Cheapest place to buy garden furniture this week – it’s not IKEA or B&Q
BARBECUE season is here and with sunshine hopefully on the horizon, its time to bag a bargain and spruce up your outdoor space.
Retailers have been slashing prices to help you create the ultimate garden glow up, but the best bargains may not be where you expect.
Argos, Dunelm and Debenhams have all launched big sales on garden furniture and we have searched around to find some of the best offers out there.
All of the deals we found are available at the time of writing, but of course always shop around for the best deal.
You can use sites like Price Spy to compare online prices across different retailers.
The Google Shopping tab is useful for having a quick scan of the internet too.
Remember if you are buying online to factor in the cost of delivery as that can make the overall cost of an item more expensive than another.
It’s also worth bearing in mind you might find better offers by popping into your local store too.
Here are some of the best offers and discounts that we have found.
Argos
Argos is offering up to 50% off garden furniture with deals including a five-seater metal corner sofa set scanning at £350, down from £700.
The steel sofa with rattan detailing offers the perfect place to relax with friends this summer and comes with a matching glass-top coffee table.
Giving the set a five-star rating one happy shopper said: “This is such a great purchase. Super comfortable and really easy to set up. For the price point this is such value for money.”
The retailer is also offering one third off a four-seater folding metal patio set, slashing the price from £160 to £106.
The table and chair set is available in orange and light green at £106, or black or grey for just £80.
Commenting a customer said: “Really happy with this set, well made, light and easy to move around. Also brings a pop of colour to our patio.”
Argos also has the goods to help you cook up a storm, with a Weber 57cm kettle charcoal BBQ discounted by £40 to £150.
Savvy shoppers have been snapping up the bargain barbecue with one describing it as “by far the best BBQ we have had”.
Dunelm
Dunelm is also offering up to 50% off its garden range including a four-seater dining set reduced from £199 to £99.50.
The aluminium and rattan set is perfect for enjoying a glass of wine with friends on a sunny evening, with a tempered glass top that will make cleaning up any spills easy.
Awarding it a five-star review one customer said: “Love this set, very stylish for the money.”
If you’re looking to recline while catching some rays this summer Dunelm‘s five-star rated Sulu lounger now has 30% off.
The stylish lounger has an aluminium frame with rattan detailing and a comfortable cushion seat.
One delighted customer said: “This is such a lovely lounger. I almost expected to be disappointed, thinking it might not look as good as in the picture, or be uncomfortable or not very sturdy. But it really is excellent.”
For those searching for a little shade Dunelm is also offering 50% off a 3m cantilever parasol.
The parasol is available in a range of colours including teal, grey and cream for £39.50.
How to compare prices to get the best deal
JUST because something is on offer, or is part of a sale, it doesn't mean it's always a good deal.
There are plenty of comparison websites out there that’ll check prices for you – so don’t be left paying more than you have to.
Most of them work by comparing the prices across hundreds of retailers.
Here are some that we recommend:
- Google Shopping is a tool that lets users search for and compare prices for products across the web. Simply type in keywords, or a product number, to bring up search results.
- Price Spy logs the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and the supermarkets. Once you select an individual product you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which have it in stock.
- Idealo is another website that lets you compare prices between retailers. All shoppers need to do is search for the item they need and the website will rank them from the cheapest to the most expensive one.
- CamelCamelCamel only works on goods being sold on Amazon. To use it, type in the URL of the product you want to check the price of.
Debenhams
Debenhams has some huge bargains available across its garden furniture range, with some prices slashed by more than 80%.
With this summer already proving the sun can never be trusted to shine shoppers can snap up a ceiling hanging electric patio heater for just £36.50, an incredible 82% discount on its RRP.
When it comes to giving your garden a glow–up Debenhams has lots of accessories to spruce up your space including a solar-powered fountain rockery water feature, which has had its price slashed by 64% to £114.53.
And if the sound of a babbling brook leaves you inspired to relax and recline look no further than a relaxing hammock with stand, which is offered for £59.95, 33% lower than before.
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You can bag big savings on plants, shrubs and flowers, as well as gardening tools and furniture.
Many retailers have flash sales across entire seasonal ranges – often these promotions tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout.
Sign up to mailing lists of your favourite brands and you’ll be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
Use a price comparison site to search out the best value items.
And keep a close eye on the specialbuys at Aldi and middle of Lidl drops which drop a couple of times a week and usually mean great value seasonal items for your outdoor areas.
If you are not in a hurry to buy an item, try adding it to the shopping cart online and leaving it for a couple of days.
Sometimes big brands will try to tempt you into the sale by offering you a discount.
And always check if you can get cashback before paying.
It’s especially worth using sites such as Topcashback, Quidco and app Jamdoughnut when buying bigger ticket items such as garden furniture as you’ll get a nice kickback.
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