Bazoongi 48" Bouncer
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Toys and Games Reviews of Bazoongi 48" Bouncer
Customer Review: Good energy burner
Summary: 5 Stars
We've had this for about a year. Setup was, as I remember, a bit strenuous for me (done by myself); the parts have to be under tension for a trampoline to work. However, everything fit together properly. The tool they provide to install the springs is absolutely necessary for the last several springs you install; there's no way you'll be able to pull the springs into position by hand.
The instructions include a lot of CYA legalese about safety. Most of that seems to be written for full-size trampolines, not this one. (24 foot ceiling required? How ridiculous can you get?)
I flatly disagree with those who claim this is flimsy. The frame is solid and has not shown any signs of wear or bending in a year of use (our son weighs around 40 lbs). The one part that has been damaged is the foam wrap around the handlebar. Our son dug fingers and teeth into it, and it ripped pretty easily. (I tried replacing it with pipe insulation, but that's been even less sturdy; I'll probably try to get a replacement foam piece from the manufacturer.) It is, however, possible for vigorous bouncing while holding onto the bar to make the tramp tilt off its back legs. Our son hasn't reached a dangerous tilt, but it's pretty noisy when it bangs back down on the floor.
Our son loves it. When we first showed it to him, his eyes lit up. For a while, he used it very regularly. Then summer came and it was used more as a place to lay Teddy. Over the winter, he's become more excited about it again. When he was 2, we required him to hold onto the bar to bounce. Now 3, he's much more stable, and we allow him to bounce not holding on (though sometimes he'll choose to hold on). He can now go from standing to sitting to standing, bouncing the whole time with a big smile on his face. It's definitely one of his most-used play items. And working off energy helps both him and us.
Customer Review: The main pieces do not fit together for me
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this after reading the large number of positive reviews. Unfortunately my experience has been negative so far.
This is a project to assemble by yourself. I am a pretty decent do-it-yourselfer. I started this project, and due to a manufacturing defect, cannot finish it.
The problem is that there are six main curved bars that need to be assembled together (the circle of the trampoline). I was able to easily assemble the first five bars, but in trying to close the circle, the alignment on the last piece was off, such that they would not fit together. I tried to re-work the curved bars, so that I would connect different pieces together as "the last piece" but the alignment problem remained. Basically the last piece seems to always be twisted about 10 degrees off, and therefore they don't connect (imagine trying to fit two squares, one smaller inside the other slightly bigger one. If the slightly smaller square is tilted 10 degrees, it won't go into the other without hitting the edges of the bigger one).
I took out a wrench and a hammer to try to do a little bit of an alignment, but while I was able to get the pieces to connect a little bit, it wasn't enough to fully connect the pieces.
I called their toll free number for assistance, but understandably, they are closed on Saturdays.
I will send them an email and we'll see how they respond.
Update: Thursday, 11/5/09
I received a response on Monday:
Dear Customer,
Below is the reply of your contact request.Also you can check your contact request reply, after login into the site
Please call our Customer Service at 1877-927-8777 and ask for Chris who can help you with this issue.
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I called and left a voicemail for Chris B. I have not heard back from him yet.
Customer Review: Great Outdoor Toy But Handle Padding is Fragile
Summary: 4 Stars
Great yard toy. My kids (and the neighborhood kids) really enjoy using this. I would have given this 5 stars instead of 4 if the padding on the handle bar had not fallen apart within the first week of use. This has been living outside in our backyard rain or shine for about 3 months with no problems. I don't think the deterioration of the handle padding had anything to do with being outside.
Assembly tips:
I put this Bazoongi Bouncer together by myself and was mentally prepared for some difficulty based on reviews. I found assembly to be quick and easy. If you fully assemble each part of the circular frame one at a time then the last part of the frame may be difficult to line up. If you leave everything a little loose, line up all of the parts and then push it all together it is no problem. Also for the handle - if the predrilled holes look like they don't line up properly then take the handle apart and switch the location of the vertical bars that join the horizontal handle to the base. They then should line up properly. Worked for me. This also allows you to choose whether the direction of the curve of the handle projects in toward the middle of the trampoline or outward towards the outer edge.
Also as to the comments where people were concerned about the legs opposite the handle lifting off of the ground . . . My yard is VERY gently sloped way from the house. I don't know many people whose yard is perfectly flat. If the handle is pointed toward the downward side of the slope then the opposite legs will lift a little bit. If the handle is pointed toward the upward side of the slope then, for us, he opposite legs do not lift off of the ground.
Customer Review: Sturdy, Easy to put together, great purchase
Summary: 5 Stars
My son has Autism Spectrum disorder, and we had been looking at various trampolines, and we found this was a great fit for us. It is a bit larger than most, but what we've found over the past few days is that it is an advantage.
If the trampoline was smaller, when he falls on his butt, he'd actually fall off the trampoline head over heels -the extra 10-15 inches makes a big difference, as he just falls down on the padding & gets back up.
It was easy to put together, about 10-15 minutes, the only tool I needed was my rubber mallet, which made putting the frame together a bit easier. I can see why some people might have troubles, as some pieces fit very snug, but the mallet helped to coax the last 1/2 inch in a few places :-)
Very sturdy, I love the 6 legs, and my son has already spent hours bouncing on it - great deal!
Update (21 Jan 09):
We were at a friend's house & they had a smaller bouncer, brand name 'galt' or nursery bouncer, and what a difference it was. Our son went over to it, and he almost folded the legs and flipped over the bar. I didn't realize how lucky we were with this larger bouncer, but the smaller ones are actually a bit dangerous. This bouncer is so much more sturdy - my wife & him bounce on it together (~150 lbs combined - and yes I know it is supposed to be only for 100 lbs or less - but my point is how durable it is) and no problem. On the smaller one, it just stretches til your feet hit the floor. Definitely validated my decision to go with this one, even though it was more expensive.
Customer Review: very difficult to put together
Summary: 4 Stars
I read all the reviews for this trampoline before I decided to buy it. I'm tending to think that not all metal parts are made alike. Some people have no problem putting this together while for others, like us, it is a nightmare! It took us two days (we gave up after spending an hour the first time). Our whole house is from Ikea, so we do put together quite a lot of stuff, but this was absolutely insanely difficult - the last part of the circle was impossible to fit. While we of course don't recommend this, I ended up sitting on the coffee table pushing the frame down (we put it sideways up) while my husband was trying to fit it in properly. And then I gave it short bursts of push to gradually slide it in. We also greased the ends.
Make sure that the handle bars holders are on the outside of the circle, and also when you fit in the handle bar that it does not follow the contour of the trampoline but goes against it (although someone already mentioned it, we only realized it when we couldn't fit the screws to attach the handle bar).
Geez.... after a couple of hours and some sore muscles we ended up with a trampoline that our toddler enjoys!
4 stars doesn't mean that I wouldn't buy it again. If you set aside an afternoon to do it, it's not that hard in the end. You may also get lucky and get an easy one that is doable in 15 minutes!