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4.29 out of 5stars
(21 reviews)

Most helpful positive review

5.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
05/10/2020
Great buy!!!
Sooooooooooo awesome!!!! We were literally going to buy one of those pre built swing sets from a place down the street from our house for $2000!!!!! We saw this one and thought for the price we would give it a shot. WE ARE SO HAPPY WE DID!!! it’s literally freaking awesome for the price! Took us all day to put together though because it’s just a lot of steps but the directions are easy to follow straight forward. My kids beg to go outside now to be on this swing set all day, which is exactly what I wanted. Outside away from the tablets and tv. Sturdy, solid, and fun!
Dee

Most helpful negative review

2.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
05/30/2022
Dont Buy! Spend The Extra Money!
The process to build is easy with two people mininum. But the wood is too fragile and the precut holes do not match up most of the times. I recieved a wood piece that was split in half already and a couple pieces that broke when putting screws through them. Even with pictures, the best customer service could do was a $13 refund for the inconvenience. Not happy at all, i had to use left over wood from a side project just to make it work. Its already built, i aint going to take it down to rebuild it again and go through the same process of lining up mismatched holes and split wood. This swing set wont last long, i know that for sure with the quality of wood it is.
Emmanuel
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  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    06/06/2022
    Great investment.
    When the swing set was put together, it was awesome! My grandkids love it. This is the perfect size for this age ( younger kids/toddlers). This was time consuming. Watch the directions closely as you may have to undue some of your work if you do not look at the pics carefully. The wood did have some chips, not enough for me to call and replace though. Great investment for the kids.
    Isidro
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/31/2022
    Great for the price!
    Seems like a decent swing set for the price. It's on the smaller side, but for the price it is worth it. We've only had it up for a couple days, but seems very sturdy. I do wish the pieces of wood were a little smoother, but not a huge deal. Instructions were fairly easy and all pieces were marked out awesome. It took two people all day to set it up.
    Renee
  • 2.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/30/2022
    Dont Buy! Spend The Extra Money!
    The process to build is easy with two people mininum. But the wood is too fragile and the precut holes do not match up most of the times. I recieved a wood piece that was split in half already and a couple pieces that broke when putting screws through them. Even with pictures, the best customer service could do was a $13 refund for the inconvenience. Not happy at all, i had to use left over wood from a side project just to make it work. Its already built, i aint going to take it down to rebuild it again and go through the same process of lining up mismatched holes and split wood. This swing set wont last long, i know that for sure with the quality of wood it is.
    Emmanuel
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/29/2022
    Kidcraft Ainsley, worth the hassle for the price.
    I got for 269 tax and that was a pretty good deal. The first one I paid 299 for but sent back because the box was ripped and parts were missing. It is worth it for that price too. The instructions are garbage. Overly complicated and extremely hard to follow. Mixture of screw bits and sockets and wrenches needed makes assembly even harder. I downloaded the app to help build this, garbage, as well. Don't tighten the tnuts for each stage until you've seen the next one. Sturdy overall, I trust my kids on it. Difficult to put together, i took three days and probably 8 hours to Finnish. The wood has been dyed and perfumed to appear cedar and all the plastic has been dipped in pine sol. Not a negative just an observation. My daughter is four for comparison in the photo
    Pat
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/18/2022
    Perfect swing set for us!
    We found this swing set for our 2.5 year old and it's perfect! He's literally been on it every single day since we have put it together! My favorite part is that it isn't a massive swing set. It fits perfect in our backyard. It did take a couple of hours to put together (the only down side). It also was missing a few little parts (hardware for the canopy), but I just called the company and they are shipping them to us. If you are on the fence about it, just get it. You wont be disappointed!
    Ashley
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/12/2022
    Nice looking set for the price
    It's a nice set for smaller kids. Seems very light weight, but the 200lb adults assembling it stood in the play area and no issues seen. Directions must be followed exactly. Took 2 adults plus one helper 5-1/2 hours to assemble. All the parts were very well marked, we took the extra time to lay everything out and made sure we had everything. They even sent several sets of “extra” hardware.
    Sandra
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    01/15/2022
    Budget-Friendly Playset
    For the price, you really can't beat it. It is perfect for our 2 year old. It took almost half a day to set it up and a few of the instructions aren't very clear but overall, definitely recommend if you're looking for a cheaper playground for your toddler. We ended up putting the “chalkboard” backwards due to poor instructions but it's easy to replace with a thinner board and chalk paint. Not sure how it'll hold up in our AZ heat, but worth the $260. We purchased a separate toddler swing and glad we did. It's perfect for the younger ones.
    Brittney
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/30/2021
    Great purchase!
    Perfect size for the yard and for my 3 year old and 6 year old! Took about 4 hours with 2 people to put together and its recommended to follow each step of the directions and try not work ahead of the instructions. All the pieces were there and it was easy to assemble. All in all worth the buy for what we were looking for! Super happy!
    Pjs
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/27/2021
    Great Buy!
    This is a great play set. I’m so glad I didn’t rely on the negative reviews. It is so well priced and sturdy. A nice addition to our backyard. My children are enjoying it.
    Great
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/09/2021
    Love it!
    I am 5 ‘3, 115 pounds. I put this together all by myself! Granted, it took me two days. I only wish I had noticed the app which gives animated instructions before I finished, ha. This swing is just amazing – – couldn’t be happier. I’ve seen the same swing on other sites for more money so it’s definitely a good bet to buy it from Walmart.
    Melissa
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/02/2021
    Swing set
    Swing set took about 7 hours to set up. The book and app are completely different from each other. Sometimes it would have you put it on backwards then you would have to undo and flip. The wood was marked well. My kids love it. Ages 5, and 6. Its worth the money.
    callie
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    04/18/2021
    Super cute !!
    Perfect for my little one (4 years old) actually my older son plays on it too (10 years old) . It is on the smaller side but I didn’t want a big one. Wish it came with the pieces to secure to the ground but I bought some online along with a pirate flag and scope and steering wheel. It did come with a large splinter in the wood but when the guys put it together they noticed it and ordered be a new piece right away.
    Val1213
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    04/13/2021
    Great purchase for the price point
    This is exactly what we were looking for. Its a beautiful wood color, fits our 2 year old perfectly with room for him to grow, and we changed the one swing out for a baby swing for our littlest one. The only downside was that it took 2 people 5 hours to build. It was missing one piece but was easy to fix with what we had on hand. Reading other reviews we expected these two things might happen, but we are soooo happy with the turn out for the price. Theres nothing better out there for this price point so we would recommend it and purchase it again if we had the option. :)
    Christopher
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/31/2021
    Great for smaller children
    So pieces had small cracks, and we were missing a lock nut we needed. My sons are 1 and 3 so for them its perfect but for bigger children it is to small.
    alex
  • 2.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/30/2021
    Cheap, split wood
    The wood is cheap and a bunch of the wood pieces came split. I don't feel it's the safest. Would return but it took 2 days and 8 hours to put together so I'm not taking it apart. I have to replace the support beams with stronger wood. Not worth the money.
    Shannon
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/23/2021
    We LOVVVVE our new Playset!!
    Yes, so the directions suck a bit- BUT if you take your time and do it right it is VERY sturdy! Perfect size for smaller backyards or spaces. My 6 year old LOVVVES it! I have a year old who also loves it- I ordered separate a baby swing that I swapped out one of the included swings with so they both have their own swing and it is literally perfect. The only thing Im going to add is a strip of anti-bird sitting spikes at the top of the swing posts so that birds dont sit up there and poop on the swings below. I'm sooooooo glad I didnt buy the more expensive one! Its hard sometimes with reading the reviews.. but Im convinced that some people really are just overly dramatic or impossible to please with their unrealistic expectations. Bottom line is that its fantastic for the kiddos and if u dont want the hassle of putting it together than maybe pay a little extra to have someone put it together for u.
    Kerilynn
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    12/03/2020
    Low quality material but well worth the price.
    We purchased this swing set for our 1 yr. old for Christmas. All in all worth the money but there were 2 parts where the instructions were incorrect and we had to read ahead several steps to be sure we assembled correctly. Wood is definietly far from top quality but again, worth the purchase price. We bought some attachments separately to add some extra fun for our little one. He loves it. Very pleased.
    Victoria
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    11/17/2020
    Great product
    Really good quality, you can compare this beautiful playground with any $700 one. Yes it takes some time to build, but it is worth it, if you follow the instructions carefully, you shouldn't have any problem, I built mine with my husband and we didn't experienced any complications. Shipping was extremely fast and the product was in perfect condition. Don't think about it anymore and get it, you would be surprise of the quality for the price that you are paying. Our son just turned 2 so we replaced one of the swings for a swing for a toddler, and save the other one for later, our 9 year old loves this playground as well.
    Karla
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/10/2020
    Great buy!!!
    Sooooooooooo awesome!!!! We were literally going to buy one of those pre built swing sets from a place down the street from our house for $2000!!!!! We saw this one and thought for the price we would give it a shot. WE ARE SO HAPPY WE DID!!! it’s literally freaking awesome for the price! Took us all day to put together though because it’s just a lot of steps but the directions are easy to follow straight forward. My kids beg to go outside now to be on this swing set all day, which is exactly what I wanted. Outside away from the tablets and tv. Sturdy, solid, and fun!
    Dee
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    04/14/2020
    Daughter love the swing set!!!
    So this set was super easy to assemble. Each piece is very well marked and the directions where easy to follow. It took my wife and I around 4 hours to put together. You can also download an app and follow along that way as well. The quality is very good cedar. I would recommend this set to anyone. Since the weather is now nice again and we are all stuck home my daughter spend most of the day outside playing on the swing set.
    crieg