What time of year is the best time for sandbox bargains?

[Saartje]

And where would you suggest looking? We may end up building one ourselves, but I'd like to keep my eye out just the same.

[nupe]

I think we got ours last August or so, from Menards (midwestern store, similar to Lowe's). I looked around last year, and I also recall that Meijer (like Super Walmart) had its big Step 2/Little Tikes items like playhouses/sandboxes/etc on sale around last August. The Toy person at Meijer told me they were getting Christmas things in about then and therefore were clearing out summer things. I haven't checked it out this year though.

Nupe