Poolsupplies.com business review

When we here at Product Dudz have a good or bad experience with a business, especially online businesses, we feel we have to share our findings with our readers. It is extremely difficult to find online businesses that we can trust, get a fair price and a great product. When Product Dudz locates one, we make sure you know about it.
Poolsupplies.com as it's name suggests, is just such a business.

Business background snippet:

As a family business for over 50 years, we pledge to provide you with a quality pool and pool products that will fulfill all your needs. Our objectives are to give you continuing support and services after your pool purchase. We are only a phone call away!
The current Leisure Living was originally established by Richard Gerspach in 1958 as a swimming pool installation, service and repair company and continues today as a 2nd generation family owned and operated business.
Originally named Island Pools, this nationwide distribution facility has expanded into a warehouse and office complex of over 245,000 sq ft.
The focus of the company has changed over the years to include becoming the largest independent source of parts to fit Kayak Pools®, manufacturer of parts for the solar deck heated Fanta-Sea pools, a widely distributed 60 page color catalog along with a prominent position on numerous web sites.(www.poolsupplies.com).

Recently a Product Dudz reviewer purchased an above ground swimming pool from this online company and here's what their experience was..

Product Description of the item we bought:

• Pool Size: 27 ft Round
• Pool Style: Esprit Harvest
• Protection: Resin
• Top Ledge: 6 Inch Steel
• Uprights: 5¼ Inch Steel
• Wall Height: 52 Inches
• Warranty: 30 Years

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Rooms To Go: Daelan Blue Full Daybed with Twin Storage Trundle Product review

 

Product description:

This is bed is the ideal solution for a guest bed, or in a space that has to pull double duty. The twin size version of this product is ideal in  small apartments where it can double as a sofa, and bed while still offering second sleeping area for a guest. The trundle is structured to also offer a good deal of storage for blankets, pillows, etc. 

The full size version makes it ideal in a guest room where you may have a couple with a child as an overnight guest. 

As of this post, this bed is on sale at Rooms To Go for the price of  $677.00 and this does not include mattresses which will need to be purchased separately.

Pros: 

Price:

 $ 677.00 👈💬

Compared to sofa beds, wall beds, and Murphy beds, this is a better buy for your money, as it costs significantly less. Most sofa beds are not comfortable, and although they are space friendly, rarely offer storage, or can accommodate more than two people, in reference to the Full size version.

Storage: 👍

Offers far more storage than sofa beds, and Murphy beds. The twin sized trundle is deep and can serve as a dressers offering room for guests clothes, spare bedding etc. 

Color choices: 👍

You are offered two choices, gray and blue. The shade of blue is close to Teal so bare that in mind.

Attractive: 👍

Once assembled the bed is attractive and the fabric is soft to the touch.

Online chat for help:😩

Rooms to Go offers assistance online on their website. While this was nice to see, unfortunately they offered no help for assembly issues because it was past the cut off time when we made the call. So this is potentially a nice feature, but only if you contact the chat tech during regular business hours. 

Cons:  👎

Poor assembly instructions:

You basically get two sheets of paper with drawings and few actual words, especially for the main bed assembly.  Now this may seem like it would be easier, but it is far from the truth. The instructions, did not include how to attach side arms, nor did our product include the specific bolts required to do so. This lost us valuable time as we had to go to the hardware store to get this the next day. We advise getting this item put together for you, if your finances allow. Some of the construction was easy to figure out based on the pictures, but most of the instructions were about putting together the trundle, not the main part of the daybed you will sleep on. This may have been a fluke.

Missing parts: 👎

As mentioned above this bed was missing key bolts needed to put the main part of the daybed together. Six specific bolts are required to do this and 6 specific bolts needed were missing. This made this whole process slow going and a hassle. If you need this bed right away, please check asap to make sure you have these bolts because they aren't even listed on the instruction sheets. 

   The Bottom Line:🤷

 

While this bed is reasonably priced, and offers storage, it was not the easiest to put together due to the aforementioned "cons." We would love to give this a 10 out of 10, but unfortunately, we just can't overlook the big instruction deficiencies and missing parts. This lost us time and caused us a lot of frustration, and this is coming from people that have done full home renovations for 20 plus years.

Our Score:  4/10 

Sorry Rooms to Go, do better.🤷

CONNOISSEURS Premium Edition Jewelry Cleaner Solution Delicate Dip Product Review

 This product  was purchased to clean my silver jewelry that contained various gemstones.

What the product description says:

Connoisseurs® Delicate Jewelry Cleaner gently revives brilliance to all your delicate jewelry.  Our delicate liquid formula is safe to use on all your semi-precious stones such as pearls, onyx, turquoise and opals.  The ammonia-free formula is also perfect for costume and crystal jewelry. Our exclusive polymer formula helps reduce the appearance of fine scratches in gold and platinum settings. 30 seconds is all it takes to clean jewelry. The included jewelry brush helps to clean between prongs and in crevices for a thorough cleaning.   With regular use our delicate jewelry cleaner can help improve the appearance of your jewelry and make your jewelry sparkle.

• Gentle on delicate jewelry
• Safely cleans pearls, opals, onyx, turquoise, crystals and costume jewelry
• Ammonia free
• Includes dip/rinsing tray and brush  

Here is the factors I will use to assign a rating:

Price

Effectiveness

Ease of use

Availability

Price $ 5.88  

This was for 9.6 ounces of fluid, the container does contain a lift out dipping tray that allows for you to place 1 piece of jewelry inside and easily drain and lift out. The product recommends that you only do one piece at a time. 

Effectiveness

This product as mentioned in my introduction worked adequately.  I cleaned several pieces of tarnished silver jewelry, some real, some were possibly silver or gold plated. If you have any plated jewelry it does appear to take some of that off.  It did not cause harm to any of my gemstones. 

Ease of use

This product is easy to use and you can begin cleaning your jewelry right away.  It does not ship well as the lid was loose upon opening the shipping package so take heed. All you have to do is place your item in the dipping basket and the product says you only need it to soak for 30 seconds. Some of my pieces took longer for better results. It seemed to work better on costume jewelry. This product does come with a small brush, but its not as effective at cleaning cracks and crevices as an old toothbrush might.

Availability

CONNOISSEURS Premium Edition Jewelry Cleaner Solution  Delicate Jewelry Cleaner can be found on Amazon, Walmart, and Kohls.

Bottom line: 5/10

CONNOISSEURS Premium Edition Jewelry Cleaner Solution  Delicate Jewelry Cleaner

This jewelry clean will clean your delicate jewelry and does not appear to harm any stones, but does not offer much better results than many home remedies. 

It is very inexpensive and smells pleasant.