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You have a table or you have lounge chairs, you can't have both.  \n\nI'd market this as an upgrade for a 55+ housing community where setting up folding tables is often a burden.","subreddit":"nextfuckinglevel"},{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBrewery/comments/hbcyea/anyone_have_beer_garden_style_tables_link_inside/fv8f1nf/","type":"comment","title":"Real-world feedback on beer garden tables: bench tipping issue","author":"youranswerfishbulb","ref_id":"r_e_6","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBrewery/comments/hbcyea/anyone_have_beer_garden_style_tables_link_inside/","title":"anyone have beer garden style tables link inside","subreddit":"TheBrewery"},"excerpt":"We have six of them. Well built and sturdy, fold up easily. As mentioned elsewhere on here, my only gripe is that the legs are placed such that the fulcrum of an un-loaded bench will cause it to teeter totter if someone sits on the edge. Then people panic and stand up, slamming the bench back down. 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