Customer Reviews

Rival BF150 3 Gallon Beverage Fountain

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I can't rave enough about this beautiful Rival Fountain! I got it for my son's wedding shower, then the wedding, & then used it 2 months after for my 11 yr old's birthday party too!

We used it at the wedding reception for sweet tea of all things! It kept it elegant & easy to serve. Even with the brown tea color it was still beautifully illuminated & very elegant. It was elegant enough to use at the wedding reception ~ we just encircled the base with floral garland!

Made serving the guests MUCH easier!

I also used it 2 months later for my daughter's 11th birthday hawaiian themed party! Look below for the non alcohol Koolaid / pineapple juice fruit punch recipe! It kept the kid's coming back for more drinks! They felt like little grownups & it made my birthday girl feel so special having the beverage fountain on display for her birthday. A HUGE hit with the kids! I can see myself using this for years!

I got a HUGE discount shopping for it on Amazon.com - I got it for a third of the original store price! yeah me!

Kid's party / or non alcohol Koolaid punch recipe:

a day or two before the party you can mix 3 seperate gallons of koolaid up.( Use your old milk jugs if you have to)

the Koolaid recipe calls for 1 packet unmixed koolaid powder along with 1 cup sugar. BUT ~

(* for less sugar substitute 1 cup splenda instead of the 1 c sugar per packet it normally calls for* )! Set aside at least 3 premixed Koolaids in gallon containers put in fridge to chill.

When ready to serve, the day of the party pour 2 of the pre-chilled koolaid gallons into fountain, then turn fountain on. As it goes up the tube, start to add 1 full can Pineapple juice (it's about 42 oz or something like that) & then add 1 litre of gingeraile (that's half of a 2 litre bottle). The kids liked to substitute half or the recipe's amount of pineapple juice as we mixed more of it, because they said the juice was so tangy & sweet they like the koolaid taste better. But you can adjust the koolaid to juice ratio as needed, & add only 1 litre of gingeraile to the 2 gallons of koolaid, because adding any more soda in one & it will bubble up too much & could kill the motor. Keep adding gallon of koolaid, juice & soda as needed. Toss leftovers or chill & use day after.

Kids can be a bit messy so might want to put an absorbant layer of tablecloth under the fountain.

Bought this fountain after I had borrowed one for a New Years Eve Party. This one was even better than the one I borrowed! Very sturdy, quiet, and easy to put together and clean. The light in the middle makes this a great eye catcher, I kept getting compliments on it all night! This is a great product at a great price. Shipping was fast too!

I recieved my fountain and was very impressed with the look of it. It functions well and is very pretty all lit up with the punch running through it. It is a "big" hit with the kids. However, I ordered the 3 gallon, my invoice said 3 gallon but when I recieved it it is only a 2.5 gallon with a maximum of 1.5 gallon in the fountain at a time. I was very disappointed in that. That is false advertising in my opinion. The whole point was to not to have to have someone standing pouring punch for people.

What a wonderful adult toy. After seeing one of these fountains in operation at a Christmas party and noticing how useful, effective and popular it was with everyone, my wife and I decided we would get one. Thanks to the power of the internet and Amazon, we now have one. We may not use it as a soft drink fountain at all, but as a decorative water piece in the house as a distraction from the dreadful winter we are having just now.

John K. Sutherland.

I bought this item for my daughter quince. I was a great buy! The motor is quite, and the light is great. However, it does splash a little when it gets a little low on liquid, but if you put a garland around the base it will catch the small droplets. It really looks pretty. I am sure to use it at the hollidays and other birthdays. But I do have to point out this fountain is a 2.5 gal not a 3 gal.

I ordered this fountain just before my big Kentucky Derby party (85 guests). I used it for my mint julep punch & it was beautiful with the inside light on! It worked perfectly and not too bad to clean up either. I would recommend it to anyone who wants a fountain. It's reasonably priced, too. I had rented one last year for $35.00 PLUS the drive to town and back. Now I have my own!

It is plastic, not glass, but that is fine. I just need to be careful to not scratch it when I clean it.

I recieved the fountain on time and everyone was amaized at it,I will be using it often in our church

This fountian is GREAT. It is the second one I have owned. The first one I dropped the bowl and broke it. I hunted every where for another one just like it. I have used other fountians and they are noise and distracting but not the Rival. I recommend it for anyone. It is worth it even if you just use it a few times a year. It has been the talk of every gathering....plus people who normally does not drink punch, drink it from the fountian just because they are amazed by it. So be sure to have plenty of punch.

Thanks,

Susan

the 2 1/2 gallon i received instead of the 3 gallon splatter that i couldn't use the fountain no more than an hour. there was too much splatter. the second time i used it the fountain wouldn't drain properly as if it was clogged, but it wasn't and it splatter evern more the second time. it splatter so much that i could feel the drink splatter on me when i approach the fountain to tried to fix it. i wouldn't recommend this product to anyone.

Perfect NON-Alcoholic beverage/punch dispenser/display for our daughter's Sweet 16 Birthday Bash at our church!