Comments on: Beware of Universal Gas & Electric

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:09:19 +0000

They are in Allegan county, as of 11-18-2011. They came to my home, All i remember is He siad he was with, (not sure of the name. wasnt ready buying anyway), But the next line was Can I see your Gas bill? I replied “go away not interested”. After that i call my local gas company, and asked “whats up with the door to door”. they said “it was other gas companies tring to take your account over”. 2nd question was, “Why did You not send out warning letter about this”, and my local gas company replied “What they are doing is not illegal.” And went on to say “That all they need is your meter # and account #”. did not say they need anything signed. So if you Here Can I see your BILL? Just say NO!

By: Chad & Stacey

Chad & Stacey — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:02:05 +0000

Wally,

We appreciate you sharing your experiences. Every person who posts a comment about how bad Universal Gas & Electric is helps other people out there looking for information.

We wish you the best of luck.

By: Chad & Stacey

Chad & Stacey — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:59:40 +0000

Joe,

I preferred to give you an honest chance by interviewing through email (which boiledover is my email address) but you chose to post a comment. (which is fine too) You are right about the company you represent, I researched them before sending you the email this morning.

I only implied that you may be spamming due to the fact that you have used (Joe & Joe Ostervik) PLUS you have used three different links associated with your name ( http://ccmgasbroker.com/, http://yourgasguy.com/, http://myutilitybrokers.com/ccmgasbroker). Another reason why I contacted you to give you a fair chance to explain.

I mentioned the start up fee for your broker business only to respond to a reader that is having difficulty finding a job. You may not realize but Michigan has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. We are all struggling and if the gentleman that was desperately looking for employment has to invest hundreds of dollars to become employed he should proceed cautiously.

My plan was to get some background on you and the company you represent to assure that the readers of this blog are getting the right information and that your true intention is to help them. I was actually impressed by the information I found although it was very vague and planned to feature it in a post.

I know UGE is a rat, scamming company…that is why this posts was written to begin with.

By: Joe Ostervik

Joe Ostervik — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:04:57 +0000

Wally they were sued this past year $300,000 not much for a big company and they lost there licence and moved out of MI and came back with a different name “Commerse Energy” using the same sales tatics and are a Canadian company.

By: Joe Ostervik

Joe Ostervik — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:00:54 +0000

Stacey read your email please send me any questions you have and your email back and not just boiledover.com . Not a problem our company is ligit!

By: Wally

Wally — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:56:12 +0000

I just want to express my pure hate for universal energy and all of their employees. Not only did i get scammed into this 5 year rip off of a contract but I sold my house about 4 years in and they refuse to acknowledge the fact that I will not need their services any longer and they are charging me a cancellation fee of $171.92. They keep telling me that I am not sending in the right documents to have this fee removed even though I am sending them RENTAL AGREEMENTS meaning I don’t pay utilities!!!!Customer service needs their faces rearranged since the lady refuses to put a manager on the phone (even when I call back!). My mom who is a first time home owner was scammed as soon as she moved in. She had no idea who the rep even was. I wonder if this company is perfect candidate for a class action suit? I’m not a law student but if anybody has any ideas on how to sue these people out of all they own please let me know and thank you.

By: Joe Ostervik

Joe Ostervik — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:53:42 +0000

Dear Chad
I am not spaming anyone. I was looking into UGE and I came across this site. If you read any of the comments earlier I am helping people watch what they do. My company that I represent is helping people save money not to scam them. We have been given a A+ rating from the BBB and MPSC and were the only company that actually showed a savings for there customers in the past 3 years! And anyone that would like to be a rep very well could be. Yes it’s a $329 start up fee but you can be your own boss and work as hard or as little as you would like your income is total up to you. As of last month our company was $6.99 per mcf and Consumers Energy was $7.42 per mcf and we DO NOT HAVE A CONTRACT unlike most companies like UGE with a 5 year contract and they tell everyone you can get out of it at anytime. One of my future customers is with UGE and they told him a $6500(commercial act) cancelation fee if he wants out and $10.89 per mcf. UGE has changed there name to Commerce Energy because they had a lawsuit against them. Do you know any insurance salesmen they pay a desk fee and a yearly fee also! If you think that way this economy is why do we have several thousand reps mostly in MI and Ohio and keep growing every month? We sell gas(res and com) in 5 states and electrictiy(com only) in 9 soon all of the USA. Not one of my customers have dropped out of our program since Dec 08. It’s because we help people save money not scam them! Just want to help anyone save and maybe make some extra $.

By: Chad & Stacey

Chad & Stacey — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:53:58 +0000

Hi Joe,

I see that you are technically “spamming” the comments sections of this post…so I sent you an interview invitation to help clear up any confusion with our readers about your services & job propositions.

Look forward to hearing from you!

By: Chad & Stacey

Chad & Stacey — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:52:16 +0000

Mr. Gullable,

Your story is all to familiar to many Michigan residents. UGE is trying to get as many people as possible to promote their scam for “cheaper” natural gas prices. I can’t believe that the state of Michigan still allows them to operate.

As far as Joe’s comment from above…remember any sales position is “commission” based. When I went through the sign up service for Joe’s website you have to invest almost $400 to get started. With Michigan’s economy at it’s worst and considering the fact that many residents have “scam” on their minds when they hear utility broker, I would proceed cautiously. From one Michigander to another I wish you the best of luck finding employment…I know first hand it’s hard to come by.

By: Joe Ostervik

Joe Ostervik — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:19:26 +0000

Mr. Gullable! Would you like to look into the energy business be your own boss. It’s a recession proof business. Please listen to my 3.5 min pre recorded phone message 212-461-8812 then email me with your # and I will talk to you more. JoeO@CcmGasBroker.com