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I answered the door two weeks ago to a 6 foot asian guy from a power supplier (Powergen). Now the last few weeks I’ve already had 2 other supply companies knocking trying to persuade me to change from British Gas.

He said my details wasn’t down on record, and that we were paying the higher rate when we could be paying a lower rate. So I told him my name, how many rooms/radiadors, if we had a washing machine etc. he had a look at both gas and electricity meters. He said nothing about actually changing supplier, and the guy calculated how much I would be paying with British Gas. He said they were the most expensive supplier (we’re with them because they’re greener than other companies). Now I was away with the faries today as I was really tired, and it wasn’t until after I signed my name and closed the front door that the guy had duped me into changing suppliers!

Ok I know its my fault for not being more alert, but the guy said NOTHING about what I was signing was a contract to change supplier. He probably guessed I must have known.

but I’m quite a simple person, and if someone doesn’t tell me exact details about things like this, I go along with it.

I thought he was from a company offering discounts through them on behalf of British Gas.

How naive I was!

But the point of this post is the way these people are driven to sign up as many people as they can for commissions. He could have done this to anyone who had their mind elsewhere. Probably an old lady.

Anyway, anyone had similar experiences of pushy salesman/misunderstandings?
How did you handle the situation?

Cheers,
A naive Tink