Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

At the time of writing this review I have returned the exercise ball and revived a full refund. I was starting a new 12 week program and realized I would need a exercise ball. With over 8000 reviews on Amazon I was confident this would be a good purchase. Upon receiving the ball I opened the box, unwrapped the plastic packaging and was greeted by a strong chemical smell which filled our living room. As we have a toddler I relocated to our front porch where I followed the instructions and pumped up the ball. That was when I noticed the surface had some sort of sticky coating so I left it outside to off gas over night. I should add that I work in construction and am no stranger to strong chemical smells and VOC’s, all of which should be limited in a home environment. The next morning I needed the ball so I brought it in from the porch but it still had the strong smell and sticky surface. Not wanting to break a sweat on this this thing I kept my t- shirt on throughout the entire exercise session. After a few days of owning the ball I noticed it wasn’t holding air and needed pumping up. At that point I was fed up and decided to invest in a better made ball. That was when I remembered Theraband Pro Series from my physical therapy for a lower back injury. The Theraband balls being sold on Amazon where questionable as to whether they were genuine so I went old school and ordered directly from their website. At close to $50 for a exercise ball it was a little expensive but after owning it for two weeks I am very happy. No chemical smell, no sticky surface and it holds air! That is all I want. Maybe it is just the Trideer dark gray/black colored balls that have these issues but do your research before ordering. My review is not the first to receive 1 star or to mention these issues. To the manufacturer I suggest you do a little research into the materials and chemicals used in these balls before selling them to consumers.