About Pigsback

Pigsback Mega Deals with daily deals for offers and savings at businesses in Ireland. Their own deals include hotels, beauty, food and much more in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and the rest of Ireland. Owned by Empathy Marketing, Pigsback launched in the year 2000 initially offering consumers piggy points. These points were rewards that could be converted into gift vouchers. Users gained points for site contributions and actions including email subscription, shopping with online retailers and completing consumer surveys. The site also added coupons for in-store discounts and competitions. In the late noughties, the website effectively converted into a daily deals website following on from the explosion of Groupon and LivingSocial.

Their deal websites include Pigsback.com, Dealrush, Escapes, LuxuryBreaks, The Dining Room, The Beauty Lounge, Pamper and Just Golf. DealRush is a daily deal site of a similar ilk. Escapes focuses on hotels and holiday offers. The Dining Room provide restaurant vouchers and a concierge service to book a table for lunch or dinner. The Beauty Lounge focused on the beauty market but has since shut down. Pamper focuses on beauty salons and spa deals. Just Golf offer golf related deals.

According to Empathy Marketing, there are over 500,000 members in Ireland. The business was started by Dundalk man, Michael Dwyer. The company moved into international markets, launching in the United Kingdom in 2005 and then in Canada in 2007, but both operations ceased trading shortly afterwards. In 2017, the business made a number of corporate acquisitions taking over Deal Rush, Escapes, Pamper and Just Golf to consolidate the daily deals marketplace in Ireland. Empathy Marketing Limited is a registered company in Ireland under company number 320005.

Pigsback.com Deals

Members can purchase gift vouchers at discounted prices for hotels, restaurants, spas, beauty salons, leisure activities and many other businesses throughout Ireland. If a member decides to cancel a purchase, they can receive a cash refund within 14 days. Pigsback.com short breaks in Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Ulster with bed and breakfast hotels in Galway, Kilkenny, Waterford, Sligo and Dublin being popular. Beauty treatment packages for spas and salons including massage, hair, nails, teeth, face and body are in high demand from both men and women. Dining at restaurants in Ireland is available with a choice of places to eat on the website. Leisure options include fun family days out and places on interest in Ireland. Shopping online for gifts and goods such as Armani watches, electronics, gadgets, iphones and homeware has added another dimension to the online marketplace.