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SHOPPERS are racing to get their hands on a garden essential perfect for summer after its price was slashed to just £26.

The sun lounger has been reduced by more than £40 on Amazon, making it the perfect steal for garden lovers.

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The chair rocks back and forth which sets it apart from other summer loungersCredit: gardenbuildingsdirect

The Lugano Textilene Rocking Sun Lounger with Pillow features a sturdy steel frame and is easy to manoeuvre, weighing just over 10kg.

The official product description says that it has "a gentle rocking motion activated by a simple shift in your weight" that sets it apart from most sun loungers.

It said: "No moving parts to maintain simply move your weight slightly forward and back to start the gentle, soothing, relaxing motion."

The frame is "high-quality steel" and has fabric that is weather and UV-resistant, and "easy care" as it's made of wipe-clean Textilene -which is made of polyester fibres woven together to form a strong cloth.

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It's available in black and grey and can hold a maximum weight of 100kg.

Customers have left complementary reviews on Amazon.

One read: "A very comfortable garden chair, easy to put together."

Another said: "Perfect garden addition, easy assembly, comfortable, durable. Good value for money."

Similar models are available on Amazon but at a higher price, with the KG Kitgarden rocking chair priced at £111.85 and the outdoor chaise lounge chair by Mansion Home priced at £324.39.

At The Range, the Nevada rocking chair sells for £59.99 while Robert Dyas is selling the Outsunny Outdoor Orbital Lounger Zero Gravity for £51.99.

It always pays to compare prices so you know you're getting the best deal - read more on how to do that below.

Remember that you may have to pay for delivery on top too. How much that is can depend on where you are and the size of the item.

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.
  •  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.
  • 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.

HOW TO SAVE AT AMAZON

WAREHOUSE: Returned items are often relisted with big discounts in the Amazon Warehouse section of the site.

These include computers, home and kitchen gadgets and home improvement goods.

Amazon says all items are checked for quality and tested and repaired if necessary.

They are then listed, depending on their condition, from “like new” down to “acceptable”.

RENEWED: The Amazon Renewed section also features discounts on previously owned products, such as phones and games consoles.

These tend to be past models, but items are professionally inspected, tested and refurbished to meet quality standards.

OUTLET: It is worth looking through the Amazon Outlet, which is essentially items that are on sale.

You can search by price and category.

Unlike with Warehouse and Renewed, all items are new — but have had prices slashed to help shift stock.

PRICE CHANGE: Amazon prices are prone to shifting.

This can be frustrating if you go back to buy something and the price is suddenly higher.

Use uk.camelcamelcamel.com to set up Amazon price drop alerts, which will notify you by email when the cost of an item you want falls.

The same website also features a price history of millions of items so you can check if you are getting a good deal.

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COMPARE: Do not assume that Amazon offers the best price.

Shopping comparison sites such as pricerunner.com and kelkoo.co.uk will help show the cheapest items all over the internet.

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.

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