I rented a water slide a couple of times from this company but would never do business again with them because their customer service is too lacking. By the way, if they offer you $100 off know that they do this all the time. Their prices are higher than most and then they knock off $100 to make you feel like you got a deal. You didn't.
For those of you interested in reading a long convoluted story, here it is:
I contacted the company in May about possibly renting two slides; one for 4th of July and the other for July 19th. I was hoping to get a discount for renting two slides but Mike said he could not do that for the 4th of July which I understood as it's a holiday and it was no big deal.
So, I asked him to confirm what slide we had last time and provide a price. He did call once but I missed him. After that, I called twice and left voice messages but never heard back. Then I left on a three week trip and had very little connectivity.
On June 20th, I finally was able to email and I emailed Mike and asked him to verify the slide we rented last time, the availability for that day and the cost.
He responded "Yes, I have it available and can do it for $400. Let me know if you want me to book it. Just give me the times (7 hours) you want it. Thank you Lisa"
On June 21st, I emailed him again "The times are 2-6pm. Can you verify which slide we rented last time?" I don't believe I got a reply.
I got back from my trip and emailed him on July 11 "Are we all set for next Sunday?"
He emailed me "Tidal wave is not here anymore, can you pick another slide, or do you want me to pick it for you? Let me know..."
I was really upset at this point because I repetitively mentioned the Tidal Wave / slide we rented before (it fits perfectly in our yard) and he never told me it was not available. We spent a lot of time going over the website trying to find something that was still available and fit in our yard. We finally picked one and I called Mike back and told him our decision.
A few days passed and I still didn't get a contract.
On July 15, I emailed Mike again saying "I never got a contract for this Sunday at 2pm. I don't really care but I just want to make sure I didn't slip through the cracks. We talked about the Firestorm."
He responded the next day (three days before the party) with "Call me please we do not have anything booked"
Now I was really upset. I called him and this is really when things went downhill. He greeted me with something like "How are you doing?" and I said that I was really upset. He did not seem to understand why. I said that we had spent a lot of time picking out the slide and calling him the other day and I was upset that he did not have my booking. He said he had a note that said "customer will call back". He said I never called back and that the Firestorm had been booked for a while. When I raised my voice, he said something along the lines of why are you getting so angry? I wasn't yelling or cursing but I was definitely upset. He said "Maybe you should take your business elsewhere" and I said "I think that is a good idea". I started googling for other companies. Two minutes later, he called back and said he found my contract. I said I was really upset at how he treated me and he said "I'm known for that". No apology, just that he's known for that. If he's a hot head, he shouldn't be answering the phones. I asked about the ownership and he stated that he was now an owner.
I later found out that he is not an owner (the owner told me) so he was probably trying to keep me from complaining to the owner by stating that he was one.
I ended up renting from another company and the price was about half of what I would have paid with South Florida Bounce. So in the end, Mike did me a favor and helped me save a lot of money! read more