I am posting to indicate my extreme pleasure with Suncast Corporation. Who is Suncast? They make hose reel carts, like the kind you can find in Home Depot and Lowe's...mine is called the Hosemobile.
Anyhow, the inlet pipe decided to pop right off the other day. I couldn't figure out how to put it back in, and nothing appeared broken. So, I emailed their parts department about the problem on 4/3.
I got a reply the very next day, and it was very well written. They explain what likely happened, and the part # in case I found the part broken when I reassemble it. In order to facilitate my taking it apart (it comes fully assembled), they gave me full disassembly instructions and highlighted the parts regarding the item I was trying to fix, since there are some particular call-outs they didn't want me to miss.
That's what I call EXCELLENT customer service. I'd buy another product from them in a second.
OK, one of the featured games at Memorial Day will be the heir apparent to Wii Sports--you know, the tennis and bowling game that we play every time we get together. The game's name in this country is Deca Sports, which should give you some idea of how many sports are included. For those of you not so proficient with numerical prefixes, I'll give you a hint: count your fingers.
Check out the video below, then I'll share with you my thoughts as I've played each of them a fair amount so far. Will any stand up as good multiplayer games at family get-togethers? Read on and see!
First sport up is Badminton. First strike against it: it's only a two player game. Boo, hiss! It's like Wii Tennis, in that your player moves on their own, and you just swing your racket. However, it's nowhere near as clean as Wii Tennis, and instead poor controls mar what could have been a decent game. It's worth a try, but it won't hold your interest very long.
Next is Archery. Yup, it's four players. Yep, the controls work pretty good. Yep, those of you with poor motor control like me will not do so well. Yep, you would do well to play this on a BIG TV, especially at the 50m length. Overally, simple controls, they work well, and it's a fair amount of fun. Possible keeper.
How is Motorcross? It's a four player game, but the controls are tough to master. Realism? Nah, through that out the door. It is fun, though, and you can knock each other around to a degree. Definitely some potential there.
Keeping with the theme, Snowboard Cross is far easier than the previous game, and allows for much more player interaction (read: the ability to knock your opponent down). It's fun, it's quick, and it's four players. I smell a hit here.
Last of the this variety, Kart Racing is no Mario Kart. Which isn't such a bad thing. Controls take a bit to get used to, but are better than the Motorcross game. Again, four players, some player interaction allowed, so this could be fun unless you're playing Steve.
Soccer is, boo hiss, a two player game. It's fun, but not very quick--especially if you select to play overtime and both you and your opponent lack any scoring skill. Controls are iffy--too much work to do simple things, and it doesn't distinguish well passing from shooting. Oh well.
Basketball, on the other hand, is pretty good. Still a two player game, but one in which the controls....wait. Nope, this game has control issues, too. Namely, your players can't figure out what to do when under the basket, resulting in few up-close baskets. Oh, and by the way, they do have a functional 3-point line. Control issues aside, this one is better than soccer.
I know, you were wondering when I'd get to Figure Skating. This is four player, taking turns (obviously). Controls are good. Could be fun, if we can get over feeling gay playing it. :)
Now for the good ones. First, Volleyball. Four players, pretty good controls, and very competitive. This will be the Wii Tennis of Deca Sports. However, the one you're all waiting for is...
...Curling! You remember how bad the controls were in RTL Winter Games? This is nothing like that. It's easy. It's fun. And it's going to rock. Steve must be thrilled!
So, overall--it's ok as a single player game, but not great. As multiplayer, we'll see this weekend!
