WWYD- wait another season for nice used swingset or buy lesser brand now?

[Tammy]

We're on the hunt for a playset. Friends of ours will be moving next summer and will sell us their Gorilla Sundance set (1 year old) next season for a great price. Or we could splurge now on a different brand and have something for DD1 to use this season. WWYD? I really like their set and DD1 has played on it before. I guess my drawback is that I would like for DD1 to have something this year to play on at home since it's hard to get out sometimes with DD2 yet.

[smiles33]

I think I would wait knowing that you can get a great set next year at a substantial discount from a trusted source. Still, I might consider buying a full-priced set now depending on other factors. Is your DD1 in preschool? If not, does she get active play anywhere else? Is there a park close by that you can feasibly go to on a regular basis? A nice walk with DD2 in the stroller or worn on you can be a pleasant escape. If it involves a car ride, then it may be less likely to happen.

I'm all for bargains, but sometimes it's worth paying full price. Good luck!

[liz]

I'm all for bargains, but sometimes it's worth paying full price. Good luck!


If you think that you would make good use of a swingset this year, I would buy one now.

[lhafer]

If it were me (and I just bought a new Gorilla swing set Thursday and was THIS CLOSE to getting the Sundance)...I would go ahead and buy one now. I was having a hard time finding the Sundance in stock. I know Walmart was selling it for $900 or something, but the one they have listed now is $1,300 and it's shipped from CNS stores.

The reason being, there is a whole year that it would get play. And right now a lot of sales are going on because the summer season isn't in play yet. I was recently told at a local swing set company here that they were having their winter sale (stuff was about half off).

I would look at all of them on www.gorillaplaysets.com and see which one has all the features you really want (I LOVED the Sundance - but my DD1 wasn't happy about the tire swing, she wanted a sand box). If you find one that meets all your needs, then I would look around online for a better price.

If you really want the Sundance model, then I would go with this website: http://www.willygoat.com/catalogsingle.asp?productID=5674

I ordered the Blue Ridge Overlook Deluxe http://www.gorillaplaysets.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=01%2D0015 (I wanted a wood roof because we have a lot of windy storms) from this site: http://www.woodenplayscapes.com/gorilla-playset-products I paid $20 for shipping. I also got a 2-person glider swing.

[lhafer]

I forgot to mention that when we first moved into our current house, I wanted to get a swing set for my DD1. But I didn't want to spend a lot of money on one if she never was going to play on it.

So I bought a flexible flyer metal swing set for like $150. She loved it. We had it for a year. I just sold it on CL for $100 in less than 24 hours. Then I bought the Gorilla set. It should be here next week.

The metal one I had was: http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=products/recreation/backyard/play_sets&start=0&selectedSKU=0410-40749-2003