iPod woes

ktracer

I bought my son an iPod Classic last September for an Xmas present from Dixons Tax Free at Manchester Airport.
It's now started playing up, so I contacted Dixons by email. They advised taking it to an Apple store; my son did so yesterday in Manchester. They said they could fix it & to bring it in.
He did & they tried to claim it was outside the warranty period - 90 days! But he could trade it in against an upgrade for an extra £70.
Who's is wrong?
I think both - Dixons, because I bought it from them & therefore that's who the contract is with, and Apple, because the warranty should be 1 year.
I need to get this sorted, because the year will be up in 3 weeks time.
What's the best approach?

System

http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/specialdeals/ipodwarranty_popup

you can check the warranty status here too https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do

ktracer

Thanks, but do I lean on Apple or Dixons? Or both?

System

put the serial number into the link above and see if it is still under warranty, it will be apple that fix it so you should deal with them