Official Nintendo Wii announcement: ARGOS ARE HEARTLESS CONTRACT BUSTERS!

peterbaker

FloFlo wrote:

Not at all, you started off as an individual trying to procure 1 console for yourself and then tried to change it to a consumer champion fighting the mighty argos. Argos are not going to steal from you they are either going to be late delivering or worst case refund and tell you to get lost.

Well I never attempted to procure an console from myself (can't be a*sed to play on a games console when I can do a number of things for real that some gamers only ever get to try from their sofas!), but the Wii WAS supposed to be delivered here so I could get it to the kid who paid for it.

Consumer champion if you like - but actually, Thorn-in-Side of a Retail Rip-Off outfit was all I set out to be after starting off as a non-complaining individual who suddenly found last Wednesday that said Retail Rip-Off merchant was heartlessly breaking promises.

Yep, Zelda, Call of duty 3, Happy Feet, Ice age and cars (for DD , Play with an extra remote, extra nunchuck and a sports with a tennis racket, steering wheel and golf club which fits to the wii remote and also a classic controller. So full house here.:beer:

I can but smile ...

larrylamb_2

But why are you taking delivery of the Wii for him when you said it would be better if he paid at his local Argos.?

Aluminium_2

peterbaker wrote:

Consumer champion if you like - but actually, Thorn-in-Side of Retail Rip-Off outfit was all I set out to be

How'd that work out for you?

peterbaker

jillie1974 wrote:

every time one of these new consoles is launched its the same problem then about 2 months later they're bout £30 quid cheaper and you can buy them no prob! anyway why did he but one in the UK he lives in another country? and argos have prob broken the data protection laws by speaking to him bout it in the first place..

This makes me smile even more! Are you really 32 years old like your username suggests?? Did you know that the Chief Executive of HBOS plc, the one whose offices are besieged tonight by Farepak customers is only 7 years older? I wonder if he has a Wii in there to while away the hours till he can escape and do the rest of the Christmas shopping:)

I am considerably older, and only now am I beginning to understand the old country chiding remark "You hardly know you were born, do you?"

Aluminium_2

peterbaker wrote:

This makes me smile even more! Are you really 32 years old like your username suggests?? Did you know that the Chief Executive of HBOS plc, the one whose offices are besieged tonight by Farepak customers is only 7 years older? I wonder if he has a Wii in there to while away the hours till he can escape and do the rest of the Christmas shopping:)

I didn't know that. I imagine if he's got a Wii it's at home though.

peterbaker

larrylamb wrote:

But why are you taking delivery of the Wii for him when you said it would be better if he paid at his local Argos.?

Larry you have been sweet and mostly polite so I shall try to answer you ... he lives elsewhere in Europe where the supply of games consoles is simply less active and usually more expensive. He has been to London perhaps half a dozen times on Ryanair at a grand total air ticket cost of about the same as one Wii! He was here on 20th November. On 19th or 20th November we got a mail from HMV saying that HMV's many weeks old cashless internet Wii pre-order with him could no longer be on a guaranteed date. He was sorely disappointed.

On 20th November we were in Charlton Argos buying cheap DECT phones also to be used abroad (yes various adapters are needed but it is still often cheaper and here in UK there is the widest choice).

While we were in there and I was browsing they excitedly came up to me and said Peter guess what, they can guarantee Wii delivery for 8th December and so we have paid an extra £5 for guaranteed delivery and the rest of the money up front, and it is all checked with Head Office and a confirmed order, and we have given your address and contact number so isn't that brilliant!? You'll get it on the 8th and bring it on your next visit! Yes I said, GREAT news!

OK, does that help? It's really not complicated, is it?

sc03tye

Aluminium wrote:

Nice one, I was thinking about picking up COD3. Let us know what you thought!

Have to say - when I got COD3 on the Wii I couldnt wait. Having played it..it kinda wasn't how I imagined...

The movement with the numchucks is OK - no problem really, but using the controller to shoot and move..like a mouse just doesnt seem to work very well. Also, to throw grenades for example, you actually need to move your hand to reach the buttons at the top of the controller, which means you lose aim - view goes everywhere, and your dead lol. It's maybe just me tbh, and takes a long time to get used to (which I've heard). Just thought I'd give you the down low.

Oh just one more thing. I'm defo no massive gamer, but I did find a few jerky/pausy moments when the game was in big battle scenes.. - not bad enough to put too much of a downer on things though.

FleetFanatic

peterbaker wrote:

OK, does that help? It's really not complicated, is it?

I've worked it out. It's the muppet show.

larrylamb_2

peterbaker wrote:

OK, does that help? It's really not complicated, is it?

Oh it was me being a mere mortal in the wake of Philip

peterbaker

larrylamb wrote:

Oh it was me being a mere mortal in the wake of Philip

Nah, not in his wake ... same planet though:D

OMG, talking of wake, it's tomorrow again! Total thread views (this and the old) creeping up towards 9,000 now in 5 days.

Over and Out!