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mwoodwalk
Citizen
Username: Mwoodwalk
Post Number: 96
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 9:45 pm: | 
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We promised our son we'd get him a swingset for his birthday---can anybody recommend a place (online or bricks and mortar) to buy a high-quality swingset for a somewhat reasonable price? Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions.
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sac
Citizen
Username: Sac
Post Number: 1031
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 8:03 am: |
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High quality and fairly high prices, but worth it:
www.cedarworks.com. |
Sylad
Citizen
Username: Sylad
Post Number: 499
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 10:48 am: |
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A second vote for Cedarworks, my opinion, by far the best. |
mwoodwalk
Citizen
Username: Mwoodwalk
Post Number: 97
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 2:51 pm: |
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Thanks to the two of you--we had found cedarworks online but were hoping that we could do it for cheaper; but it seems the more we think about it and research it that spending the extra money is worth it. I think cedarworks just got a new customer. |
MHD
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 974
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 4:23 pm: |
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We looked at Cedar Works and also looked at Rainbow Playsets (they have a store in the Palisades Mall). We then saw that Costco has a Rainbow set for $999 that looks great. It may not be quite as good as Cedar Works, but for 1/3 the price, it should certainly fit the bill. |
MARSHALL
Citizen
Username: Smoked_ribs
Post Number: 22
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 10:15 pm: |
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I was at Costco today they have a very nice set, it has a slide and a climbing wall. I didn't see the price.
Marshall |
MHD
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 975
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 3:08 am: |
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The Costco set (made by Rainbow) is also available at costco.com for $1399 (which includes shipping) or can be picked up at the store for $999. |
Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 496
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 6:05 am: |
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Often Lowes and similar have kit versions of wood swing sets, with all the pieces and wood pre-cut. You do the labor, and as a result, they're cheaper |
bobk
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 5022
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 7:48 am: |
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Also remember that kids outgrow swing sets very quickly. Then you have a large, useless "thing" in your yard. |
Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 2510
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 8:53 am: |
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bobk's point leads me to think that lots of folks in the area might have a set they would be willing to sell.
Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
There is nothing
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sac
Citizen
Username: Sac
Post Number: 1032
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 9:38 am: |
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One of the nice things about the Cedar Works sets is that they are solid and sturdy enough to hold big people, not just little kids. And they seem attractive to older kids also. We have had teenager friends "hang out" on ours occasionally and hoards of neighborhood kids (all ages) on ours on many summer days and evenings. Our next door neighbors just got one last summer, so now the neighborhood crowd has two of them to choose from. |
bak
Citizen
Username: Bak
Post Number: 448
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 10:24 am: |
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http://www.creativeplaythings.com/productmain.php
Big sale, with delivery and installation included. |
bobk
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 5026
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 11:05 am: |
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Be very careful about letting neighborhood kids use your swingset unsupervised, especially after your own children have gone on to other activities. You can be held responsible for injuries since the swingset is an 'attractive nuisance". This actually happened to a friend of ours. Kiddies were sneaking into the yard, using the playset and one broke his arm and a law suit resulted and a large settlement was made. |
ReallyTrying
Citizen
Username: Reallytrying
Post Number: 309
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 12:06 pm: |
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We have a wooden swingset in the back yard we'll give away for the taking. It has one swing, one thing that goes back and forth (looks sort of like a teeter-totter), one climbing thing, plus a canopied platorm. It has a weathered look. It's free. |
newmom
Citizen
Username: Newmom
Post Number: 27
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 9:57 pm: |
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I was interested in buying the Costco swingset. Does anyone know who I can hire to put it together & how much I should expect to pay someone to do so>? |
MHD
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 977
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 3:08 am: |
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Newmom,
I had asked the folks at Rainbow that question & they said they could refer you to people who would do it for around $300-$400. I will likely do it myself, but it will likely take a weekend.
BTW, the set at Costco has it's own website: http://www.sunraypremiumplaygrounds.com |
Joan Auer
Citizen
Username: Joan
Post Number: 44
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 8:36 pm: |
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Newmom, If you find someone to put up your swingset, could you please post their name and number or private line me. We have a Costco set sitting in our garage that we'd like to get up as soon as the weather gets better. Thanks. |
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