A Currys PC World branch has been forced to apologised after an offensive sign was put up telling 'tramps' to 'start looking for a job'.

The politically incorrect message was posted after workers became annoyed at people rifling through bins at the rear of their store.

But the chain has now been slammed after it was spotted strapped to a gate leading the bin its branch in Wrexham, North Wales.

The politically incorrect message was posted after workers became annoyed at people rifling through bins at the rear of their store

It read: 'Attention Tramps - stop looking for valuables in our bins and start looking for a job.'

The company - which has 360 stores around Britain - took down the sign after protests.

Simon Hall, who owns a second-hand shop, took a photo of the message and posted it online.

Mr Hall said: 'To me as long as the homeless or whoever is looking in the bins does not make a mess I can't see any harm in it.

'In this day of recycling it surely is a good thing and if they make a few quid from selling what they find then fair play to them.

'I go looking for boxes and packaging for sending my Ebay parcels.'

Iain Yarwood, manager at the store in Plas Coch retail park, apologised for any offence cause, and said the sign had now been taken down.

The politically incorrect message was posted at the back of this store in Wrexham, North Wales

Mr Yarwood said: 'I apologise for any offence that may have been caused to anyone who may have seen this sign at the back of our store.

'It is in no way an official notice and is not representative of the company's or the store's views.

'The sign has been removed and the matter is being dealt with internally.'