Universal Gas & Electric Corporation
Casual inquiry turns into sign up, Misrepresented pricing. Huge cancellation fee

Last September a young man was canvassing my neighborhood and asked if I was interested in lowering my gas bills over the next 5 years. Of course I was and I still am. He wanted by most recent gas bill and as I understood it someone was going to analyze it and call me with more information. I signed his little clipboard. BIG MISTAKE!!! I was busy and didn't have time to read the flyer he left with me, so I avoided the calls that came in the next few months, thinking I was postponing a decision until I had time to do some research. Then WHAM on my December Consumers bill there they were on my bill charging me 27 cents more per CCF than Consumers was this amounted to a $27.00 hike in my cost. I called immediately and asked to cancel they told me there is a $250.00 cancellation fee. I argued that I had never signed a contract. They said they would send me a copy. Remember they guy's clip board??? That was the contract, and now that it had been well over 30 days I was locked in. I am at a loss. They aren't saving me any money unless the price of gas goes up. 27 per ccf. I guess since they now have me roped into a 5 year contract I should just pay the $250.00 and be done with it.in 10 months I will have paid that much in over charges. It is just that I have not had much work for January and can't afford to fork out an extra $250 any time soon. Ignorance is not bliss!!!

Company: Universal Gas & Electric Corporation
Country: USA
State: Michigan
City: Southfield
Address: 30555 Southfield Rd. Suite 440
Phone: 2485942345

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