Wooden Swingset Argos €94.99

patrickpc · 11-04-2014 1:04pm #1

Solid wooden Swingset in Argos.ie for €94.99

Reduced from €379.99

Coming up as £149.99 on Argos.co.uk so may be a mis-price.

selfbuilder1 · 12-04-2014 5:50pm

Thanks a million. Just ordered one seems like a very good price when comparing to other stores.

daingeanrob · 12-04-2014 10:38pm

me too cheers op, happy girl in my house this summer... now to get a summer...

celticbhoy27 · 12-04-2014 10:55pm

Good deal, don't see why us culchies should be charged extra for delivery though. "9.95 delivery within Dublin 17.95 rest of country"

hoodrats · 12-04-2014 11:21pm

a few sticks ,a bit of rope and a few bits of plastic . I wouldn't like to have payed 380 euros for it .

ted1 · 13-04-2014 1:04am

celticbhoy27 wrote: »

Good deal, don't see why us culchies should be charged extra for delivery though. "9.95 delivery within Dublin 17.95 rest of country"

Because diesel costs are related to. Distance travelled from warehouse, also wages are based on return. They can do 20 houses in dublin in the time it takes to do 4 houses outside dublin

sweetie · 13-04-2014 10:01am

how solid is this? anyone have it yet?

TheDriver · 13-04-2014 10:13am

ted1 wrote: »

Because diesel costs are related to. Distance travelled from warehouse, also wages are based on return. They can do 20 houses in dublin in the time it takes to do 4 houses outside dublin

except when its a nationwide company.......
I find their home delivery terrible, they give you an all day estimated time and can turn up at 7:30 in the morning like they did with me.........

JDxtra · 13-04-2014 10:17am

Looks like a hangman game on the end of it.

ted1 · 13-04-2014 10:30am

TheDriver wrote: »

except when its a nationwide company.......
I find their home delivery terrible, they give you an all day estimated time and can turn up at 7:30 in the morning like they did with me.........

Home deliveries come from a central depot not the closet store

2013Lara · 16-04-2014 9:26am

sweetie wrote: »

how solid is this? anyone have it yet?

I don't have this exact set bit have a wooden swing set by plum and very happy with it. Good and strong, mine just hasn't got the climbing part.

eamonnq · 16-04-2014 9:46am

ted1 wrote: »

Home deliveries come from a central depot not the closet store

Unless you ordered a closet.

Akrasia · 16-04-2014 3:51pm

I've ordered one of these, cheers OP.
But on closer inspection, one of the swings is just a rope and a yoke to sit on (like a zip wire thing) which is fine, except if two kids are swinging at the same time, what's to stop the child on the zip-wire seat swinging right across the path of the child on the normal swing.

Hmmm

I think I'll put the rope ladder thingy beside the swing and put the zip wire thingy on it's own where the rope ladder is in the picture

celticbhoy27 · 16-04-2014 5:51pm

Anybody get theirs yet? What's the verdict?

iPhone. · 16-04-2014 7:08pm

daingeanrob wrote: »

me too cheers op, happy girl in my house this summer... now to get a summer...

Summer was on Tuesday here last year if I recall correctly, so it should be on a Wednesday this year.

Loobz · 16-04-2014 8:54pm

Akrasia wrote: »

I've ordered one of these, cheers OP.
But on closer inspection, one of the swings is just a rope and a yoke to sit on (like a zip wire thing) which is fine, except if two kids are swinging at the same time, what's to stop the child on the zip-wire seat swinging right across the path of the child on the normal swing.

Hmmm

I think I'll put the rope ladder thingy beside the swing and put the zip wire thingy on it's own where the rope ladder is in the picture

I was thinking the same thing. And I will probably do what u suggested with mine. Thanks. Looks very solid overall. 51kg weight while most tubular metal swings weigh half that, even with more things built on.

celticbhoy27 · 18-04-2014 10:26pm

Out of stock now.

2nd Row Donkey · 18-04-2014 10:36pm

Wooden ladders, talk to me.

celticbhoy27 · 22-04-2014 7:24pm

back in stock. just purchased. anybody get theirs yet?

craggy2 · 22-04-2014 8:30pm

celticbhoy27 wrote: »

back in stock. just purchased. anybody get theirs yet?

Yep ..arrived today..looks really sturdy..delighted with it ..be a week or two before we assemble it though...

dball · 23-04-2014 5:06pm

would this need to be secured in theground with cement or is it sturdy enough to just stake in the grass?

loopymum · 08-05-2014 1:38pm

I bought one and was told delivery was slow but I would hear from delivery company between 15th and 18th which I agreed to.
I just got a phone call from Argos saying they are out of stock and want to refund me, I have refused, their UK website is showing in stock and I created an account to double check, if I lived in UK they would deliver it tomorrow.

Anyone else get a call?

Zilog · 08-05-2014 2:17pm

dball wrote: »

would this need to be secured in theground with cement or is it sturdy enough to just stake in the grass?

Received mine at the weekend and assembled. Quite sturdy, very happy with it, thanks OP!
Does need to be fixed to the ground though. It is supplied with 4 holding down brackets, intended to be cast into ground using concrete. I used these, dug 4 small holes (approx 150 x 150 x 300mm deep)and used postmix to anchor to ground, mixing postmix outside the hole, then filling hole and inserting supplied brackets. This method did need careful setting out though, so when I put the swing into position the legs lined up with the brackets!
The swing could easily be drilled and screwed to concrete path or paving using appropriate fixings too. I'm sure stakes into grass would be fine, though you will need long stakes to make sure the movement of the swing does not loosen them!

vicwatson · 08-05-2014 2:28pm

Buy Postcrete (20kg bag for €6), you dig the hole, fill the hole with water, pour in the Postcrete up to the level of the water and in 10 minutes you're good for a cup of coffee !! Simples

loopymum · 08-05-2014 2:35pm

When did you order Zilog?

I ordered on the 24th April

Zilog · 08-05-2014 3:13pm

loopymum wrote: »

When did you order Zilog?

I ordered on the 24th April

Just checked there, ordered on 19th April, received last Saturday morning.

The lips · 11-05-2014 5:44pm

loopymum wrote: »

Anyone else get a call?

I got a call Friday, refused there cancellation. They could not give me a delivery date, it looks like they do not want to deliver.

Play the waiting game I suppose.

The lips · 18-05-2014 4:31pm

I caved and accepted the refund.

Did anyone get there swing set after?

craggy2 · 18-05-2014 9:54pm

I got one, told the sister in law, she got one too. Reckon a few got through at the price allright.

daingeanrob · 18-05-2014 10:00pm

I got one too. cheers op..

daveohdave · 19-05-2014 8:40pm

OT but has there been any sign of the roofed sandpit this year, have I missed it? Our kids love it but the roof is long gone and I don't want to buy more and until I've a new one.

craggy2 · 18-08-2014 6:33pm

Got a spare Plum rope ladder and swing seat for this in Tesco
Naas today reduced to €3.93 each, still some left on shelves.

bigneacy · 18-08-2014 8:10pm

Can this be updated to expired. Got excited with Xmas in the horizon.

Wooden Swingset Argos €94.99

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