PUBS are booked up for months as Brits race back to boozers – but you can recreate one in your garden with Studio.co.uk’s bargain Tiki bar.
The online retailer is selling a summer-friendly Tiki bar for £200, and it’s £100 cheaper than Asda’s sold out £300 one.
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Studio.co.uk’s Tiki bar has a straw hut roof and a shelf hidden inside the bar to store your booze and glasses in.
The bar and stools look like they’re made out of rattan or straw, giving it a beach feel.
However, it was low in stock when we looked online, so you might want to bag one quickly or risk being disappointed.
The bar has received nine reviews, all of which were four or five stars, on the retailer’s website.
How to compare prices to get the best deal
JUST because something is on offer, or is part of a sale, it doesn’t mean it’s always a good deal.
There are plenty of comparison websites out there that’ll check prices for you – so don’t be left paying more than you have to.
Most of them work by comparing the prices across hundreds of retailers.
Here are some that we recommend:
- Google Shopping is a tool that lets users search for and compare prices for products across the web. Simply type in keywords, or a product number, to bring up search results.
- Price Spy logs the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and the supermarkets. Once you select an individual product you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which have it in stock.
- Idealo is another website that lets you compare prices between retailers. All shoppers need to do is search for the item they need and the website will rank them from the cheapest to the most expensive one.
- CamelCamelCamel only works on goods being sold on Amazon. To use it, type in the URL of the product you want to check the price of.
A number of customers said it was “sturdy”, but some added it was a bit tricky to put up.
You’ll need to factor in the expensive delivery costs though as Studio.co.uk charges £20 and it can take up to 10 days to arrive.
If you missed out on the rush to book a table at your local pub, it could be a good way to still have some fun.
Brits have made 14 million pub bookings in a stampede to secure beer garden tables.
We couldn’t find Tiki bars going for less than £200 at other shops.
But if you’re willing to splash the cash, then Argos is selling one for £350 – and it includes cushions on the chairs.
Or if you’re looking for a project to keep you busy, then you could try your hand at making your own like a family in York did.
Jerry Kersey, 60, spent just £40 in total turning his shed into a Tiki bar.
If you’re on the hunt for more garden furniture but you’re on a budget, you can nab cut-price furniture while shopping by using a simple trick.
A savvy shopper scored a garden chair set for just £23, down from £95, from Tesco simply by asking staff.
She asked a shop helper if there were more furniture sets available in store, who then showed her a set on sale which had just been delivered to the store.
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