Who has a bounce house?

[mcfelix]

Which one do you have? Do you love it? Are you happy you bought it? All feedback is appreciated! 

DS loooves them. We had a picnic at school yesterday and he was just having a blast in there. I found one on amazon I am considering (assuming I can convince DH we should get one):

Well goddammit the price went up from $209 yesterday to $289 today - WTF?!? Anyway, here it is:

www.amazon.com/dp/B001EGYWT4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1LU6693B1CMG0&coliid=I34317I8U5Y5SL

[karinothing]

I just bought that one but if you read my Amazon post it is not getting here in time for my party. So i bought the little tikes jump n slide from TRU (but haven't picked up yet). They both get great reviews but I am somewhat concerned about the tikes one having mesh on 3 sides only. The slide is wider though, so i think that helps. And there were 500 reviews and no one mentioned kids flying out lol. It was 199 at TRU.

[karinothing]

Ooh were do you live? I have the one you want. I did not pay 289. I live in VA. You could buy it :-)

[mcfelix]

karinothing - oooh I live in MD! Let me know how much.

[mcfelix]

minniemouse - do you use yours a lot?

[shamrockshake]

we have this one. I got it last year for $200. it's awesome, the best money I've spent on a kids toy

www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-Jump-Slide-Bouncer/dp/B003NSBMUI/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1432220282&sr=1-1&keywords=bounce+house

[karinothing]

May 21, 2015 9:55:31 GMT -5 mcfelix said:

karinothing - oooh I live in MD! Let me know how much.

I got it for $243, so $240 or whatever. Let me make sure amazon isn't going to magically get it to me on time though, if you are interested, I can let you know by this weekend

[karinothing]

May 21, 2015 9:58:51 GMT -5 shamrockshake said:

we have this one. I got it last year for $200. it's awesome, the best money I've spent on a kids toy

www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-Jump-Slide-Bouncer/dp/B003NSBMUI/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1432220282&sr=1-1&keywords=bounce+house

okay, so this is the one I purchased since mine was delayd. You find the lack of mesh on the open part okay? Meaning your kids aren't flying out and bashing their heads lol. What about size? Does it look small? Do you think you could jump in their (obviosuly not a free for all, but with your kids).

[shamrockshake]

May 21, 2015 10:09:28 GMT -5 karinothing said:

May 21, 2015 9:58:51 GMT -5 shamrockshake said:

we have this one. I got it last year for $200. it's awesome, the best money I've spent on a kids toy

www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-Jump-Slide-Bouncer/dp/B003NSBMUI/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1432220282&sr=1-1&keywords=bounce+house

okay, so this is the one I purchased since mine was delayd. You find the lack of mesh on the open part okay? Meaning your kids aren't flying out and bashing their heads lol. What about size? Does it look small? Do you think you could jump in their (obviosuly not a free for all, but with your kids).

the mesh is only missing from the side with the slide, and that takes up the whole side of it, no ones ever fallen out. It's not huge like a rental place one by any means but we have 4 kids and they've all been in there with friends and they all fit and have fun, I'd say there's been maybe 8-10 kids in it at a time. I've only been in it with the baby and I was on my knees so I can't answer that.

I bought it after my older two were in it at a friends house, she said they have it for 3 years at that point with no issues so I figured it must hold up ok. It's seriously the best money I've spent, they will spend hours in it 

[fortmyersbride]

May 21, 2015 10:09:28 GMT -5 karinothing said:

May 21, 2015 9:58:51 GMT -5 shamrockshake said:

we have this one. I got it last year for $200. it's awesome, the best money I've spent on a kids toy

www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-Jump-Slide-Bouncer/dp/B003NSBMUI/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1432220282&sr=1-1&keywords=bounce+house

okay, so this is the one I purchased since mine was delayd. You find the lack of mesh on the open part okay? Meaning your kids aren't flying out and bashing their heads lol. What about size? Does it look small? Do you think you could jump in their (obviosuly not a free for all, but with your kids).

We have this LT one too. Bought it two years ago and no issues thus far. It holds 4 kids just fine, and I've jumped in it with my older two. No one has fallen out, yet. We probably use it scourge of times a month,except in winter.

[iheartbanjos]

We have this one. We paid $229 a year ago January.

Blast Zone Magic Castle Inflatable Bouncer www.amazon.com/dp/B001EGYWT4/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_YLHxvb1WHCF8E

[lishie]

We had this one

www.amazon.com/Blast-Zone-Little-Inflatable-Bouncer/dp/B001L0QXZY/ref=sr_1_9?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1432238891&sr=1-9&keywords=bounce+house

but decided it wasn't big enough, the boys didn't have enough space, and DS1 would outgrow it too quickly.

We ended up with this larger one, and it's been great for parties at our house and outside time on the weekend.

www.amazon.com/Blast-Zone-Castle-Inflatable-Bouncer/dp/B001EGYWT4/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1432239204&sr=1-1&keywords=bounce+house

We've been really happy with it. It's two years old and still going strong.

[shamrockshake]

May 21, 2015 15:18:31 GMT -5 @littlemoxie said:

I had no idea this was the type of thing people owned. I operate on the "I'm glad you liked it, but it's for special occasions" school of thought when it comes to super large toys.

The Pump it Up near our house is running a Spanish, French or Mandarin immersion summer camp, so if he really liked bouncing I'd do something like that.

How often do people inflate/deflate/put away those things? Is it a pain to hook it up, etc?

we deflate it and stick it in the garage at night but it's very easy and light and just plugs in. it takes H less than 10 minutes to get it out and inflated. Longer periods we roll it up and pop it back in the box

[biogirl21]

That Little Tikes one is going to be on sale for 150 at tar.get next week.

[spk926]

May 21, 2015 15:24:48 GMT -5 biogirl21 said:

That Little Tikes one is going to be on sale for 150 at tar.get next week.

Now I want it! It would be fun for play dates and when the neighbor kids come over. Plus I could leave it set up in our basement in the winter. Hmmm...

[mcfelix]

Thanks for the offer karinothing - however DH is like wtf are you talking about, we aren't buying that! So it appears I'm going to need to work on him a bit. We will own one!

[mcfelix]

May 21, 2015 19:00:02 GMT -5 @mrsbecky said:

I just asked H what he thought about one. Lol. His response:

1) you're not going the be the one setting it up and taking it down, so no.
2) it can't stay outside because it will kill the grass.
3) Jackson (our lab) would pop it immediately.

He's right at least on 1 and 3 lol.

So whomp whomp we aren't getting one anytime soon.

This makes me laugh bc #1 was exactly my husband's response. I'm like the reviews say it only takes a few minutes to set up!! I'm annoyingly persistent when I want something, so I'm not giving up. Once our patio is done and we have a reason to have a cookout, I'll be all over him about getting one.

[karinothing]

May 21, 2015 19:00:02 GMT -5 @mrsbecky said:

I just asked H what he thought about one. Lol. His response:

1) you're not going the be the one setting it up and taking it down, so no.
2) it can't stay outside because it will kill the grass.
3) Jackson (our lab) would pop it immediately.

He's right at least on 1 and 3 lol.

So whomp whomp we aren't getting one anytime soon.

I set ours up. It takes a few minutes. If you can plug in an extension cord, you can do it! Get Jackson doggie booties :-)

Do you think Jackson might be afraid of it? Sounds like a vacuum.

[karinothing]

May 21, 2015 19:29:24 GMT -5 @mrsbecky said:

He would definitely be afraid of it. So he would destroy it. Lol.

I'm not done my argument in favor yet though.

You can come over Sunday to show him how awesome it is. LOL

[meltoine]

We have the FP one with three sides. No one has ever flown off.

It really does only take 3 minutes to set up and not much, if any longer, to put away. It comes with a giant storage bag, so you just turn off the blower, fold it in thirds, then roll it up like a sleeping bag and shove it in the storage bag. I set it up and take it down all the time because it's the best way to pass time when H is not around and I'm too tired to really engage with them.

Our dogs have never gone near it. We don't leave it out because I'm afraid if it gets wet it will mold, so I can't speak to the grass killing part. 

[shell24]

We have a little tikes one similar to the one you posted. My kids loooove that thing. We've even set it up in the basement in the winter.

I bought it off CL for $100 and I think the full price is $329 so I saved a ton of $$$. When I bought it, I could not justify spending the full price on it, but now that I have it, I know that it would have been well worth it even if I bought it brand-new.

[mcfelix]

May 21, 2015 15:24:48 GMT -5 biogirl21 said:

That Little Tikes one is going to be on sale for 150 at tar.get next week.

How do you know this? For $150 I might go ahead and get it.

[biogirl21]

May 23, 2015 21:31:18 GMT -5 mcfelix said:

May 21, 2015 15:24:48 GMT -5 biogirl21 said:

That Little Tikes one is going to be on sale for 150 at tar.get next week.

How do you know this? For $150 I might go ahead and get it.

I've seen the ad. I'm pretty sure that's the one I saw. I'll double check tomorrow though.

[humpforfree]

May 21, 2015 19:18:16 GMT -5 mcfelix said:

May 21, 2015 19:00:02 GMT -5 @mrsbecky said:

I just asked H what he thought about one. Lol. His response:

1) you're not going the be the one setting it up and taking it down, so no.
2) it can't stay outside because it will kill the grass.
3) Jackson (our lab) would pop it immediately.

He's right at least on 1 and 3 lol.

So whomp whomp we aren't getting one anytime soon.

This makes me laugh bc #1 was exactly my husband's response. I'm like the reviews say it only takes a few minutes to set up!! I'm annoyingly persistent when I want something, so I'm not giving up. Once our patio is done and we have a reason to have a cookout, I'll be all over him about getting one.

Our friends brought theirs over for a cookout yesterday and all the kids had a blast. Keep pushing him

[mcfelix]

Awesome - thanks biogirl21! I was on the website and was like I don't see anything!!

humpforfree - your fb pics are what made me ask! I thought it was the same one! Does the material get hot in the sun? I was wondering about that last night when I was looking online.

[humpforfree]

May 24, 2015 6:23:06 GMT -5 mcfelix said:

Awesome - thanks biogirl21! I was on the website and was like I don't see anything!!

humpforfree - your fb pics are what made me ask! I thought it was the same one! Does the material get hot in the sun? I was wondering about that last night when I was looking online.

It didn't seem like it got hot! The kids were in and out all afternoon and had no problems. It was like that slippery canvas material and didn't seem like it would.

[tiffany81]

We have this one - mobile.walmart.com/ip/14662930?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=68&adid=22222222228000506094&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=40330011152&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=58473917929&veh=sem

We bought it over 3 years ago for $199. We got it for my son's 2nd birthday and have since used it at least 50 times. I can set it up in less than 5 minutes. It's easy to throw in the trunk to bring to a friends house or grandmas for vacations.

DS is 5 and we still use it, but like 4 people max now. It can hold maybe one adult and child, but it's definitely for children.

The top part on this blocks the sun and helps with the heat.

I love it so much I'm contemplating buying a $400 water version for this summer.

[biogirl21]

May 24, 2015 6:23:06 GMT -5 mcfelix said:

Awesome - thanks biogirl21! I was on the website and was like I don't see anything!!

humpforfree - your fb pics are what made me ask! I thought it was the same one! Does the material get hot in the sun? I was wondering about that last night when I was looking online.

Very weird, it's on the website for 160 but I'd most definitely in the paper ad for 150. I know because I checked at least half a dozen times for you. Lol

[sparty04]

This thread made me realize that I need one. We bought this yesterday for DS1's bday party and it is indeed awesome. I have no doubt we will get our money's worth m.samsclub.com/ip/my-1st-jump-n-play/prod12000131

[spk926]

May 24, 2015 21:42:39 GMT -5 sparty04 said:

This thread made me realize that I need one. We bought this yesterday for DS1's bday party and it is indeed awesome. I have no doubt we will get our money's worth m.samsclub.com/ip/my-1st-jump-n-play/prod12000131

I was just coming in here to say that I saw one at Sam's today that looked nice!