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Parasol for garden

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Username24680 · 25/02/2023 20:32

Looking for a large parasol for over our garden furniture. Have been looking at large cantilever style ones but the price seems to vary massively! Dunelm etc have some starting around £70/80ish and I’m seeing other shops with them upwards of £200/300!

Can anyone recommend any specific retailers? I don’t mind paying for quality. I’d rather something sturdy that will last!

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pinacoladasandsunshine · 26/02/2023 09:39

saw a lovely one in costco earlier this week

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Username24680 · 26/02/2023 16:47

@pinacoladasandsunshine never thought of checking there! It’s the quality I’m unsure if. Have seen some pretty expensive ones online that have awful reviews so I don’t want to fall into that trap 🙈

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helly013 · 27/02/2023 07:55

Everyone I know who's had a cantilever one has had problems with it, they're a pain to use and don't seem to last long. I've always just had a standard parasol and it's been great, it's quite a decent width and tilt with a wind up and down mechanism.

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Username24680 · 27/02/2023 11:40

helly013 · 27/02/2023 07:55

Everyone I know who's had a cantilever one has had problems with it, they're a pain to use and don't seem to last long. I've always just had a standard parasol and it's been great, it's quite a decent width and tilt with a wind up and down mechanism.

@helly013 the more I’ve looked at reviews, the more I’m seeing this 😬 Maybe need to look at normal ones that just tilt 🤔

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LibertyLily · 27/02/2023 13:12

Ours isn't a cantilever type (had one previously that didn't last long), but one that tilts. It is a Norfolk Leisure one that came from Qubox. Was around £150 iirc. Is good quality imho.

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Username24680 · 27/02/2023 19:36

LibertyLily · 27/02/2023 13:12

Ours isn't a cantilever type (had one previously that didn't last long), but one that tilts. It is a Norfolk Leisure one that came from Qubox. Was around £150 iirc. Is good quality imho.

@LibertyLily Thank you! I’ll start having a look. I’ve just spent quite a bit on garden furniture (L shaped couch & armchairs with a dining height table) thinking I’d get a great big cantilever style over for over it all on our decking and now I don’t know what to get 🙈🤣

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WellTidy · 27/02/2023 19:48

We have a cantilever one, it’s a Kettler brand, I think. No idea what it cost but it has been great, huge and very sturdy.

Theteapotsbrokenspout · 27/02/2023 20:03

This is ours. This will be its third summer, the only problem we’ve had is the zip has gone on the cover.

yoshiblue · 27/02/2023 20:20

Surprisingly we've had a couple of years out of our Asda one and it's still going. It does bob around a bit if it's quite breezy but I think you'll get that from the style of them.

Evasmissingletter · 27/02/2023 20:59
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Username24680 · 28/02/2023 12:48

Thanks all 😊 I’ll have a look at all your suggestions!

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HamHand · 28/02/2023 12:53

We have an enormous one from Ikea which has lasted a few years now and looks set to last many more. Their prices have risen hugely in the last year or so though

Littleflowerseverywhere · 28/02/2023 13:00

We had one, it did break. If you do it, go very expensive, otherwise avoid.

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