A few years ago I posted about the patio table and chairs that I found in Home Bargains closing down sale for the amazing bargain price of twenty pounds. It replaced an identical set at the top of the garden next to the chicken run. We only sit there occasionally when we have a barbeque as it is secluded and away from the house.
The bargain set is now looking very tired and both the table and chairs are falling to bits. We have “fixed” it several times. At the price we paid for it, it doesn’t owe us anything. It is the second set we have had at the top of the garden as it takes the brunt of the wind and rain.
We decided that we would like to replace it with a metal bistro set as this would last longer in the elements and as it’s only the two of us that ever sit up there we decided we only needed two chairs.
We started looking around each time we were visiting a garden centre or D.I.Y. store. We were shocked at how expensive they were. I even looked on line and they all seem to be between one and two hundred pounds. We decided to put it hold but keep an eye out for a set.
Yesterday we visited a different garden centre looking for a support for the third sedum which got missed last year. We couldn’t find one but I found a metal chicken that I rather liked and it was reasonably priced so I decided to be frivolous and buy it.
Then I spotted some bistro sets and they had all been drastically reduced in price. We decided to buy a set. It was reduced from a hundred and sixty pounds to sixty pounds. What a bargain!
The old patio set
It actually looks a lot worse than shows up in the photo.
New bistro set
It has the added bonus of giving us more space in this area.
I then set about finding a spot for my new chicken. I tried it half way down the chicken’s strip.
The girls inspect the new chicken
I had to laugh at the girls all rushing over to see the new chicken.
I decided to put it in the corner in front of the rusty chicken
It may not stay here if I find a better place for it but it will do for now. I am very pleased with the day’s unexpected purchases.
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What a bargain!! xx
I was amazed. Sometimes you can just strike lucky! xx
Love that photo of your girls inspecting the new interloper!!
Me too. It was so funny how as soon as I placed it there all the girls immediately came running over to have a look. They are so nosy! It looks as if the tin chicken is holding court to them.
They curiosity is almost palpable.:)
Their curiosity makes me smile.
Lovely to see all the girls so interested.
They are so funny with their fierce interest in anything around them. It is amusing to see.