Todays curse on the homeowner and apartment dweller are the youthful salesmen who go door to door selling electrical supply services. It used to be that Jehovahs Witnesses were the scourge of your afternoon but no more. The electrical supply salesmen relentlessly demand to see your latest electric bill, promise to save you enormous sums and in general make more of a nuisance of themselves than the old vacuum cleaner salesman who threw dirt on your carpet. I make it a practice of never opening the hall door with the buzzer. Instead I go downstairs where I can see the caller. When they are two nicely-dressed, smiling young people carrying clip boards, Im immediately suspicious. I just dispatched two of them with a cheery Have a nice day, guys! For the record, I handle my own electricity supplier. Its rather easy in Chicago. There are a number of websites that will help you locate a suitable rate and term. For example, https://chooseenergy/ works for me but there seem to be others like it as well. In short, its not much different from buying stuff from Amazon except you have to take the time to read the terms. They can be a little daunting. Also realize that all youre doing is buying ELECTRICITY from an alternate supplier. Com Ed will still try to gouge you on delivery. If you life in a one-bedroom apartment as I do, saving 37% on your electricity costs sounds a lot bigger than it actually is. I simply dont use that much electricity!
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:17:48 +0000
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