Currys apologises after Black Friday surge crashes site and wipes gift cards

Customers reported seeing hundreds of pounds “wiped” from gift cards as they went to purchase items

Currys PC World apologised to customers (PA)

Currys PC World has apologised to customers after some saw hundreds of pounds accidentally wiped off their gift cards in a Black Friday surge.

The company saw a surge in demand which resulted in the website being completely unavailable for a period of time on Friday evening.