Comments on: Laptop Depot (Canada) Fraud

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:02:55 +0000

I used to work there and I eventually walked out after seeing how they would take advantage of people who didn’t know anything to make a quick sale, especially the elderly. It’s basically the equivalent of a used car lot but with computers. I don’t even know why someone would buy a refurb when you can buy brand new from a place like Best Buy for an extra 100 dollars.

By: Peterson Shirley

Peterson Shirley — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:19:35 +0000

I too, was taken by sales person, not telling the truth.
The software on my computer was only a trial.
I ended up having to pay $300.00 more dollars to Staples to have a computer that I could actually use. An outdated laptop second hand that was outdated when I purchased it cost me $900.00. Just makes me sick to know I wasted all that money. I could have bought a top of the line new computer with lots more warrenty. I was sick at the time and the sales people took my Husband for a ride, knowing he didn’t know the difference. The sales person told him I would never need another thing, it would last me for years. We are retired on fixed income this money we spent is a lot of money to us. We were taken advantage because of our age.

By: kam

kam — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:20:22 +0000

Lap top depot is a scam.I bought an extended warranty on my laptop $200.00 they didnt cover my warranty because i had lost my reciept.They even loooked in their record it shows my name but shows James Smith as the original owner.The thug sales guy tells me its not my computer

By: s

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:53:44 +0000

Spent $420 for a laptop there, hard drive died a month later!

By: G

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:24:07 +0000

You just format the drive and re-install with your own copies of stuff you didn’t have to pay for. simple, problem solved
you know whats sad? you know whats a sad tale, the animals in slaughterhouses, not comps

By: G

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:21:52 +0000

oh my god u make it sound like laptop depot murdered your family in the store.
so what it the software is pirated?

By: Cam Birch

Cam Birch — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:06:51 +0000

Sometimes it really surprises me that they actually make money with such despicable practices.

I love that LG reference. To the best of my knowledge there is no manufacturer that actually makes all of what goes inside a laptop. Its actually close to being impossible given the complexity of a computer. I think the closest manufacturer would be Intel, but they don’t make laptops.

By: Aqeeq

Aqeeq — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:44:47 +0000

I had a chance to buy remarked (that’s right re-marked) Laptop from laptop depot a few months ago at south edmonton common.

Before that, I was looking for higher-end laptops there, and the sales person would give me all sorts of reasons why to buy an LG ( the most expensive one) laptop instead of Acer. One reason he gave is worth sharing , “LG laptop has everything made by LG in it”. Well, thank God I didn’t buy anything else from them, and later sold my other laptop to a Filipino for $200 ( Bought it two months before for 380 ).

So you’re quite right in saying they’re not really honest in giving what they show.

By: Cam Birch

Cam Birch — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:18:10 +0000

I’m not sure I would go with scam, but they are definitely not providing a good service. Slimy and untrustworthy is very true though. I cannot recommend against purchasing from there enough.

By: mark

mark — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:54:50 +0000

laptop depot is not to be trusted, they are a scam. computer trend is a much better place to shop at.