany them.
Just a few days ago, I received another box of lightbulbs which also appeared to be from British Gas but with no explanation to accompany them.
Edited by Codefaster on Thursday 14th August 21:06
plasticpig said:
They want you to save energy. I cant think why as the more you use the more the energy companies make.
Probably so they can argue that they're not making as much money and use it as an excuse to lay off a load of staff, after which they'll put their prices up to get back the money they'd stopped making but give it to the directors and shareholders instead of people who do actual work.TheGreatSoprendo said:
Of the energy saving variety, that is. First it was EDF with 2 Phillips bulbs. Then today, I got home and next door came round with two parcels that the postie had left with her. One was from British Gas with a couple more lightbulbs, and the other was from E.on with yet more bulbs! The one from E.on was a bit bizarre as it was sent to my address, but for "Mr Harris" which isn't me and wasn't the previous owner. In fact, as far as I'm aware, nobody called Mr Harris has ever lived here.
Anyway, I digress. Does anyone know the reason for this sudden flurry of free lightbulbs?
Don't even mention EDF, and lucky you getting a lightbulb...Anyway, I digress. Does anyone know the reason for this sudden flurry of free lightbulbs?
I posted on an energy thread recently that I had just changed my supplier to them, first time in 13 years. Quite pleased with the supposedly decent saving, I was quickly corrected by another poster that EDF had just put their prices up by over 25%
I rang them and told them that I wanted to cancel because I had a 14 day colling off period, the bint told me that it had expired. I pointed out that their letter of acceptance had just arrived and I had already told them to cancel on the phone. She put me on hold then told me they could freeze the increase and keep it at the old saving level. So I wait for the confirmation.
Guess what they sent me today. An energy saving light bulb? Er no.
Do you know what they bloody sent me today?
Try this on for size
A bloody wristband
I mean do these complete satchel cases think that these grow on trees? It's made of plastic FFS so it cost energy to manufacture yet they expect me to wear this tacky s
te on my wrist and go public with it? I rang the lady and told her it made a great cock ring and do you have a bigger size
Transfer is applied for...
Got two lightbulbs from the postie today. We're totally halogen here, so feck that.
Also received one of those electricity energy monitor display things the other day - basically so we can keep tabs of how much butt fking Southern Electric is doing to us each quarter.
I wonder how much energy that pointless device cost to manufacture, transport and deliver Thieving wrs.
Also received one of those electricity energy monitor display things the other day - basically so we can keep tabs of how much butt f
king Southern Electric is doing to us each quarter. I wonder how much energy that pointless device cost to manufacture, transport and deliver
Thieving wrs. Hedders said:
Slightly off topic:
I went into homebase to buy a light fitting recently and every light on display was fitted with low voltage LED bulbs but the units come with normal Halogen full fat bulbs.
I asked where i get the LED ones from as i can't find them. They don't sell them!
So have some away from the display models.....I went into homebase to buy a light fitting recently and every light on display was fitted with low voltage LED bulbs but the units come with normal Halogen full fat bulbs.
I asked where i get the LED ones from as i can't find them. They don't sell them!
Simpo Two said:
SS HSV said:
A bloody wristband
That would have had my piss boiling in a nanosecond.
who started this piss boiling terminology? you have to laugh at PH with its 335 remap pleb, piss boiling and other purely PH attributes
bint said:
B17NNS said:
Got my bulbs the other day.
Ditto, and they've gone the way of the others, in the cupboard ready to be used when the perfectly normal working ones finally go pop. They could be there some time.........Even when our local Tesco garage was selling them for 1p each (yes, 1 pence for an econobo11ox light bulb) I didn't buy any.
I've no doubt that the communists in Clowning St have something to do with it. The Energy companies are probably supposed to be ensuring we are all reducing our energy emissions or they get fined or something. Hence the energy companies spend a few pence/person on bulbs and don't get taxed/fined by the communists. That's my assumption anyhows.
You don't get anything for free these days, especially not light from those fecking lightbulbs.
You don't get anything for free these days, especially not light from those fecking lightbulbs.
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