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Aldito · 24-02-2010 05:26PM

Finally arrived yesterday after 2 months of waiting

sam34 · 24-02-2010 10:49PM

sasser wrote: »

I wouldn't be so sure of getting the vouchers through the back door, I think they are going to cut that off next!

they have! i ordered them a few days ago, after seeing the link above, and today they have said "order void" and refunded my points

theres nothing else i want to get really

hope they bring back teh h&h vouchers

robo · 26-02-2010 07:39PM

Well it looks like the H&H vouchers will be no more -

Hughes & Hughes goes into receivership

One of the country's largest bookshop chains, Hughes and Hughes, has gone into receivership, threatening 225 jobs.

In a statement issued today, the company said it had been operating in an environment of collapsing consumer demand due to the recession and exchange rate differential with sterling.

The company also blamed the collapse in passenger numbers through Dublin and Cork airport where the much of the Hughes & Hughes business was generated through its concessions there.
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High retail rents and competition from internet booksellers were also factors in the company's downturn.
Directors and management said they had invited Ulster Bank Ireland Limited to appoint David Carson of Deloitte as receiver to the company.

Hughes & Hughes has been in operation for around 26 years

robo · 26-02-2010 08:25PM

The RTE website is now reporting that the shops have closed immediately...wonder will pigsback give us back our point :rolleyes:

thebiglad · 26-02-2010 08:56PM

robo wrote: »

The RTE website is now reporting that the shops have closed immediately...wonder will pigsback give us back our point :rolleyes:

I would think unlikely, if they take back vouchers and credit points they take loss!

It is no different to anyone who purchased vouchers, you end up losing out. Vouchers are so risky...

valc · 27-02-2010 09:28AM

According to RTE, the shops at Dublin airport remain open. May be some chance of spending the vouchers

valc

thebiglad · 27-02-2010 10:33AM

valc wrote: »

According to RTE, the shops at Dublin airport remain open. May be some chance of spending the vouchers

valc

Yes H&H at the airport have new facilities - cannot imagine DAA being too happy to have a big hole in their shopping facilities and if this was H&H most profitable outlet should be the last to go.

However if in Examinership may not take vouchers?

nice1franko · 27-02-2010 10:55AM

damn I got 80 euro worth a few weeks ago and hadn't got round to spending them

lotsofthegreen · 01-03-2010 06:40PM

new pigsback partner: bookdepository.co.uk - 5 piggypoints per euro spent

IMO pigsback is still a good site

new offer: 250piggypoints if you top up a mobile through your aib internet banking (once per account) - I'm glad i'm with aib pigsback always have great offers

you can enter a competition on pigsback to win a €750 Blue Book voucher when you top up this way too

also get 15000 piggypoints when you apply and drawdown an aib mortgage, good if your going for a mortgage with aib anyway

thetonynator · 01-03-2010 09:18PM

new quiz in the charity zone for 10 points . . .

sasser · 02-03-2010 02:53PM

A-wear vouchers gone :mad:

ejmaztec · 02-03-2010 04:14PM

With phone credit always out of stock and no Hughes and Hughes vouchers, stacking up Piggy points is a waste of time.

02-03-2010 04:16PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

With phone credit always out of stock and no Hughes and Hughes vouchers, stacking up Piggy points is a waste of time.

Spot on. The whole site is pointless!! And to think I went out of my way to buy a Dell laptop through pigsback. I could have gone to bethrifty and got cashback :mad::mad::mad:

Pj! · 02-03-2010 04:30PM

Very very poor site these days.

glanman · 02-03-2010 04:38PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Spot on. The whole site is pointless!! And to think I went out of my way to buy a Dell laptop through pigsback. I could have gone to bethrifty and got cashback :mad::mad::mad:

I'm two months waiting (still counting) for cashback from bethrifty with no sign of it coming and they fobbed me off when I asked them...

thebiglad · 02-03-2010 04:55PM

I would be critical of Pigsback normally but for this one occasion we cannot blame them for Hughes & Hughes.

The phone credit however is now becoming a joke, if they take that off their website totally then there really will be nothing left worth ordering.

Pigsback needs to get its act together and PDQ.

glanman · 02-03-2010 04:58PM

thebiglad wrote: »

I would be critical of Pigsback normally but for this one occasion we cannot blame them for Hughes & Hughes.

The phone credit however is now becoming a joke, if they take that off their website totally then there really will be nothing left worth ordering.

Pigsback needs to get its act together and PDQ.

I asked them about credit they said:

"Unfortunately we are out of stock with all call credit. During December our supplier increased the price we were paying for call credit. In order to avoid having to increase the PiggyPoints price for call credit we have been negotiating with other suppliers in an attempt to ensure that we can maintain our current price levels. We expect to conclude this within the next few weeks."

and then told then of the disappointment of not having it, that I would be willing to pay a few more points for credit and that boardsie were unhappy and she said:

"I'm sure it will be resolved soon."

I'm not holding my breath and because of this I have been less active than normal on pigsback! get the credit back!!

ejmaztec · 02-03-2010 05:22PM

thebiglad wrote: »

I would be critical of Pigsback normally but for this one occasion we cannot blame them for Hughes & Hughes.

The phone credit however is now becoming a joke, if they take that off their website totally then there really will be nothing left worth ordering.

Pigsback needs to get its act together and PDQ.

I'm not blaming Pigsback for the demise of H&H. I'm just pointing out that, in my opinion, those vouchers were only one of two things worth having, the other being the phone credit (except if you need 3000 feckin points to get any, that is:mad:).

Pj! · 02-03-2010 05:29PM

"Unfortunately we are out of stock with all call credit. During December our supplier increased the price we were paying for call credit. In order to avoid having to increase the PiggyPoints price for call credit we have been negotiating with other suppliers in an attempt to ensure that we can maintain our current price levels. We expect to conclude this within the next few weeks."

Bloody hell pigsback, go down the local shop and buy a handful of credit to keep things ticking over.

There is nothing of worth in the rewards section.

Whoever is in charge obviously doesn't care about customer satisfaction.

ejmaztec · 02-03-2010 05:57PM

They'll have to change their name to Pigsear.

nuala · 02-03-2010 07:49PM

€20 of credit now 3,000 points:eek::mad:

glanman · 02-03-2010 08:05PM

absolute joke... so this crap of 1125 points being equivalent of €11.25, what a load of bull... bye bye pigsback

ejmaztec · 02-03-2010 08:25PM

My clicking days are over - they can click off:mad:

admiralofthefleet · 02-03-2010 10:01PM

bastards:mad:, ive been checking daily over the last few weeks and the credit was always out of stock, now its gone from 2100 too 3000 points and im on 2930:mad:

Pj! · 02-03-2010 10:07PM

Bastards indeed. I'm with the others. Bye bye pigsback.

:mad: :mad:

BluesBerry · 02-03-2010 10:17PM

Yeah I find myself using Pigsback less and less
It is not worthwhile using that site anymore:mad:

Only · 02-03-2010 10:18PM

:mad::mad: I had been waiting for the phone credit to come back in - have just over 2200 points ... will probably keep going until I get the 3000 and then jump ship ... not worth the hassle:mad:

sam34 · 03-03-2010 04:07PM

i need another 200 points or so to get a roomex hotel voucher, then im outa there

admiralofthefleet · 03-03-2010 04:37PM

sam34 wrote: »

i need another 200 points or so to get a roomex hotel voucher, then im outa there

likewise, im going to get the few points needed to get the credit and then ill make a banana

glanman · 03-03-2010 04:39PM

I remember before they raised the price and then for some reason lowered it again and repaid the difference... maybe that might happen for anyone who does order

For a marketing research company they are pretty crap at knowing what their members want and feel like...

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