PC World

A huge store with a ton of stuff, but an ethos that still works via the «sell up» tactic rather than the «sell what the customer *needs*» tactic.
It’s fine if you go in knowing what you want and having an idea of the tech. There are decent prices and they do price-​match against other physical stores and their own online prices (although these days they tend to be the same).
However, if you’re in any way non-​technical or don’t have a specific product in mind, expect to be taken for a ride… Take a friend who knows the stuff you’re after, pre-​shop online or elsewhere then come here for the prices as they can offer some good deals.
Oh, and don’t buy the Coverplan or whatever they call it now, especially on computers. You may find that your home insurance already covers you for accidental damage and the price PCW charge for theirs — especially the five year — is staggeringly high.
On the positive front, they have a huge amount of stuff on display so you can get «hands on» with a product before purchase. This is ideal for the likes of tablets, computers, cameras and TVs where you can compare products side by side.

Ever since pc world & currys merged these stores into a megastore you end up with a very big store with a wide variety of stuff you’d expect from such a large store.
But doesn’t take away from the fact that when I’d went into the store during the easter weekend to buy a desktop I had to explain to not 1 but TWO 2 members of staff just to ask. No not ask explain that I DID NOT want the empty case that they thought I had ment but the actual pc without the monitor. Only then to forced into taking 1 month free something or other incase something goes wrong with it (now canceled). IF I had wanted an empty desktop case I would have went somewhere else with a better variety of cases & or at a cheaper price, as for the staff eeerrr I think some1 aged between 8 to 12 would have understood 1^st time without having to overexplain what I wanted.
Fair doos in trying to up sell or try & convince me in trying to buy antivirus/​web protection & latest version of office but I stick with 2007 office version (works ok) & more than enough free antivirus & firewall programs on the net to choose from 1^st b4 having to fork out whatever for the latest versions for things that I’ll only use at best once a week (antivirus scan).

This whole thing has been advertised all over the place — very expensively. Star Wars Robots do not come cheap.
If you want an R2-​D2 or 3-​CPO to appear on your posters, Mr Lucas is going to make you pay!
So, what happened? Currys and PC World have joined up.
Take all of the stuff that was in Currys (poorly organised home electrical displays) and combine it with PC World (well organised displays of over-​priced home electronics and computers) and what do you get?
A really big store with a lot of stuff in it.
The items are fairly well laid out on the floor. Massive wall of flat screens in the back. The individual shelves could be possibly be better organised. I had to price check a Laser printer toner cartridge due to it being misplaced on the shelf. The staff was really helpful and that was a pleasant surprise.
The stuff is still higher priced than you could find online or possibly in a competitor’s store, but you do get selection. Lots of selection. As I said — large back wall filled with flatscreens. Wow. Unfortunately, it seems the computing bit again has been left behind. Get your components in a different store.
I would definitely visit here. Get your information from the internet in place and drop by. Being able to see and touch an item always beats a picture on a webpage.
And what was the result on my price check for the toner cartridge. The young fellow check it at one of the tills, then I ran it through redlaser on the iphone it and found it online for half price. (not in front of him though, as I said, nice kid)
Not sure if that price difference is consistent with everything in the massive store but I could imagine some items are better bought here.

Easy to find. It is situated out the back of the shopping centre. And you wont be able to miss it on the way out to Ikea. They always offer the best possible deals on desktop pc’s or laptops. There service is always 2^nd to none. The sales staff are excellent. And alwasy put the customer first. The last computer i bought from this store became faulty and blew up 2 days after I received it. Took it straight back to the store and they replaced it with no issue at all. Whenever Im looking for a new computer pc world is always my first choice. As i know i will get the best service possible.