The do-it-yourself route can generally save you a lot of money.

But at what point are you buying a kit, and at what point are you just working with raw materials?

Look at this video from TikTok user @theofficialmadipaige:

“You wanna know how to [tick] your husband off in a split second?” she asks from her backyard.

Then the camera pans around.

First to some boxes…

…and then to an endless line of boards.

“Buy a swing set from Sam’s that has zero parts connected beforehand.”

Husband does indeed look pretty stressed.

@theofficialmadipaige

Sorry babeeeee, love you! 🥳😂

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The comments were understanding:

Apparently this is a common problem.

Like, a real bad one.

Buyer beware, you’re spending time, not just money.

Seriously, at this point why not just pick up some lumber?

If you liked that story, check out this one about a 72-year-old woman was told by her life insurance company that her policy was worthless because she’d paid for 40 years. 🙁