Left hand, right hand?

[undyingking]

We got our gas bill this morning (no, do read on, it's not [quite] that boring) and included was a leaflet from Southern Electric suggesting we switch to one of their variant supply plans.

• One option is they plant 6 trees each year on your behalf, to notionally absorb the CO₂ produced from your burning gas.
• The other option is to be given 300 + 100/yr free AirMiles as a reward for being their customer.

Now is it just me, or does this seem to be sending a slightly mixed message?

Comments

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Somehow I've never managed to use any of the odd AirMiles I've managed to accumulate over the years -- I tend to end up giving them to charity -- so I'm not sure that would be much of a benefit. It seems like you need an awful lot of them to get a free flight, and the (few AirMiles + lots money) deals always seem to end up more expensive than the ways I normally fly.

What I've just noticed though is that the tree option actually costs slightly more than what I'm paying at the moment! -- double gah!