When I moved from Airtricity to BGE for electricity six months ago, I emailed them and asked them to save me the bother of moving and match the offer. They gave a discount but wouldn't match BGE. I switched. During the switching process, I then got a sales call from Airtricity offering an incentive to stick with them. I wouldnt take the call any further on the basis that they made me go to the bother.
I find bonkers.ie excellent for periodic comparison. I think I will stick with checking it from time to time rather than taking the 'one big switch' deal - as there are aspects of that deal that aren't so attractive
eg. cashback offer only realised once 12 month period has elapsed.
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- the rate I have from BGE is lower than what their current standard rate is for the particular product I have from them. Therefore, the 'one big switch' deal doesn't completely offer the % discount it claims (in my case at least).