A really pathetic AIBU after days of searching . . .

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All I want is reasonably priced garden furniture that is going to stay looking nice for a few years.

Why is it so hard to find anything under a grand? I only want a dining set and possibly something comfy to sit on. Even Argos crap is coming in at close to a grand for everything.

Ebay is your friend. And gumtree, actually.

Try hotukdeals or offeroftheday

Have you tried looking in B&M? garden furniture

Robert Days?

I've looked at made.com. Any views from others who have used it a few years later?

Dyas WAS what I meant darn you autocorrect.

Thanks - I've looked on ebay but have no way to gauge quality, I really want stuff I can go and check out before purchase. The B&M stuff is okay, but I have seen some of it in store and the quality is a bit hit and miss, though the glider chair is £20 cheaper than I've seen it locally.

Groupon?

How good is your DIY?

Asda are flogging garden sets at the moment. They had a display in the foyer of our local one the other day.

I don't know what size/type you are looking for but we bought from lazy susan last year - it's metal furniture and we've been happy with the quality.

You can get a decent set for around£650 - it's maintenance free so will last and look good!

Also have you tried jysk.co.uk?

Ikea?

We got an extending table, bench and two chairs, all made from hardwood about five years ago for about £3/400 if memory serves.

Is all still absolutely fine despite being left out in the rain and not varnished or anything since we got it.

Thanks for the Idea recommendation. I will take a look at Lazy Susan and jysk too.

I got a bargain table and chairs from Robert Dyas a couple of years ago, try them :)

Another lazy susan customer here- not cheap but long lasting, all weather, maintenance free. Looks good. But my 6 seater set with parasol was £900ish. I just got hacked off spending £200-£300 over and over again on stuff that rapidly looked crap.

IKEA? We got a wooden table, 2 chairs and a bench with a back on it (easier to trap children in)about three years ago and it's still fine. We keep it covered in winter but it only cost us about £100 so has faired surprising well. The only annoying thing is it has no hole bit to stick a parasol in but since it's in the part of the garden that is mostly shaded then i'm ok with that and i could always drill a hole if i was that bothered.

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Had some for five years and bought a few more items since. Just had to resand the table this year - its doe really well and wood looks good underneath.

Seats and table for four £255
www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S49898478/

Another ikea vote