Recently I took a marketing call trying to convince me to switch my power and gas from Trustpower, saying I would save money. The person offered bonuses to join. When I did my own calculations and took into account the annual TECT rebate that I would lose, I would have been over $100 worse off in year one. In year two it was even worse. This, I thought, was deceptive high-pressure marketing aimed at me and I wondered if they were possibly targeting the vulnerable in our community?

Do your own sums folks, and don't get sucked in or pressured into making a bad choice.

K Mathews, Papamoa.