Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I never thought I would have to write a negative review about a trampoline. This is the 11th mini trampoline I have personally owned, and I have been using them since I was probably 4 or 5 (I'm in my 30's now). The last trampoline I purchased was also a Pure Fun brand, and it lasted me 3 years with minimal spring breakage (about once every three months until it started to really wear down). So why the negative review on this new one? In mid-late 2010, Pure Fun redesigned the trampoline to use different springs. These are smaller and each hook to the mat individually, rather than two on one hook. The end of each spring that hooks to the mat has been pinched, which I'm assuming is to prevent it from flying off and hitting people. While this makes it much harder to replace, that is not the problem. I have been using this trampoline for about a month and a half now (minus the two weeks it took to get replacement parts), and have already broken 6 springs. I never jump on the trampoline without replacing a broken spring, either. They all break in the same place, at the point where the pinched side of the spring has been bent upwards. While the company has been nice enough to send some replacements, the fact that I have to keep stopping in the middle of a workout to replace an inferior product part makes this particular trampoline a waste of time and money. Buying springs on your own, from their company, of course, is also very expensive, and I have already had to do that in order to continue using this trampoline. The product is not accurately rated to support individuals weighing up to 250 lbs. I weigh around 145 and am well within the limit, so this should not be an issue. Pure Fun needs to invest in the quality of their product, in this case the springs, in order to regain my business. I'll add pictures of the springs up in the customer images section for anyone who wants to see for themselves.