Leading online retailer Argos has seen its biggest week ever for paddling pool sales as families keen to cool off in the garden snapped up an average of 15 paddling pools every minute last week.
Argos sold around 154,000 pools with a water capacity of 210 million litres - equivalent to 84 Olympic-sized swimming pools or 280 million bottles of wine.
Building sandcastles was also high on the agenda for sun-loving families, with Argos selling over 21,000 bags of play sand, enough to fill over 13 articulated lorries.
BBQ sales continued to sizzle, up 239 per cent year-on-year. Garden accessories were also in high demand with gazebos up 252 per cent, garden furniture up 300 per cent, sun loungers up 460 per cent and parasols up 713 per cent.
Love Island fans were also enjoying the sunshine deluxe-style, with hot tubs and spas up 249 per cent year-on-year.
For those stuck in the office, keeping cool al-desko was a key concern with fan sales up 1,448 per cent year on year. Argos’s top selling fan, the Challenge White 12" Desk Fan, was up a whopping 1,411 per cent year on year.
Bryn Saysell, Garden Buyer at Argos, said: “Our customers are clearly loving this weather and enjoying outdoor playtime, entertaining and relaxing to the max. It’s been a record week for paddling pool sales and we’re expecting demand for all outdoor products to continue over the coming days and weeks.”