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Monsterlime

1,097 posts

153 months

Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Mr Pointy said:
Monsterlime said:
I think I messed up the referral link clicking though..thats what I get for doing multiple things at once.
weeping
Well, their support is instantly better than Scottish Power, their chat just applied the code for me.

Mr Pointy

Original Poster:

9,940 posts

146 months

Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Monsterlime said:
Mr Pointy said:
Monsterlime said:
I think I messed up the referral link clicking though..thats what I get for doing multiple things at once.
weeping
Well, their support is instantly better than Scottish Power, their chat just applied the code for me.
woohoo

I said they were good!

dickymint

21,719 posts

245 months

Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Mr Pointy said:
Monsterlime said:
Mr Pointy said:
Monsterlime said:
I think I messed up the referral link clicking though..thats what I get for doing multiple things at once.
weeping
Well, their support is instantly better than Scottish Power, their chat just applied the code for me.
woohoo

I said they were good!
I was going to post earlier that a few on here have successfully gotten retrospective referrals.

ST_Nuts

1,487 posts

94 months

Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Have been with bulb for 6 months + now.

Fantastic easy to use website makes keeping on track of things simple. Few days before bill is due, they email you the option to input meter readings which generates an accurate bill so you know exactly how much you've used.

The ability to amend the direct debit amount should you build up credit is great.

Best energy provider by far!

Would be most grateful if you use my referral wink

bulb.co.uk/refer/davidh6338

gmaz

4,092 posts

197 months

Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Or you could use my link (well the wife's actually) please.

bulb.co.uk/refer/zenac6704


595Heaven

2,067 posts

65 months

Wednesday 27th March 2019
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And in the interests of offering choice, you could also use mine

https://bulb.co.uk/refer/guy166?utm_campaign=app-r...

Got to say they are extremely easy to deal with, and when I check every few months, they continue to offer the best prices (I’m on dual fuel with Economy 7 electricity). In fact, they emailed last week to say that the gas price was actually reducing.


dhutch

12,418 posts

184 months

Thursday 28th March 2019
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dickymint said:
I was going to post earlier that a few on here have successfully gotten retrospective referrals.
Good isnt it really.

Without being too pushy, we get a referral £50 maybe every 6weeks, combination of this thread, a facebook post I put up, and chatting with friends. Given the bill is £120/month it knocks 25% off.


Daniel

shakermikee

566 posts

142 months

Thursday 28th March 2019
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ecotec said:
Thanks for the posts, I've just switched today using a code above - thanks!
Should be saving £30 a month ish which is nice

If anyone wants a referral code for £50 off here's mine,

www.bulb.co.uk/refer/matthewl5502
That was my code in the post above, got the email notification yesterday to say you have used it. Cheers thumbup



Gazzas86

1,664 posts

158 months

Thursday 28th March 2019
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Made the switch to Bulb at the weekend, from the positive reviews on here i'm looking forward to the cheaper bills, especially as the wife is on Maternity and thus not earning.. every little helps!.
More importantly, can't wait to pack my Eon smart meter away, as ever since having it, it has dictated our lifestyle with regards to heating the house, having the lazyspa on etc.

Anyways, as others have posted, i'll do the same if anyone wants to use the code:

www.bulb.co.uk/refer/garryw0483

Cheers

AlanQ

209 posts

271 months

Thursday 28th March 2019
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I've just made the jump too, way cheaper than Npowers best option so very pleased smile
As with others before here's a referral code if anyone needs:
bulb.co.uk/refer/alanq2478

dhutch

12,418 posts

184 months

Thursday 28th March 2019
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dhutch said:
Ooooo, go on then!

bulb.co.uk/refer/danielh5741
dhutch said:
Good isnt it really.

Without being too pushy, we get a referral £50 maybe every 6weeks, combination of this thread, a facebook post I put up, and chatting with friends. Given the bill is £120/month it knocks 25% off.
Had a phone call from Lunch from Octopus which was slightly interesting.

They where pushing their 'Super Green' deal have given cheaper gas rates (3.4 vs 3.7 /kWh), but more expensive on electric (16.4 vs 14.15 /kWh) which on our consumption of £2000/pa saves £30pa on currect expected usage. Ie. 1.5% or in round figures, bugger all.

Same referral rates as we know. And I have had a look at that, I have had 8 referrals with 2 pending, which works out at one per month so slightly more than I thought and nearly halfing our bills currently. Half are people I know (family and friends) half people I dont.


Daniel


chrisch77

535 posts

62 months

Thursday 28th March 2019
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We've just moved over to Bulb too, for our electricity.

In case anyone else would like to use a code... bulb.co.uk/refer/chrisc4685


cml24

1,303 posts

134 months

Thursday 28th March 2019
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Just put in my latest readings, and they sent a bill the next day and suggested I lowered my direct debit from £83 it was initially set at to £54. They just have a box where you type in what you want to pay each month. Have heard stories of other energy companies charging what they want per month leaving people with hundreds of pounds of credit and upping direct debits with no choice when the account is in credit - doesn't appear to be the case with bulb.


Obligatory referral code link!!!

bulb.co.uk/refer/christopherl3110

98elise

24,020 posts

148 months

Monday 1st April 2019
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cml24 said:
Just put in my latest readings, and they sent a bill the next day and suggested I lowered my direct debit from £83 it was initially set at to £54. They just have a box where you type in what you want to pay each month. Have heard stories of other energy companies charging what they want per month leaving people with hundreds of pounds of credit and upping direct debits with no choice when the account is in credit - doesn't appear to be the case with bulb.


Obligatory referral code link!!!

bulb.co.uk/refer/christopherl3110
I was one of those. Being lazy I didn't check thw websote and the DD kept going up. When it got too high I queried it, and found I was nearly a grand in credit. Got it refunded and dropped the DD by over £50 a month!

dhutch

12,418 posts

184 months

Monday 1st April 2019
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Yeah it's nice to be able to set the payments.
Presumably there is a limit to how much in debt you can be, mines a but below what we are burning over winter and after Jan+Feb having started in aug we're now slightly in the red.
While it asks in the website if I want to up it I've had no emails or anything and expect it to go positive in a month or two now it's not as cold so I'm leaving it.

Daniel

Mr Pointy

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9,940 posts

146 months

Monday 1st April 2019
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dhutch said:
Yeah it's nice to be able to set the payments.
Presumably there is a limit to how much in debt you can be, mines a but below what we are burning over winter and after Jan+Feb having started in aug we're now slightly in the red.
While it asks in the website if I want to up it I've had no emails or anything and expect it to go positive in a month or two now it's not as cold so I'm leaving it.
Same here - I've been a bit negative in January & Feb, levelish in March & I'll be in credit over the summer but they still suggest I raise the DD. I suspect they might try & get people to pay a bit more in to help cashflow but unlike my previous supplier at least it's only advisory/polite begging. Of course referrals distort the picture as well as they can't be relied on so I suspect are ignored when they calculate the DD level.

dhutch

12,418 posts

184 months

Monday 1st April 2019
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Mr Pointy said:
... I suspect they might try & get people to pay a bit more in to help cashflow but unlike my previous supplier at least it's only advisory/polite begging.....

Of course referrals distort the picture as well as they can't be relied on so I suspect are ignored when they calculate the DD level.
Exactly. Can't fault it at all. Obviously they also don't want people to end up in a hole of debt either, so it's almost responsible to ensure accounts are reasonably well funded.

Daniel

sgtBerbatov

2,597 posts

68 months

Monday 1st April 2019
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Should really start a thread on how utterly shambolic Scottish Power are, but I was their customer for 2 years. Long and the short of it is that through being various administrative mistakes on their part, I found myself locked in to a second 12 month tarriff that required £60 to exit. Not to mention they weren't content with the £85 a month we were paying, hiking it up to nearly £90 a month!

Went to Bulb as they pay the cancellation fees, and the quote on real usage for me came back as £65 a month. I made the switch, so we're in the process of waiting for that to happen.

I cannot begin to tell you how relieved and elated I am to be free from the shambolic shackles of Scottish Power, and so far Bulb have been plesant enough.

I won't share a referral link, as I think we've enough of them now smile

dhutch

12,418 posts

184 months

Monday 1st April 2019
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sgtBerbatov said:
Should really start a thread on how utterly shambolic Scottish Power are....
Yes, our gas was with them I think (with the elec amusingly with British Gas) and even just the process of phone-calls to facilitate "We are leaving you, we probably owe you a fortnight, just bill us for that and less up move on" was more painful than any other process of the whole house move and made British Gas look like a glowing endorsement of competence.


Daniel

sgtBerbatov

2,597 posts

68 months

Monday 1st April 2019
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dhutch said:
sgtBerbatov said:
Should really start a thread on how utterly shambolic Scottish Power are....
Yes, our gas was with them I think (with the elec amusingly with British Gas) and even just the process of phone-calls to facilitate "We are leaving you, we probably owe you a fortnight, just bill us for that and less up move on" was more painful than any other process of the whole house move and made British Gas look like a glowing endorsement of competence.


Daniel
They charged me £400 once, and couldn't tell me why. They gave me £50 compensation, and that £50 was then added to the amount of money I owed them!