BACKYARD BLAST Giant Waterslide

So...unfortunately, I took a chance when I bought this that did NOT pay off. Like many other folks, I s looking for some summertime water fun! I bought this thinking it would be great for my husband and I as well as the kids. 30 Feet long - 6 feet wide, splash pool at the end, SCORE! Nope. Instead, as soon as we inflated it we heard sounds of air escaping. Did I mention it happened right away? They must've known because it came with a patch but just one! There were soooo many air holes in the seam that one patch wouldn't have done anything. So that part was a bust, but hey - who needs tons of air, right? Long as the water part works! But it didn't! We actually bought a shorter hose to ensure the water pressure was good, but that didn't matter. The water TRICKLED out of the holes, DRIBBLED out almost. Talk about FRUSTRATING! It never traveled up the full slide area so the splash pool at the end barely had water. Also, back to the inflated splash pool...well the air continued to escape so that was pretty flimsy and then I noticed tiny bubbles appearing - which at first I thought were water droplets but no - apparently the Georgia sun is too much for this thing and small bubbles started appearing in the inflatable areas (so weird). So...between the splash pool not being much of that, the water not coming fully out and the air escaping, it was a complete bust. Hey - we tried. My husband even turned our regular water sprinkler on just to try to make the best of it. In the end, it was more trouble than it was worth and certainly not worth the money or all of the workarounds. It's just not well made.