The Nation's Favourite Computer Shop

Advantages: Store layout, Convenience, Range of products, Lower Web prices for Collect @ Store
Disadvantages: Price of accessories and some items, Queues, Selection of certain items

...on the shelves. Smaller sections can be a bit tricky to locate at times so I just ask a member of staff. The stores are big so the aisles are all very wide so it never feels cramped. PRODUCT RANGE AND PRICES With such large shops, one would expect a wide selection of products and PC World do not fail there. As well as computers, software, TVs, computer peripherals, components and networking, they also have a selection of Sat Nav, MP3 players, games consoles and accessories, mobile phones, peripherals, laptop and PC accessories as well as . They also advertise 3G contract deals to get free laptops and phones. Even though they have a lot of different products on offer, I find that they are a bit limited on their selection of certain products. With laptops in particular, even though they have a fair few on display, most aren...

Deru 23.03.2009 · Read review
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The Best PC Shop Ever

Advantages: see op
Disadvantages: see op

...PC World, the best computer shop ever! Massive choice, great sales staff. OK, stop screaming at me for being a madwoman and read my little story! ~~~ Fabulous Store ~~~ I once worked for PC World, in their Lakeside store. It was fabulous. I was actually there on opening day (read on to find out what I was doing). The store was then privately owned by a polish immigrant called Jan Murray and there were only two branches. These shops were an answer to a prayer for many PC buffs. Opening day was fantastic, extra staff were brought in from the Croydon branch and we were all rushed off our feet. I spent most of the day standing by the front door giving out free burgers! Another colleague spent all day running backwards and forwards to McDonalds to keep me supplied. The customers were happy and there was an amazing amount of return...

KathrynE 19.10.2001 · Read review
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The best computer shop around

Advantages: Cheap, hinest advice
Disadvantages: None

...often have offers on consumables and software, for example 3 for 2 on all £9.99 games and buy one get one half price on the compatible ink cartridges. All of these items are very competitively priced- usually the cheapest around, but if they aren?t the cheapest they would usually be only a couple of quid- if that dearer. They buy components in bulk and due to their few shops have few overheads and so can keep their prices low. Another service Regency Computers offers is a pc health check and upgrade service. They will service your computer, check and remove viruses as well as give advice on any upgrades for only £39.99 per computer. If you have one of these great value services then they will also install any hardware upgrades bought from them for free. All you need is to buy the hardware from them- you don?t even need to have bought...

somebodyrandom 03.06.2004 · Read review
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Review of Regency Computers (Shop)

The Computer Shop Scandle - My £200 Bill Shock

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: High Prices & Poor Stuff

...disc to the man. I refused to pay this amount because he had never told me this. I clearly asked him if my files could be copied but he never said anything about installing the operating system at an extra cost! I left the store in the end paying over £200 for what was meant to be a simple ram upgrade. The staff had been rude, hadn't told me in full what I was buying and for how much. They seemed to want me to buy more of their products then to get my simple ram upgrade. That was back in 2001. I returned to the shop in March this year. I wanted to purchase a new computer and had seen an Advent computer for only £699.99 in the paper. The staff this time were very helpful and showed me all around the computer they had to offer. I told them about the offer in the paper and they showed me to the model. I said I wanted it for gaming...

ReviewDude 14.08.2004 · Read review
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Review of PC World (Shop)

Easy-PC

Advantages: Easy ordering, dedicated Account Manager
Disadvantages: Recent delays on items that show as being in stock

...This is a review on PC World Business rather than the ordinary PC World Store. Unfortunately, as there isn't a category for PC World Business (as I will refer to as PCWB) so I've had to put the review here. I first encountered PC World Business when I started my current job over 3 years ago. One of my main tasks at the point was to re-order stock. As we are a Software Development company, we were constantly ordering PC supplies and development tools. PCWB had been the main supplier for some time. PCWB are a main supplier of Computer equipment, Software, Hardware and items such as Office Furniture. They are a well known brand with a catchy advert 'Where in the world - PC World' They are part of DSG retail, whose group house stores such as Dixon's, Curry's and The Link. Although the PC World stores were founded in 1991, PCWB...

jayandfoo 08.06.2005 · Read review
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PC world...an Employees view!

Advantages: Huge amount of choice, competitive prices, friendly staff
Disadvantages: Lack of communication with head office, still sales culture.

...I have been looking at a number of reviews on PC world on this website and other websites and am inclined to agree with many of the points raised. I am an employee at a PC World store in the Midlands and hope that I can give an unbiased review on some of the good and bad points about PC world and How to respond to any problems you may encounter while you are shopping there. I accept no responsibility for any actions resulting from reading this material and my only aim it to argue the complaints raised on the Internet. This review does not reflect the opinion of DSG international! None of the information here is legally binding as procedures in the stores may differ from store to store. It is ultimately best to take up any grievances with the store managers. THE STORE The shop floor is split into easily to navigate isles...

ross88guy 19.06.2006 · Read review
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PC World ---- Poor Customer Service World

Advantages: They aren't too expensive
Disadvantages: They have appalling customer service

...My husband brought a computer from PC World just over a year ago now. It cost £399 which seemed like quite a good deal. It came with everything we needed and even had free Norton Spyware thrown in for a year. It was on Windows Vista and had all the latest software on it. We also bought a lot of accessories for it, the printer costing £200, a wireless mouse and keybour, a scanner/photocopier. I'd like to say everything was perfect, we never had any problems and we all lived happilly ever after... but I can't. The day after we installed everything I went to use word for my uni work and found it wouldn't open, in fact none of the microsoft software would open. I used the library instead, not very convienient but oh well and we just used the computer for going on the internet which we did quite a lot seeing as my husbands work requires...

faders321 26.06.2008 · Read review
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Top of the shops.............

Advantages: see above
Disadvantages: see above

...Advantages: Loads of stuff available, good prices Disadvantages: can get busy at christmas time so much so people abandon their shopping I am a huge Asda fan, it's where I do most of my shopping and I know where everything is which makes it easier when dragging 3 kiddies along with you! In my local Asda we have a photo centre, cafe, George, electricals, homewear, toys, bakery, pizzaria, rottisary (chicken place lol), fresh meats counter and all the usual foody aisles plus we have a petrol station, cash machines and bus stop. It's the largest shopping store we have although we do have a Tesco, Lidl, Aldi, Co-Op, Farm Foods and Iceland. I have never had a bad experience with Asda and the stock is usually replenished quite quickly! They have such a huge range that I know I can do my weekly shop and more there. Everything...

jadiep890 26.10.2009 · Read review
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shopping heaven

Advantages: great bargains
Disadvantages: queues

...Primark is one of the greatest shops that i find that every time i go in there you can guarantee that i will come out having brought something. When you go into Primark you are guaranteed that you will always find a bargain and at the fraction of the cost of any other shops. Primark has come on in leaps and bounds over the years it stocks a greater range of items that are more in line with the fashions of today and at a great price. A few years ago i would never have even thought to go to Primark, but as they finally put one in my local town centre i always have a look for a bargain. Primark stocks everything from ladies, mens , childrens and homeware. In the ladies section you will find shoes, bags, jewellery, t shirts, lingerie, jeans, trousers, skirts, jumpers, jackets and night wear. In the mens sections you have jeans...

jo_field26 17.10.2008 · Read review
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Lets shop

Advantages: Earn extra cash
Disadvantages: You never know when an assignment will come to you

...Grass Roots Mystery Shopping. I have been a mystery shopper for about two years now and not only is it fun but it's easy money. Your never going to get rich working for grass roots but you will receive a steady flow of assignments which usually pay £10 at a time. HOW TO JOIN ------------------- If you type mystery shoppimg into your browser, you will find grass roots mystery shopping. This is free to join and you have to click on the New panellists link, which will take you to another page where you have to agree not to disclose any details of the assignments you are sent on, then you can register your details. These are name and address, bank details and phone numbers. YOUR ASSIGNMENTS ---------------------------- Without going into very much details about any one assignment, I can tell you that you will be first...

Sunnysmiles 06.11.2006 (07.09.2009) · Read review
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