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Umbriel
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I was recently sold, over the phone, an item called an Electricity Saving Box. The gentleman who sold it to me was an exceptionally skilful high-pressure salesman, and he promised that it could reduce my bills by up to 40%, by eliminating spikes. 'Up to' is a bit of a warning light, but at a mere £100, I'd be more than happy if it could manage 14%, and not too displeased if it was only up to 4%. It duly arrived, I plugged it in, a green light came on. Now, have I been sold a pup? The barcode

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leeroy
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Well, I suppose if it does something they can make amazing claims on t.v........


Look at it like this, if you can't get your money back at least it will pay for it's self in the next ten years or so...


Hopefully you can make a complaint to the BBB if you have one in England and warnt the future buyers of this item. Otherwise you could do a blog on the product.

Umbriel I don't do blogs, but thanks anyway. For all I know, it may be working. It's the English that arouses my suspicions.
leeroy I've noticed that with products I've bought that were made in China (sometimes.) They do have a massive black market for pho items. I've heard that they've even copied Apple stores completely. Yet they are all forged items. Good luck with your problem.

Shootah
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Hm...every appliance you have is still going to need to draw the same amount of electricity, as that's just the way they were designed to operate most efficiently. Do they offer a money back guarantee?! It sounds extremely suspicious to me, but I'm not exactly an electrical engineer either. It does however sound to me as though you weren't just sold a pup, but perhaps a whole litter of them!

Umbriel I suspect you're right, but it was only £100. If the thing turns out to be no good, it's cost me a lot less than a night on the town.
Umbriel I suspect you're right, but it was only £100. If the thing turns out to be no good, it's cost me a lot less than a night on the town.
Shootah Yeah, but a night on the town is a whole lot more fun!

ROMOS
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I once knew a guy who would carefully insert a needle into the electricity meter,the result was virtually instant,quarterly bills were slashed by 90 percent (theft?) yes!  Could be the same man that took your £100, but I got mine back eventually, unlike yourself.


ROMOS
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Am I missing something here, or are you, Umbriel?

Umbriel I am Umbriel, and you're missing the barcode, which I suppose is because my question was already too long. It's 6 94015 43000 1. I also mentioned that the English on the box is very much 'English as she is spoke'.


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