Canada Computers Reviews 474

TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Evaluating 54 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many customers experienced significant issues with their orders, including cancellations, items not arriving as expected, and being charged for products that were not shipped or were on backorder. The customer service was frequently described as unhelpful, unresponsive, and difficult to reach, with many people reporting long hold times, ignored emails, and broken promises. Reviewers also found the staff to be unhelpful and dismissive, with some even reporting pushy sales tactics and a lack of accountability. Some people also had concerns about the products, noting instances where used or damaged items were sold as new, or where products were defective shortly after purchase. There were also complaints about inconsistent pricing and a lack of transparency regarding sales and promotions. Conversely, a few other people also felt that their orders arrived before the expected date and were in mint condition, with some even recommending the company for its pre-installed PCs.

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Product

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Order

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Customer service

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely ridiculous payment policy regarding both payment methods and how they process them. They will not allow any form of debit mastercard nor prepaid card accounts like KOHO. The money gets put... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Company can't even stand by their own warranty. Very poorly run and to hell with the customer. We went through 2 computers in 2 years. They were unable to fix the problem with the first computer and w... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful website. Poor experience in stores 8/10 times. Their computer repair service is scammy and near useless. With the recent data breach and how they have handled it, I am done. That sold me... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cancelled orders for hard to get items that were sold online for store pick up, and then monies reserved in advance on my credit card, in favour of in store customers. This happened multi... See more


Company details

  1. Computer Store
  2. Computer Accessories Store
  3. Computer and Accessories Store

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Canada Computers - Your Neighbourhood Computer Store and Service Centre - PC Systems, PC Components, Computer Parts & Accessories, Notebooks, Netbooks, Electronics, and more.


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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered a laptop and within a day

I ordered a laptop and within a day, it had been shipped. Laptop box was properly padded but was light enough to be carried. Laptop had no scratches on it and works like a charm. Would recommend to anyone who wants a good and cheap Laptop.

11 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Their online shopping is such a joke

Their online shopping is such a joke. I placed my order and use a credit card, on the bank side the transaction is successful. Yet two days no email or any order update from CC so I email them and they told me they don't accept this card. Yet no email was sent to me. No notification or anything. They just wasted my time and took my money.
If you don't take this card why did it went through successfully? Why nobody bother to email me and tell me? And even at one point I logged into my account and CANNOT FIND MY ORDER.
What a useless trash scamy company.

11 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

would give it negative stars if i could

would give it negative stars if i could

first i order a $2000 laptop express delivery. supposed to come on a tuesday LATEST but came the friday, that ain’t express

next. i ordered a 4060 graphics card, these bums sent a 2080. so i took that back and they said they’d send another cool

then, i call the next wednesday, the day they promised the correct one would be there by LATEST

finally. i call the store and they said they can’t find the order cause i made it online so i gotta call customer service. i call customer service and they too cannot find my laptop

the reference number and tracking number i got FROM THEM, was incorrect or whatever and they couldn’t find anything correct. they have a usb coming and that ain’t what i ordered.

currently i’m waiting for the bosses to get into work tomorrow morning so i can ring down their line and find out where the hell my $2000 computer is. want a full refund. never order from there ever.

i would talk bout they mommas and children. but i’ll save that for the phone call with boss man/woman🙂

11 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID CANADA COMPUTER BARRIE

Bought a Yanmai Ultra Compact Wireless Microphone System at Canada Computers Barrie, for recording. It consistently cut the beginnings of words off from a male trainer’s conversational-volume speaking. Reliably cut off “s” and “t” sounds. Got much better results in the identical environment with a $30 lavalier mic.
Tried to take it back to Canada Computers 2 days later. No refund. No exchange. No use to me. They kept my full $108.99 and will never see me again.
Should understand that the customer is always right, like Amazon. Or refund at least the markup and the tax.

12 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I've met one bad employee

I waited 1 week for a device to be transferred from another store but I did get a bargin. 4 store visits and 4 different levels of customer service, one so bad I didn't want to return t the store ever again.
The flyer is worth reading but I'll order online next time.

22 July 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Would rate it lower if I could

Would rate it lower if I could. There’s no standardization to their store practices and procedures. Return policy changes from employee to manager to employee and they won’t stand by what’s posted on CC online. Won’t offer alternative solutions for defective equipment. Awful customer service and quality of products

2 July 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid at all costs especially their repair centre

I dropped 6k on a custom PC build and I got 4 defective parts at a time I went there to tell them about it, but they wanted to charge me like 40 to 50 bucks just to look at it even though I know what’s wrong And say that I damaged it even though there’s no physical damage, and after they touch it, I found physical damage to some of the CPU pins on my motherboard and they refuse To replace the part that I said was defective, which was Two ram modules they said they tested it and found no problems but when I tested, I found a huge amount of issues pointing to the ram so clearly they don’t know what they’re doing and they take advantage of people who don’t know what they’re doing. I watched this man pay $300 for storage upgrade on his laptop, even though he brought in his own part and it would’ve only taken two seconds just to pop the lid off and replace the SSD

11 April 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do NOT trust their Tech Care Warranty - SCAM

Had a water pump in my PC fail unfortunately, however I had purchased the 3yr tech care warranty. Of course they needed to verify the issue themselves which I understand, but having my PC for 5 days is a bit much for something that probably took 20 minutes. Anyways they call me to say the unit is defective and they have already swapped in the replacement for me - which at first I thought was nice of them, as I had planned on doing that myself. In hindsight though I feel it was so I wouldn't "notice" what had actually happened until I got home with my PC.
When I got my PC home and switched it on I immediately noticed the replacement was not what I had originally purchased.
To be specific my original pump was a Kraken Z53 with the 2.5" LCD display on the pump head (the ENTIRE pump head).
What I had been replaced with was the new "base" model Kraken with a 1.5" screen that is only a small square within the larger pump head. Looks really tacky, and I never would have purchased this version ! Looking at my receipt I also see there is a large price gap between my original pump and the replacement, about $70 worth that was NOT refunded to me. Thing is, my original pump still exists, but had been re-branded as the Kraken Elite, for a higher price, which I would just chalk up as 3 years of inflation - not my problem. But of course this greedy company didn't want to lose more money and replace with an equivalent, so they opted to downgrade me without my permission.

When I called to complain and search for a better solution I was met with a brick wall of "this is the decision head office has made". When I asked them to re-evaluate the situation, as I feel though I am being ripped off, they instead strengthened there position of "this is what you're getting, take it or leave it".
I offered to compromise, and pay the difference to get the equivalent of what I had before. Nope, no compromise. No apologies or even a hint of empathy. Just cold robotic corporate BS. I ended up returning their replacement unit and taking back my defective one to pursue the manufacturers factory warranty of 6 years.

When someone purchases an extended warranty on their product , FOR ADDITIONAL COST, they do so expecting it to be a smooth and hassle free process, and that their product will be replaced with an equivalent or better if none is available. You don't replace someones 55" TV with a 48" because there are no 55's available.
You don't replace someones V8 engine with a V6, because it's now depreciated. That's not how warranty works.
The fact that Canada Computers wasn't even willing to compromise with me shows how little to me they care about customer satisfaction. I will never purchase another product from this shady, scummy, greedy company ever again, and I suggest you do the same.

To any of you floor staff that may be reading this, my quarrel is with your management - you guys have always been good to me.

9 April 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst customer service Hands down!

I bought an office chair from them and after assembly, I found out that one of screws for the headrest doesn't go all the way in. I brought the chair for them to check it out, but the manager insisted that it was my fault and he refused to exchange it nor give me my money back and told me that I can sue the company for that matter. After, I refused to leave the store without getting my problem fixed, the manager called the cops on me , but I was waiting for the cops to show up, he decided to give me a part taken from a demo chair. Honestly, it's worst customer service I ever came across. I hope that Canada computers goes out of business , because they are vey bad!

3 April 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I cant believe they are still in business

Only place where you can buy a brand new laptop with 3 out of 12 months of vendor warranty expired.

Also the only place where English is optional as well as knowing your job.

Only place where i was accused of deleting ALL the apps that come with windows 11 because they could not figure out how to work the start menu.

Only place where a stress test trumps any problem you might have with your purchase.

1 April 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Litterally Stole Money From Me

I bought 1300$ of computer parts. Canada Computer made a mistake with the price of my RAMs. I tried to deal with them to solve the issue and they said they would correct the mistake but they just closed the case without telling me. I tried to deal with my bank to get my money back. Canada Computer finally made a refund but the day after they litterally cancelled it! I'm still trying to get my money back since then. They are the worst!

1 December 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

rtx 4090 broken 12VHPWR socket clip

Just 4 days ago i bought a bnew open box rtx 4090 from you guys. When i went home to install the gpu, i did not hear a click while plugging in the 12vhpwr cable connector and to find out that the retention clip on the gpu side is chipped. Went back to the store to have a replacement and they say it's a user error. This is not my first time with 12vhpwr connectors In fact i purchased a 4080 super just last week to replace it for the 4090 i bought from you. And if you can check your sales records, i also bought an rtx 4090 last year but sold it for personal reason, so i know how to properly plug and unplug it. I will not argue anymore nor force a return but please make inspection more thorough. I'm a regular customer and i trusted you guys i did not expect a rough experience.

8 March 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Avoid at all cost…update got money back!

Brought a printer from them that unfortunately wasn't working.

When I took it back, they told me that they can't refund me the total amount because it was out of the box. They will only refund me the extended warranty which is only $11!

They told me all sales are final on printers. This was never listed on the receipt. I am now disputing this charge and demanding my money back. I fine this is highly suspicious and deceitful. I'll now think twice about doing business with them. Stay away if you can!

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Update: I got a call from the manager manager who apologize for the situation. He told me that Canon technicians were the greatest. He told me they managed to get it working at the store and to come by and they’ll show me.

I spoke to the tech. He tried to convince me that the printer was working, but even he himself had trouble getting it to work. I ended up getting my money back!! I got very lucky.

10 March 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Canada Computers

Canada Computers, 263 Queen Street E Unit 9. Brampton, ON L6W 4K6 location. Worst customer service possible. They should consider shutting it down. They have a theft problem, and threats customers like they are there to steal something. If you have a high theft rate perhaps looking at your staff may be a good idea. According to a Canadian Retail Security Survey conducted by the Retail Council of Canada, staff theft will account for 18.4% of retail loss in 2022 in Canada; each employee theft event costs on average approximately $1,289 Canadian dollars.Jun 21, 2023. While this review is not a representation of all Canada Computers locations, just this Brampton location listed above.

8 March 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful company to deal with

Awful company to deal with. Ordered a cpu/motherboard/ram bundle, flip the CPU socket lid off and find out there's a single bent pin. No worries I thought, I'll RMA since their website specifically has a category to CHOOSE 'Defective' as your reason. Went through emails and phone calls with garbage customer support, who since telling me I won't be getting anything back, have ghosted me. Stay away from this unprofessional and uncaring company.

20 February 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

In Store Experience

My experience with Canada Computers is mainly 'in store' experience. The stock levels listed on their website are fairly accurate, so I use their website to check pricing and inventory. When there's something I want to buy, It's easy to check which store is likely to have what I want. Since I live in the GTA, there are multiple locations available to me, or I can ask my local store to have it brought in from another store.

When you're in the store, nobody really bothers you (I like it that way), but finding someone to help when you need it can be somewhat of a challenge at times. I always know what I'm going to buy before I get there, so I usually only need help in finding something that their website says they have in stock.

Accurate stock levels for all stores can be seen at a glance, and is my goto store for decent pricing.

28 February 2024
Unprompted review

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