Product review (5 stars): Excellent Sturdy Structure that offers Fun for the Little One.
I've been wanting to get a water table for awhile. I couldn't justify spending that much money on a water table so I went to CList to see if I could get a decent used one. Again, I couldn't justify spending half the money on something that was missing almost all accessories and looked very dingy and faded from the sun. One day, I was walking through the clearance section of Target and found this for just over half the price brand new in box, never opened. And most ads on CList were charging just about half the price for just a used dusty table and no accessories. Doing a quick search for reviews, I found that this brand and model had great reviews. I didn't see any reviews saying that some of the structures couldn't attachment to the table making it unstable and unusable like Step2. Great price + Great reviews = Great Score! Taking it home and putting it together was okay. Screwing in the arches was difficult from what the hubs said. And if you don't put in the drain plug correctly, it will leak water instantly. From what I can see there are 2 lips on the rim of the drain plug. One lip goes under the table and the other lip goes on the other side. It was very very very very difficult to get this on correctly.(Tip: A butter knife helped.) Entertainment value: my kid loves scooping up water and loves pushing down the lever that makes the plastic people go down the slide. We don't use sand because we it would just be a big goopy mess if it were mixed with water. The structure itself was very sturdy. My kid weighs 25 pounds and supported that weight we she climbed on top of the table. I mean, this thing is supposed to hold up to 50 pounds of sand. Table size was perfect, not too small, not too big. I'm a little bummed that the table only came with a cover for one side but that's okay. We usually take off the removable parts and are able to store them all on one side anyway so they won't get lost. In the end, my kid loves playing with this and keeps her entertained. For the clearance price that I paid, it was well worth it.