Currys PC World sorry for 'pressuring' customers into laptop extras

Trevor Treharne
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Consumer group Which? claims practice has been happening since 2015

Currys PC World has apologised after it was unveiled that customers were "pressured" into paying an optional £35 set-up fee for a laptop. Consumer group Which? claimed that more than 100 custome...

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