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It’s Mothers Day on Sunday 18th March

There’s still time to get organised for Mother’s Day.

Most of us believe our mum is the most important person in the world to us, so why not show her how much you love her and treat her to something wonderful for the one day a year where all her hard work for her role as a mother can be acknowledged.

Piggsy have a huge number of stores online where there are so many gorgeous gifts for you to choose from. Need a few ideas for something extra special or unique? Here are a few to help you decide to suit all budgets:

Crabtree & Evelyn

Botanicals Hand Therapy Cream -  £10

John Lewis

Marc Jacobs Daisy – from £44.50

Joules

Women’s Scarf – £11.95

Links of London

Words Photo Frame – £85

Magazine Group

Women & Home Magazine Subscription – From £34

Notonthehighstreet.com

Holistic Silk Eye Mask with Lavender – £41

You can register with Piggsy for FREE at www.piggsy.com or simply click on Go Shopping Now and “Browse our Stores” and choose between the large selection of stores including Harrods, Debenhams, Interflora, Benefit, Cath Kidston, Gourmet Society, Liberty London, Red Letter Days and many, many more.

The Sales Are Here…Yippee!

Yes, it’s that time of the year again…time to pick up some great post-Christmas bargains as the winter sales start.  All of these sales have now started.

We are always trying to make online shopping as easy as possible, so here are just some of the sales you might want to look at.  We’ve even put them in categories to make it as simple as possible to pick up some great bargains!  Just click on the links to be taken straight to the store.

Merry Christmas, and happy shopping!

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Ladies Fashion

Bench Sale

Boden

Boohoo
Coast Debenhams Karen Millen

Laura Ashley

Liberty

MandM

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Ladies Accessories

Boohoo

Coast MandM
Karen Millen Liberty Office

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Men’s Fashion


Moss

Boden MandM

Debenhams

Liberty

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Children’s Fashion

Boden Debenhams MandM

Vertbaudet

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Outdoor Life

Craghoppers

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Homeware

Bombay Duck Laura Ashley
Wallace Sacks

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Toys and Games

Disney Peter Rabbit

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Sportswear

Kitbag

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Entertainment

Play

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Confectionary

thorntons

Ready for Christmas? Piggsy is your personal Shopper!

Have you done all your Christmas shopping yet?

It’s now less than a month to go until Christmas day.  Where has this year gone?   If you haven’t finished (or even started) your Christmas shopping already, then you best get your skates on…literally in this weather!

There’s nothing worse than battling through crowds, not really knowing what you are going to buy, and just hoping for some inspiration.  Piggsy.com, the leading gift reminder and suggestion service is here to help.

You can use Piggsy.com with or without registering.

To register, just click here and follow the instructions – it’s free and easy.  Registering allows you to add your friends and family details, along with some information about the kind of things they like and how much you would spend on them.  It even takes care of birthdays, anniveraries, Mother’s & Father’s day and much, much more!  You will then be emailed 21 and 14 days before the date to make sure you never forget!

When you have finished, go to View My Calendar.  In here you will see all of the people you have added.

Just click on the name, and be presented with a whole host of suggestions, from over 100 stores, based on what you’ve told us about them:

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If you don’t want to register, just click here to enter our Go Shopping Now area.  In here you can tell us a little about the person, and how much you want to spend.

Searching for a gift is easy with Piggsy.com

Piggsy will then trawl over 100 stores and suggest some great gifts for them.

Each item you see will have two links – clicking the product will take you straight to the appropriate area of the store, and clicking the logo below will take you to that store’s homepage.

Your Christmas shopping really is that easy with Piggsy.com!

Win an Amazon Kindle!

You can win one of the most coveted gadgets of 2010 courtesy of Piggsy.comThe Amazon Kindle.

The Kindle is Amazon’s amazing e-reader, with an E Ink screen, meaning it can be read as easily in bright sunlight as it can in your living room, a battery life of up to a month, and a capacity of up to 3,500 books.  And all this in a package that weighs less than the average paperback!  Perfect for home or travel, it really is a remarkable piece of kit.

For full details on the Kindle, click here.

So, what do you have to do to be in with a chance of winning this slab of loveliness?  Well, it’s easy.

Simply register on Piggsy.com (it’s free and easy!), and add a minimum of 3 family members or friends birthdays, and you will automatically be entered into the draw, which will take place on Sunday 24th October.  Full terms and conditions can be seen below.

Piggsy is the new way of ensuring that you never forget a great gift again.  Add your friends and family’s information – or even import the information from your Facebook account – tell Piggsy a little about what their interests are, and how much you would spend on a present for them.

You will be sent reminders 21 and 14 days before the date, along with suggestions of great gifts from over 100 stores, all based on what you have told us about them.

Christmas?  Mother’s Day?  Father’s Day?  All taken care of as well!  As are Anniversaries, Valentine’s Day and Easter.  You can even set your own dates for special reminders!

So what are you waiting for?  Click here to register and add your friends.  You’ll be glad you did!

Terms and Conditions
  1. This competition is open to UK residents only
  2. No cash alternative is available
  3. All registered users with three or more updated friends in their Piggsy account on Saturday 23rd October will automatically be entered into the draw
  4. Existing Piggsy users with three or more updated friends in their account will automatically be entered into the draw.
  5. The winner will be notified by email on Sunday 24th October
  6. The winner must agree to have their name published on Piggsy.com, and associated social networking sites (Facebook and Twitter) operated by Piggsy

Liberty – The Ultimate Beauty Gift

Word has reached us at Piggsy Towers that Liberty of London are, for a limited time only, giving away their ultimate beauty gift worth over £100 when you spend £90 or more on beauty and fragrance online.

Contained in the Liberty print cosmetics bag are:

  • Anne Semonin – Shower Gel (80ml)
  • Bamford – Botanic Soap, Body Oil or Body Lotion (50ml)
  • Korres – Shower Gel (50ml)
  • (MALIN+GOETZ) – Bar Soap (85g)
  • REN – Body Wash (50ml)
  • Le Métier de Beauté – Make Up Product
  • Cowshed – Bath & Shower Gel (100ml)
  • Aesop – Body Cleanser (50ml)
  • Essie – Nail Varnish (5ml)
  • Shu Uemura – Complimentary corner flare lash application at our Shu Uemura counter

The offer is only until the 3rd October, and is while shocks last, so hurry to get this fantastic gift.  Terms and conditions apply – please see the Liberty website for details.  Only 1 bag per customer

Autumn/Winter 2010 – The Party Season Cometh!

Looking out of the window of Piggsy Towers, it’s a fairly safe bet to think that summer is over for this year.  What better time to have a look at what some of our stores are offering in their Autumn-Winter 2010 collections!  After all, just because the weather is miserable, doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t dress stylishly, does it?

Debenhams

Well, Debenhams have been all over the news recently, as they are offering a up to 25% off in all departments, including their new season’s clothes.  Be quick though…this offer finishes Saturday 11th September!

Including offers from designers like John Rocha and Julien McDonald, now is a great time to think about that perfect dress (or dresses!) for the party season ahead!

Here are two of the stand out items:

Star by Julien McDonald

Down to only £30!

Principles by Ben Di Lisi

Now only £35!

Coast

A byword in elegance, Coast always do a fantastic range of occasionwear.  Perfect for the party season, their website includes some exclusive designs that you won’t find in-store.

If you are quick – and you’ll need to be quick as the offer finishes midnight tonight (10th September 2010) – you can get a further 20% off by entering the code septembertreat at the checkout!

Here are a couple of items from their new range to whet your whistle!

Victoria Jane Dress

Web Exclusive £115

Cannes Lace Dress

£135

Karen Millen

For a real red carpet feel, look no further than Karen Millen.  With some fantastic designs, you’ll look like a film star in one of their dresses!

Our two favourites are:

Jersey and Tailoring Dress

£225

Signature Column dress

£225

So now is a great time to banish those post-summer blues, and look forward to a fabulous Autumn!

Happy shopping everyone!

Twitter Competition

Here is your chance to win some fabulous goodies from the purveyors of all things chocolaty, Green & Blacks.

All you have to do to enter is follow Piggsy on Twitter – @piggsy_com – and retweet this blog.  Simple as that.

Piggsy.com is a free-to-use service that make sure you never forget a great gift again.

Tell Piggsy those important dates, a little about the person (what they like, how much you would spend on them etc.) and you will get an email 21 and 14 days before to remind you, along with some great gift suggestions from over 100 stores.  So don’t delay – register free today!

We have a large chocolate bar selection to give away to the lucky winner, containing…wait for it…

5 x 100g bars; Milk, Dark 85%, Dark with Mint, Milk with Raisin & Hazelnut, Dark with Maya Gold
5 x 35g Bars; Dark 70%, Creamy Milk, White, Dark Maya Gold, Milk with Butterscotch
6 sets of 2 x 15g Miniature Bars: Dark, Milk, Dark with Ginger, Dark with Cherry, Milk with Butterscotch, Milk with Almond.

If that’s not all, we also have 2 runners-up prizes of the mini chocolate lovers collection, containing (here we go again)..

1 x 120g Organic Mint Chocolate Squares
1 x 100g Dark 70% Chocolate Bar
1 x 100g Milk Chocolate Bar
1 x 35g  White Chocolate Bar
1 x 35g  Maya Gold Chocolate Bar

Prizes will be drawn once 250 followers are reached on Twitter, or Monday 13th September, whichever is sooner.  The winners/runners up will be  announced on the Piggsy Twitter feed, and a DM to them individually for details for delivery of their lovely chocolate.

Back to School – Top 5 Must-Haves

All over the country children are going back to school (if they aren’t already back).  It’s not too late to buy some essentials for the coming term.

1. School Uniform

They need to look their best – at least when they leave the house!  Marks and Spencer do a fantastic range of hard-wearing, practical and cost-effective school uniform items.  They are currently offering free delivery if you use the code SCHOOL10 at checkout, so now is a great time to get stocked up! (more…)