‘Extreme saving’ say B&Q shoppers rushing to buy summer garden essential scanning for £30 instead of £120
SHOPPERS are rushing to buy a summer garden essential that’s been slashed in price by a whopping 75%.
The item is a black 2 burner gas barbecue, perfect for cooking up in the garden for the whole family.
The garden must-have is selling for £30.00 in DIY store B&Q – it originally cost £120.00.
One bargain hunter, who posted in the Extreme Couponing and Bargains Facebook Group, couldn’t wait to share their discovery with people online.
They wrote: “Extreme saving from B&Q in Basingstoke, originally priced at £120.00, found for £30.00, and extreme saving of £90.00! (Ran home and never looked back)”.
And it’s true – when browsing the B&Q website, the barbecue is shown as originally on sale for the retail price of £120.00.
Not only this, but the product is now reduced online too, for the slashed price of £75.00.
The item is described by the retailer as “a simple but efficient gas barbecue choice – great for smaller spaces for low maintenance, fuss-free Summer fun with friends or family!
We recommend you search on the B&Q website to see if the product is in a store near you, before making the decision to buy online.
To try to bag the 75% store discount, use the Store Locator tool on the site to find your nearest store.
However, if you can’t find the bargain in store and still wish to buy online, the site prices can still mean you bag a 37.5% discount.
It’s often useful to shop for outdoor items such as these at the end of the summer season, as they are much less in demand so are sold at much lower prices.
By the time summer comes around, you won’t need to pay out for last minute hiked-up prices on garden and outdoor essentials.
When searching for the perfect garden-kitchen unit, be sure to also shop around using the search tool and filter functions on a range of sites.
The price toggle when surfing websites is perfect for setting your own budget and shopping within a particular range.
The “sort by” tool can also be your best friend, allowing you to view the lowest priced items first, and spot all the best deals.
Comparing prices between websites also helps you make sure you’re getting the right deal for the right product.
On B&Q’s website, you can currently browse up to 535 barbecue product options, starting from as low as £1.00.
The £1.00 Bubble Black Charcoal barbecue has been reduced from £8.00 – meaning a whopping 88% discounted.
How to save money on summer essentials
SUNNIER days and warmer weather will leave many of us wanting to kit out gardens and outdoor areas.
Sun Savers Editor Lana Clements explains how to get a great deal on summer essentials…
It pays to know how to bag big savings on the likes of hot tubs paddling pools, egg chairs and outside bars.
Many retailers have flash sales across entire ranges – often this ties into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends.
Sign up to the mailing lists of your favourite brands and you’ll be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
Keep a close eye on the specialbuys at Aldi and middle of Lidl drops which drop a couple of times a week and usually mean great value seasonal items such as beach gear and paddling pools.
If you are not in a hurry to buy an item, try adding it to the shopping cart and leaving it for a couple of days.
Sometimes big brands will try to tempt you into the sale by offering you a discount.
Always check if you can get cashback before paying. It’s especially worth using sites such as Topcashback, Quidco and app Jamdoughnut when buying bigger ticket items such as garden furniture as you’ll get a nice kickback.
You can buy smaller, portable and foldable barbecues for £29.00, at a similar price to the black 2 burner gas barbecue shown on Facebook.
For a product with the same large, double-gas design, B&Q’s website also offers the GoodHome Tippah 4.0 Black 4 Burner Gas BBQ for £45, discounted by an entire £85 from the £130 original price.
At BBQ World, similar barbecues are selling for as much as £799.00.
This means you could be saving up to 96% on B&Q reduced prices.
Alternatively, Argos sells a range of outdoor appliances, such as a £54.00 pizza oven on clearance, which often costs the buyer hundreds in unnecessary cash.
It is worth comparing how much a pizza oven sets you back – a pizza oven can be even more fun for family in the summer, and a cheaper alternative to barbecuing, depending on where you shop.
How else to save when shopping
To luck out on future B&Q savings, keep your eyes peeled for reduced labels and make use of community social media platforms.
By joining Facebook groups such as the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group, you might be first in the race when scouting for bargains in your local area.
Also remember to make use of seasonal bargains, and search retailers websites to compare prices, to see which deals on products are available near you.
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