Uk.chicntech
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Founded | |
Legal Structure | Private |
Industry | Automotive, Technology, Electronics, Computer hardware, Kitchenware, Textiles |
Official website | https://uk.chicntech.com/ |
UK Chicntech is an online retailer of various home goods, including car accessories, bedding and kitchen supplies. They also sold external hard drives in May of 2025, but do not offer them currently.[1]
Consumer-impact summary[edit | edit source]
Incidents[edit | edit source]
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Uk.chicntech category.
Fake HDD[edit | edit source]
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In 2025, Reddit user The_Unflushable's father purchased what was advertised to be a 20 TB external HDD, but received a plastic case with a USB port and metal weights instead. After asking for a refund, UK Chicntech offered a 30% refund and a "free gift."[1][2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harding, Scharon (2025-06-03). "Shopper denied $51 refund for 20TB HDD that's mostly a weighted plastic box". Arstechnica. Archived from the original on 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ↑ "The $51 Fake 20TB Portable HDD Exposed". Crafted Tech Daily. 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-08-11. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
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