Comments on: Sign here, and here, and here in blood… http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:13:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-713 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:35:30 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-713 You are correct, loseweightslow; the door-to-door electricity salesmen, at least here in NSW, are unable to truly rip people off (unlike their brethren <a href="http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/idt-energy/idt-energy-continues-to-con-new-yorkers-235223.php">elsewhere</a> in the world). They unquestionably do get people to change their contracts before they receive whatever reward convinced them to switch to their current "supplier", though. They're also muddying the water regarding "green" power. It should stand to reason that you can't get environmentally friendly power for the same price as the standard Australian coal-fired watt-hours, but every power reseller has their own goofy "green" option that doesn't cost a penny extra, to get gullible consumers to switch and think they're doing something. (The small print explains that when the two windmills and the solar panel they pulled out of a calculator are sold out, customers get the regular stuff instead.) When real green electricity becomes available, it will of course be more expensive, and all of the people who think they've already got carbon-neutral power will ignore it. You are correct, loseweightslow; the door-to-door electricity salesmen, at least here in NSW, are unable to truly rip people off (unlike their brethren elsewhere in the world).

They unquestionably do get people to change their contracts before they receive whatever reward convinced them to switch to their current “supplier”, though. They’re also muddying the water regarding “green” power. It should stand to reason that you can’t get environmentally friendly power for the same price as the standard Australian coal-fired watt-hours, but every power reseller has their own goofy “green” option that doesn’t cost a penny extra, to get gullible consumers to switch and think they’re doing something.

(The small print explains that when the two windmills and the solar panel they pulled out of a calculator are sold out, customers get the regular stuff instead.)

When real green electricity becomes available, it will of course be more expensive, and all of the people who think they’ve already got carbon-neutral power will ignore it.

]]> by: loseweightslow http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-708 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:30:29 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-708 I thought electricity pricing in NSW was regulated. The prices are capped at a maximum. I also thought that pretty much every seller charges the cap. I dont see a big deal in switching your provider every 12 months to get 1 month free or a years worth of magazines or whatever they are offering. The real problem is the spam like nature of having salesmen knock at your door regularly. I thought electricity pricing in NSW was regulated. The prices are capped at a maximum. I also thought that pretty much every seller charges the cap.
I dont see a big deal in switching your provider every 12 months to get 1 month free or a years worth of magazines or whatever they are offering.
The real problem is the spam like nature of having salesmen knock at your door regularly.

]]> by: Stark http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-707 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:46:57 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-707 Hallowed are the Canadi.... Stinking Canadians with your broadcasting good shows before we get em here! Well, at least we don't have to pay outrageous fees for medical care....hey...Damnit! Well, at least we don't have claim Celine Dion as one of our own! :) Hallowed are the Canadi….

Stinking Canadians with your broadcasting good shows before we get em here! Well, at least we don’t have to pay outrageous fees for medical care….hey…Damnit! Well, at least we don’t have claim Celine Dion as one of our own! :)

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-706 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:34:58 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-706 (Except the Ori are in SG-1, not Atlantis. :-) (Except the Ori are in SG-1, not Atlantis. :-)

]]> by: Darkside http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-705 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:07:16 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-705 I must say - Hail Canada! They broadcast Stargate Atlantis before the US, and they broadcast it in HD! Even Better! I must say - Hail Canada! They broadcast Stargate Atlantis before the US, and they broadcast it in HD! Even Better!

]]> by: JL http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-704 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:24:16 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-704 Hehe, this reminds me of a couple of guys I used to work with back when I was selling stuff door-to-door. They tended to have a "bludgeon the customer over the head with how good a deal this is until they cave and sign the damn contract" method of doing things. Hehe, this reminds me of a couple of guys I used to work with back when I was selling stuff door-to-door. They tended to have a “bludgeon the customer over the head with how good a deal this is until they cave and sign the damn contract” method of doing things.

]]> by: No Showbiz Mike http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-702 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:45:56 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2007/02/08/sign-here-and-here-and-here-in-blood/#comment-702 Love the sites. FYI, The USA hasn't seen that part of season 3 of atlantis yet on our sci-fi channel. Love the sites. FYI, The USA hasn’t seen that part of season 3 of atlantis yet on our sci-fi channel.

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