Currys website crash wipes out £250-worth of gift cards
by Rebecca Smithers from Technology | The Guardian on (#5BNJJ)
I was trying to buy Apple Watch SE on Black Friday and lost out on the chance to get one
I purchased Currys gift cards for 200 and 50 via the Perks at Work scheme to buy an Apple Watch SE. But after attempting to check out online, the website crashed.
When I tried again, the 200 was showing as 0. Currys confirmed there was an issue and that the gift card balance would be restored in between two and 48 hours. This was more than 72 hours ago and the balance is still 0.
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