Best time to buy above ground pool

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  [Deactivated] on 08/01/2017 - 01:12

  Middle of winter, when no one else wants one.

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    ryann on 08/01/2017 - 01:37

    Thanks for the response, is this based on any experience or just the concept of supply and demand?

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      Kangal on 08/01/2017 - 02:37

      +1

      I would say best time to buy a pool would indeed be when you are above ground.
      Once you're below ground, it's a one-way street, and impossible to buy a pool.

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        try2bhelpful on 08/01/2017 - 08:05

        Look up the history of New Orleans. Part of the reason for the mausoleums was because much of it was a swamp so the water table was above the level of the grave; instant below ground swimming pool for the deceased.

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      outlander on 08/01/2017 - 11:00

      In my experience, just based on the cheap Kmart above ground pools, the best time is the towards the end of summer, when all the stores clear their stock in preparation for autumn.

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  ComfortablyNumb on 08/01/2017 - 10:44

  +1

  What are you looking at getting? Those new shipping container pools are quite reasonable priced, look great and easy to install.

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    try2bhelpful on 08/01/2017 - 11:38

    +1

    I didn't even know these were a thing. Don't think it would work in my courtyard garden in Fitzroy, though.

    http://shippingcontainerpools.com.au/#shipping-fun-your-way

    Starting at $20,000 and then installation costs. You are risking people telling you that a Bunnings pond is a much cheaper option.

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      akyeeeahdude on 08/01/2017 - 15:44

      Holy crap that's expensive. A proper fibreglass/concrete is about the same if not cheaper.
      Huge mark up there considering how much shipping containers are worth.

      We paid about $24K for a fully installed fibreglass pool, filter, pump, Sandstone paving around the coping of the pool. Then we added extras like water features that increased the price. We could have cut the cost back to $20K if we went for the smallest model.

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    ryann on 08/01/2017 - 13:55

    I looked at the shipping container pools. They have the advantages of being easier to install and easier to remove and relocate or sell if needed.

    But they are rather expensive for the size, and I don't think the size would be suitable for my kids bombing requirements.

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  akyeeeahdude on 08/01/2017 - 11:36

  Here's my experience…

  We had quoted on January 2016 for an inground pool in Brisbane. I had the same belief as you that in the cooler months, it would be cheaper. The salesman also assured us this was not the case. We tried hard to beat an additional discount out of them but was only offered a paltry few hundred dollars off if we removed one of special inclusions at the time.

  When then contacted the salesman again out of the blue in late July 2016 and asked what sort of deal he could do as we were shopping around and looking to make a decision. Since then, the pool itself had actually increased in price by about $100 or $200 but they had a winter special which was $1000 off and also we received a free suction pool cleaner (Zodiac T3).

  TLDR - we came out on top but not by much.

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    ryann on 08/01/2017 - 13:51

    +1

    Thanks, that's the kind of feedback I was after.

    We are looking for a braceless pool, about 7m x 3.5m, with the option of a deep end.

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  thoughty1955 on 05/07/2018 - 09:30

  I think th quality time is the in direction of cease of summer timer, while all the shops clean their stock in training for autumn and new stock is stored in place of old.