HaQer: “Same here, Ambit tells you that you use energy anyway, so you aren’t paying any more than you would have. And of course, their energy is better for whatever reason. And you will make money.”
As far as paying more money as a customer, If you live in NY or NJ then there is a good chance that someone you know is a customer. Simply compare a bill from someone that uses ConEdison as their esco [supplier] to someone that uses Ambit. DON’T trust me! Find out, Verify if what what I claim is true, doing your own research. [google-ing is’nt called research,] Compare two actual bills and decide.
HaQer: “In all of these programs they get you to pay money upfront for “something” that they claim you need. Often this “something” is something that they will say you use already in some way. Such as water. The Kangen water people will try to convince you that not only is Kangen water much healthier than regular water, and that regular water is very unhealthy for you, but they will tell you that you spend thousands of dollars per year on bottled water anyway so why not spend $2000 upfront and you will save lot’s of money in the long run. (Then they tell you that you will actually make that $2k back).”
The simple difference between Ambit energy and Kangen water [and most of the other MLM’s] is that everyone uses electric, – that is if you happen to pay a monthly electric bill – then around 40-50 percent of your charges is for the supply that you use. So it doesnt make a difference if you use ConEdison for your supply and delivery or you use another esco, you will ALWAYS pay for your consumption. [By the way -for those that don’t know, the bill will still come from ConEd and delivery charges will remain by ConEd, it can’t be changed. You will just get a additional page with the supply charges from Ambit.]
Now as far as water filters, many people have a filter on the tap which you can buy at your local hardware store for about $15. I don’t know anything about expensive water filters, but most people don’t have them as opposed to electric as explained above. Same thing with all other products, it’s not a neccesity.