Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this hose a few years ago (2013) and have been very pleased with it. After more than four years it is still in good shape. The best part is that it is supple and easy to coil back up on the rack. I was so pleased with the hose I bought a second one a little over a year ago. The second hose was a different color and much stiffer than the first. I used the feature on Amazon to "order again" and the part numbers are the same for the two hoses. But the two hoses are not the same. I usually don't do these reviews but I used that stiff hose again today and in the colder weather it is more trouble than it is worth to coil up. The older hose on the front of the house is still as limber and flexible as it always is, but this second one is a nightmare and is headed for the trash. I will have to cut the thing in short pieces to even get it in the garbage can. I don't know why I didn't send it back when I first got it. I guess I thought since it was supposed to be the same hose as the first it would limber up. But now I am thinking Amazon or the vendor for this product pulled a fast one and sent me a cheaper hose in the expensive wrapper.