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From Sunday Mail

Wii Ferry Trip Is Big Loser For Dad Peter
Nov 25 2007 By Billy Paterson

A DAD made a 12-hour road and sea journey to pick up this year's must-have Christmas present - Nintendo Wiis.

But Peter MacGregor ended up out of pocket when Argos refused to sell him the four Wiis he had reserved online.

Peter, of Crosshill, Ayrshire, got to the store in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, five minutes before it closed.

But he was left fuming when the store said there was a limit of one Wii per customer.

Although the coveted games console only cost him £179.97, his ferry and hire car had cost him the same again.

And the 43-year-old garage owner could have got one locally for £300.

He said he had only made the journey because he had been assured on the phone that he could have four Wiis.

He said: "When I arrived there with the four reservation numbers, the manageress said they only sold one per customer and there was only one left.

"If I had been told that, I'd have brought three people with me or not bothered at all. But she wouldn't budge."

An Argos spokeswoman said they would speak to Peter to try to resolve the issue.