My Father and I traveled to Currys in Portsmouth with the express aim of purchasing a PVR and examining the range of laptops with a view to replacing an elderly unit. We arrived at approximately 10:30 in the morning, the shop was fairly quiet, with more staff than customers present. We started by looking at the PVR's as this was the prime reason for coming. A member of staff was in the aisle also examining the PVR's. Whilst we were studying the various data cards he called out to a colleague, stating that the cards needed to be replaced as some where not correct. He then started to work his way down the aisle reading bar codes with a bar code reader until he was standing between my father and I and the cards we were trying to read. He provided no explanation or apology for his action but continued to talk and joke in a loud voice to his colleague who had now joined him between us and the display we were examining. I looked at my Father who said "how rude" and we turned and left the store. Its no wonder that the high street is dying when it is more important for the staff to conduct shop business or stand in small groups laughing and joking than attend to customers who have traveled to the shop with the explicit intention of spending money. Having spent the best part of 35 mins in the store I would have felt quite lonely if I hadn't had my father to talk to. It will be a long time before we cross Curry's threshold again.