I thought Id’ write this blog purely and simply of the back of not understanding the following 5 things:
1/ Kilowatt
2/ Unit
3/ Water usage
4/ Phone Minutes
5/ Broadband Speed
Now as a cost concious consumer I thought it only right to monitor the amount of services I use, and indeed try to quantify my usage so that I like so many other people would be able to limit my outgoings. So when I am told that I have used ex amount of Kilowatts/Gigawatts/ I want to know I have not been well and truly shafted without any foreplay.
Next time I speak to one of the terribly trained agents, who insist there is only one also (incompetent supervisor) managing on a floor of 200 people, I shall ask the question TELL ME WHAT A KILOWATT IS?. Could you also explain how long a KILOWATT lasts, so that I can say to my wife, DARLING did you know (He said interestingly) your shower was exactly 2 KILOWATTS.
She would then reply DAVE why don’t you get a life, to which I would reply yes your right DARLING.
Now never before have I become cost conscious, most Directs Debits just leave the account, and we carry on living our lives as normal signing up to anything that enhances it.
For once in my life I want to know what Im getting, not much to ask. Just tell me exactly what Im’getting. It was only today when contacting O2 (short for toilet or sewer water) I was told that I am no longer recieving Paper Bills, right okay, if my life was not busy enough as it is, you want me to go on yet another website (log in)and hopefully buy something else from your web ad’s.
Okay lets put this into perspective, I want a bill every month, I did not fall out of the sky twenty five minutes ago you will listen to me, and i will not be paying for it.
Can you imagine this: Sending your client an invoice, then charging them for the priviledge.
Broadband speed, this I believe is the biggest legal SCAM out there at the moment apart from lets say BANK CHARGES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES(Rupert Murdochs son on the board at Glaxo, really what a great job lucky fellow) THE GOVERNMENT, INLAND REVENUE, VOSA, THE POLICE, oh and some charities.(Okay a bit harsh) but fair.
20 MEG Im getting at the moment apparently, so lets see! why did it take me two days to load a JPEG then, whilst at the same time using 400 KILLOWATTS OF ELECTRIC powering the computer.
I am clearly exageratting, but lets face it it sounds better when you exagerate a tad doesn’t it. On a recent call to my great broadband provider, not wanting to point the finger at anyone ccoughacheeem VIRGIN, ohh did that slip out, sorry, they mentioned that it was down to my internet connection and that it can flutuate. Not a problem as long as my bill fluctuates, which it doesn’t.
Im 33, my only concern is when I get to 63, what will my Blood Pressure be like then, if I am getting wound up now. I probaly would have died of starvation, as I wont have any money left.
This has been the worst three days of my life, I am not normally this petty, however every once in a while we look at the bills, and see what our costs are, and its amazing to think that we never take notice of the true facts. My Rant is over for another year at least when bill chatting rolls around.
I was sent a private message from someone in ADMIN on linkedin, because i used the word RANT in one of my my discussion’s, which was not allowed apparently.
Clearly no sex life there !!!!! So I have decided to end with the word RANT because I can. I also informed the (bored person) that my discussion was essentially propping there group with 700 plus comments, and that should praise me as some type of God or Leader, and that I too would like to have such an important role. PS sorry I did not agree with the post you made on another discussion, bounce me if you wish I will place it in my bothered bag.
David Banks – Sales Genius