DO NOT TRUST CURRYS
DO NOT TRUST CURRYS – Deceptive Sales Tactics at Aberdeen Bridge of Dee
AVOID CURRYS AT ABERDEEN BRIDGE OF DEE. My recent experience with their staff exposed high-pressure sales tactics, blatant dishonesty, and forced recurring subscriptions that I explicitly opted out of multiple times.
What Happened:
1. The Bait-and-Switch on Price: I went in specifically looking to buy the cheapest laptop available. The sales assistant deliberately bypassed cheaper models on the shop floor to steer me toward a much more expensive machine. When I called him out on it, he kept insisting I buy the pricier option and grew quite rude when I held my ground.
2. Forced Recurring Costs: At the checkout, I explicitly and repeatedly stated that I wanted zero recurring costs—no yearly or monthly subscriptions whatsoever. The assistant assured me everything was fine.
3. The Paperwork Lie: When he handed over the paperwork, I checked it and found multiple recurring subscription charges hidden on the invoice. I demanded he remove them. He printed a second invoice, and the unauthorized charges were still there.
4. Escalation: I had to ask for the store manager just to get the sale completed correctly without the unwanted extras the sales assistant had explicitly promised to take off.
The Aftermath:
Despite their explicit promises and the corrected invoice, a month later, an unauthorized recurring charge pinged my account. Now, exactly one year later, Microsoft has cancelled my access because of a subscription I never wanted, never asked for, and was explicitly promised was not attached to my purchase.
Currys staff at this branch rely on confusing customers, ignoring explicit instructions, and sneaking unwanted subscriptions onto bills to pad their numbers.
Check your receipts, avoid this branch, and do not trust their word.