Product review (5 stars): So far, so good.
Just looked at the remains of a house that was vacant after the hose broke undetected for months.  The owners had went South for the winter.  The mold in the walls meant complete rebuild right down to the studs.  The bank ended up with it on foreclosure as no one else wants it now.  So I developed the incentive to replace my hoses.  Went together just fine.  Noticed the talked about erosion in the crimp area of the old ones and it was sharp.  For those wondering what the problem is.  When manufactured, the hose is slid over the metal insert and crimped.  Over time the metal inside can erode by water passage and contaminants.  If it becomes sharp enough and if your washer has a lot of imbalance causing motion back and forth it can eventually cut the hose.  Braided hose whether stainless or fabric does not stop this failure.  It just tries to stop complete catastrophic blow out.  It does nothing to prevent a leak.  There are some claimed to eliminate almost any risk, yet I have heard they restrict too much water resulting in long fill times.  To me the bottom line is to replace the hoses every few years.  Its good to tag and date them also.  Twenty to forty bucks is dirt cheap when compared to the alternative.  This seems to be a decent hose.