51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unsatisfied, February 27, 2011
This review is from: Pure Fun 38-Inch Mini Trampoline (Sports)
I purchased this product because I was interested in buying a mini trampoline that didn't require any crazy assembly. The high reviews and many positive comments about this product made me feel confident about buying this.
The trampoline was easy to assemble, just as the comments said - simply screw on the legs and you're ready to go.
When I first tested it out, I was satisfied with the bounce. However, not even 24 hours later, while using this product, one of the springs broke! The product is advertised as being able to manage with weights up to 220 lbs. I range between 145 - 150 lbs!
I was a little daunted at first but it's just one spring right? Wrong. Not even 3 days after that, another spring blew off.
I have purchased trampolines in the past and I have never had one where a spring blew off on the first day (it usually takes months before wear shows). I'm not sure if the product I got was faulty or if the product itself is just of poor quality.
I'm writing this review in case there are others interested in purchasing this product as I was due to the positive reviews. Due to this experience, I am definitely not going to purchase any more PURE FUN trampolines.
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55 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Dangerous, March 30, 2011
This review is from: Pure Fun 38-Inch Mini Trampoline (Sports)
This was perhaps the tenth mini-trampoline I have purchased for my home. In the past I used them for exercise but eventually found I got a better work-out from a treadmill. However, my children love jumping on these and will do so for possibly an hour a day each. I have purchased these from Sears, Academy Sports, other sporting good stores under various names, including Weider, and in various sizes from 36-48" diameter. The common ground these share is that they all break. Maybe after one month, and maybe after four, but generally the nylon straps that attach the springs to the frame begin to snap and once it starts to happen the trampoline becomes rapidly unusable. No retailers now carry these locally so I ordered the pure fun one listed here. It lasted less than two months, but this one is different. Instead of breaking at the nylon strap, this one has springs breaking apart at high velocity and flying through the air. My son had a cut on his shin from this happening. The potential for energy expenditure is so great with this sort of device and the footprint is so small that we want to continue to have one for our children. We are tired of accumulating useless pieces of metal from the many frames we have discarded and are now awaiting the arrival of a very expensive Bellicon model that promises to be highly durable with warranties on the parts and replaceable straps. My children are 90# and 150#. I imagine a 30# child might jump on this trampoline for a long time without breakage but I'm afraid that a spring that breaks before the strap holding it in place is very poor quality indeed.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
NO COMPLAINTS, February 18, 2010
This review is from: Pure Fun 38-Inch Mini Trampoline (Sports)
No assembly required - just screw on the legs and you're ready to go. Also, there was no odor (a complaint that people have had about some other brands), so it wasn't necessary to air it out before use. but maybe that's only a problem in hot weather. It appears to be well-made, but only time will tell.
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