By Richard Burdge

A PERTHSHIRE retailer’s offer of a full refund on televisions bought from him in the run-up to the world cup if England go on to win has incensed one local man.

The Blairgowrie resident contacted The Courier to make a complaint.

“As an Englishman living and working in Scotland I find this not only insulting but damn near racist,” he said.

He went on to claim that the offer by the W. M. Coupar shop on the Wellmeadow “shamed” the town and he hoped they would discontinue the offer.

However, shop owner Alan Coupar defended the offer as a light-hearted promotion and said the complainer was very much in the minority.

“As a business we are looking to generate interest and it has gone down very well,” he said.

“We have footballs in the window and we are just getting into the spirit of things.

“The offer is on certain televisions but people buying washing machines have been asking if they will get their money back if the unthinkable happens!

“It is just a laugh.”

Mr Coupar pointed out that Blairgowrie was home to a fair number of people who had retired from England to the area and they had all taken it in the spirit in which it was intended, apart from the one critic.

“Although it is light-hearted, it is a genuine offer which I will honour,” added Mr Coupar.

“Quite a number of sets have been sold—people like a flutter. If England get to the final I will have a sleepless night!”

The contention that the promotion was humorous failed to win over the disgruntled Blairgowrie man.

“The locals seem to think it’s all very funny which annoys me even more,” he said. “Are we not past all this William Wallace rubbish?”