1 in 4 Still Paying for Last Christmas
One in four people who ran up debt last Christmas are still repaying the bill, a survey has shown.
Four out of 10 people used credit cards or other forms of borrowing to meet festive costs last year, according to price website Savebuckets.com.
But only 29% of these people had managed to clear their debt during January, while 24% were still paying it off.
People in their 30s were most likely to be still repaying debt run up last Christmas, with 47% borrowing money last year and 35% still repaying it.
Nintendo Says ‘Wii Can’t Make Enough’
Nintendo says that Wii production is at an all-time high, but that massive consumer demand means it still might not be able to satisfy all punters hoping to get their hands on one this holiday.
“Nintendo has continually raised the production levels of the Wii hardware,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, the company’s US president.
“We’re now producing 2.4 million units a month worldwide. Last year, we made 1.6 million a month. So we’ve made a 33% increase,” he told the LA Times.
“One of our competitors projects they will sell ten million consoles worldwide this year. For us, that’s three months of production,” he added, in what could be viewed as a cheeky dig at rival Sony.
And what advice did he offer for shoppers hoping to score a Wii this Christmas?
“We’re producing an unprecedented level of hardware to try to meet demand… Look at retailer circulars. Go to their websites. We’re flowing products into stores on a very regular basis. Once you see it on the shelf, you ought to buy it.
“While we’re bringing 50% higher level of supply into the market this holiday, we don’t know if the demand will be even higher than that.”
Nintendo’s undoubtedly selling Wiis like nobody’s business, but it has also been accused in the past of trying to manufacture demand by hyping up the possibility of shortages. So, how difficult is it to pick up a Wii at the moment?
We’ve had a look around the net and found numerous Wii bundles available immediately from specialist retailers like Game and Gamestation, as well as from online specialists Amazon.co.uk and Play.com.
We couldn’t find the option to purchase the console online at a number of supermarkets, but it would take you a little longer to get hold of one from Tesco, which says Wii consoles are normally dispatched within 21 days.
Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special to Air on Comedy Central
Let laughter light up the tree this year! Jeff Dunham and his puppet pals take the stage for an unforgettable evening of holiday-themed ventriloquist comedy. The World Premiere of “Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special” airs on COMEDY CENTRAL Sunday, November 16 at 9:00 p.m.
The encore presentations air Sunday, November 16 at 10:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 18 at 10:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m., November 23 at 9:00 p.m. and Friday, November 28 at 10:00 p.m.
