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Currys PC World apologises after Black Friday surge crashes site & wipes gift cards

// Currys PC World apologises to customers after Black Friday online surge saw hundreds of pounds wiped off gift cards
// Currys PC World said this was due to a temporary website outage and promised to refund affected customers

Currys PC World has apologised to customers after some saw hundreds of pounds accidentally wiped off their gift cards in a Black Friday surge.

The electricals retailer saw a surge in demand which resulted in its website being completely unavailable for a period of time on Friday evening.

Customers reported seeing hundreds of pounds “wiped” from gift cards as they went to purchase items.

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Richard Langton, who had been hoping to purchase a laptop in the sales, said he lost £450 after the money was taken from his gift card, but the order not fully processed.

“When I submitted the order a message came up saying ‘Couldn’t process the transaction, try again later’. So I kept trying and eventually, the site went down for maintenance,” he told the PA news agency.

“When it was finally up and running again I did the same procedure and when I entered my voucher code it said I only had £5 to use, meaning they took the money for the goods and now I have no order or any money. We can’t afford to lose over £450.”

He said he had purchased the non-refundable gift cards through a company benefits scheme, in order to save money.

“The sale ends tonight so if by some miracle I do get the money back on the voucher I won’t be able to afford the original price and will be stuck with a voucher and no laptop,” he said.

Another customer told PA that she had seen £850 vanish from her gift card balance.

A spokesperson for Currys PC World said: “Due to the unprecedented volume of customers shopping online with Currys PC World this Black Friday, our website experienced a temporary outage.

“Unfortunately, transactions being made by gift cards were affected. We will ensure that every customer affected by this issue has funds put back onto their gift cards in full, as soon as possible.

“We apologise for this issue and understand that customers will be disappointed they weren’t able to secure their products.”

The retailer was offering to reverse the funds, but some customers said they had been told this could take several days, by which point Black Friday will have ended.

However, Currys PC World said it would be looking to ensure customers who had been hoping to take advantage of the sales were not disadvantaged by the temporary website issues.

The retailer added it had seen home delivery orders rise by 59 per cent and click-and-collect soar by 233 per cent, with six orders taking place every second.

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