to be absolutely aghast that a wooden sandpit costs £400 and to then be not surprised that we are all in so much debt

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I mean fgs

we saw this at the weekend and thought it would be lovely for dd3 until we saw the price

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it isnt that huge

and teh roof is crappy old mdf

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he has no time for buidling with all the tidying he has to do

well if you will go for tasteful

just buy a £20 plastic one from ARgos and put it behind a bush

You can buy them MUCH cheaper than that, we had one with a cover think it was £30 or something like that from Argos.

Poshos can afford it.

Real people buy a plastic one, or ask on freecycle.

Really real people build their own from ethically sourced wood.

you will only be in debt if you buy it and cant afford it.
See if you can find something cheaper...and get a lid or the cats WILL shit in it.

That is a five star looking sandpit though. How about a paddling pool with some sand in it?

I am still reeling from £40 for an hour and half bowling and a hotdog the other day. We're all going to stay at home and make paper aeroplanes and playdough every holiday at this rate.

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''Is it a sand table? A water table? Maybe a picnic table? You decide''

It sounds like some telephone vote reality pap.

Nice though.

we use one of those builders things that they mix cement on(big bitta plastic with slight edge) with old washing up bowl in middle for pond....

we alrady have the boat one

thought this would be a nice upgarde

I like this one

and much cheaper

The roof is ridiculous.

It will be useless as shade except at noon at the equator because, you know, shadows are rarely directly underneath the sun.

Also unless rain always falls strictly vertically in your part of the world, i.e never when it is raining, it will still blow in, and every time you reach in to retrieve your best teapot, cooking imnplements etc that have been commandeered as sandpit playthings or clear out the hedgehog poo (because you will never remember to put the lid on every night), you will crack your head on it.

B&Q do wooden sandpits.

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I mean 'never when it is windy'

I do love the word 'aghast'.

lol at blu! I hate sandpits anyway

I'm not in any debt

Probably because I'd never pay £450 on a childs toy

Good grief!! I think I saw that on Location, Location, Location last week. Is it in Kensington?

oh you missed an excellent sandpit thread last week - Franny showed pics of one her DH made from an old boat

PROPER people you see

and BRAN found one that had a cover that folded out into two benches, it was SOOPER

Ah Yes, franny is proper proper people.