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Our website collected and compiled various consumer reviews about Skim-A-Round and Blue World Pools as well as customer ratings and recommendations for these brands. Each brand score is calculated based on set of relevant criteria and displays company performance over time.
Blue World Pools was first mentioned on PissedConsumer on Mar 13, 2008 and since then this brand received 320 reviews. It is 294 reviews more than Skim-A-Round received since Aug 3, 2018.
Skim-A-Round and Blue World Pools Consumer Ratings
Rank
101
out of 296 in Pools, Spas and Plumbing Supplies category
54
out of 296 in Pools, Spas and Plumbing Supplies category
Diversity of Products or Services
92
in category
57
in category
Price Affordability
65
in category
70
in category
Value for money
66
in category
71
in category
According to consumer ratings and reviews, Blue World Pools ranks 47 points higher in the Pools, Spas and Plumbing Supplies category than Skim-A-Round.
People gave Skim-A-Round 1 stars for Diversity of Products or Services criterion in Pools, Spas and Plumbing Supplies category and it is 24 points higher than the worst rated brand in this category.
At the same time, Blue World Pools was rated 2 stars for Diversity of Products or Services criterion in this category and it is 59 points higher than the worst rated brand in this category.
If we look at Price Affordability criterion, than we see that Skim-A-Round has a higher rating than Blue World Pools.
Regarding Value for money criterion, consumers gave Skim-A-Round 1.4 stars and it is 56% worse than other in category.
Blue World Pools however was rated 1.3 stars and it is 60% worse than other in category.
Skim-A-Round and Blue World Pools Rating Details
Diversity of Products or Services
1 (12 reviews)
2 (26 reviews)
Reviewer's quote
...I feel the company does not back up there products and purposely doesn't sell replacement parts so they force you to buy a new model. I have had other brands of pool, cleaning products that lasted years. This product is purposely made poorly , they deliberately don't make replacement parts...
PissedConsumer1610386
Ripped off here in south Louisiana. Same thing as everyone else. The salesman came and lied to me over and over about how this better pump had the Ionizer and I would never have to do anything but put 3 gallon of Clorox bleach in it each week. What a crock! So I bought the bigger one. Then I get a...
Raymond R
Price Affordability
2.1 (11 reviews)
2 (24 reviews)
Reviewer's quote
Don’t buy from this company. Sizes are not standard or universal in all countries. Technical support will not assist other than to offer refund if I pay return. Return to US will cost more than I paid. Asked for support to escalate to management and I was ignored. Nothing on web site suggest you...
Filippe C
...The paperwork arrived 3 days later informing us that the price of the pool was $100 more than advertised and that we would have to pick it up in Georgia (or pay nearly $400 to have it delivered) and that we would have to pay an independent contractor to install the pool...
Wayne C
Value for money
1.4 (11 reviews)
1.3 (20 reviews)
Reviewer's quote
had a difficult time changing part
PissedConsumer1607524
Forget that; lawyers are what protects BWP and the money they pay them from bilking their customers. No, I go to the manufacturers of the products that BWP sells and a local retailer for service! BWP is not interested in customer loyalty and repeat business. They forget you as a cash customer and...
PissedConsumer1566580
Skim-A-Round and Blue World Pools Pros and Cons
Pros
Compact
Pool liner leaking and uneven
Pool itself
Except for getting the pool liner fixed
Cons
To much bother
Does not work
Did not fit our skimmer
Tremendous waste of time
Misleading advertisement
Liars from sales to finance to install to service
Skim-A-Round and Blue World Pools Most Positive Reviews
Top rated reviews
No votes
5
I have been interested in obtaining a pool for some time now. Recently after seeing an ad, I contacted Blue World Pools...
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