FamilyPoolFun Reviews

Name: FamilyPoolFun
Rating: 2.21

2.2 Rating 150 Reviews

29 %

of reviewers recommend FamilyPoolFun

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2.2

Based on 150 reviews


Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier
Average Delivery Time	Over A Month
On-time Delivery	Greater than 35%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 78%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Over A Week
Customer Service	1.4 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult

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FamilyPoolFun 5 star review on 28th March 2023

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Absolutely a scam company! Save your money and the headache because they will rip you off and then disappear!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Purchased a Deluxe KIT with an upgraded liner. Was never told that the liner would ship separate. Went to install to find out liner is not here. Call and and was told it ships separate. Why would you sell a KIT and not send all of the parts? Was told on the phone that they will contact the vendor but have no idea when they will call back. So out the pools walls up to have to tear them back down. Wasted a Saturday and a few friends Saturday’s as well. Filed a complaint with the BBB and ordered an in stock (looking on Familypoolfuns site, the liner I paid extra for is out of stock). Hopefully get the money back for the liner and the upgrade fee. Hope to never have to do business with this company again. Buyer Beware.”

FamilyPoolFun 1 star review on 2nd May 2021

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Posted 3 years ago

“JAY BACKER IS A CROOK! SHOULD, AND WILL, BE IN JAIL!! We, in good FAITH, purchased a pool from his SHAM company. Or I should say, donated FOUR GRAND to his corrupt lifestyle. They lied to us for months and are selling products that they do not even have in their inventory to sell. Meanwhile they will lie, cheat, and steal to keep from refunding your hard earned money. They need to be SHUT DOWN NOW! They have used “COVID” as a ruse to line their pockets while unsuspecting customers suffer. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE CRIMINALS! They are quick to take your cash but will not give a refund! TOTAL CROOKS!!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“It’s a Scam! Do not purchase anything from this company. I bought a hot tub at the beginning of the year. After numerous email and phone calls that were either not responded to, hung up on or I was fed some rubbish and given several false dates for delivery I still hadn’t received the hot tub after 2 months. I cancelled the order and now a month later I’m still waiting for a refund which they keep promising.in their own T&Cs it says within 14 days. Read the reviews in trust pilot. Do not believe the reviews elsewhere. This company is a scam, you have been warned! I am now taking legal action against the company, along with many other by the looks of it.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“No matter what you do... do not order here... they have the worse customer service, ever! Very rude! Hung up, the phone on me, twice... Didn't even want to connect me, to a supervisor. There is no free delivery! Additional Hidden charges $50 plus another $30 to take it off the delivery truck... additional fees for CT residents, and Addition charges upon delivery for the truck driver! Save the hassle, and shop on Amazon or ebay!!!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“This so called company is a joke.There is no customer service to speak of either.Their website misrepresents products,and when you return them they keep a big part of your money.What a sorry way to do business,by ripping people off.I would pay twice the price anywhere else and steer clear of these crooks.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Reading that you take customer service seriously i suggest a owner contact me urgently. The service was so pathetic that 5 months after original incident im still waiting for it to be resolved. Staff are rude, arrogant and disrespectful. Plainly put, incompetent in service delivery.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Dont buy from this company. They hung up on me because im inquiring about a missing pieces from my pool. The customer service rep Ellen was rude and hung up on me. I have nothing but patience. This has been going on since june 2020. All i have been asking for is my sand filter pump. 😔 its sad this company hires or keeps people like that employed.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I ordered a pool cover and they sent me the wrong size. After numerous emails and phone calls Jay sent me a return label. The cover cost 63.00 and he credited me 19.00. They say because restocking fee and shipping. Really??? They send me the wrong size and I have to pay for their mistake? My credit card company is disputing it. Jay is a scam artist and should be ashamed of himself. I wish I read these reviews before I placed my order. He should be embarrassed because of all these bad reviews. Buyers beware!!!!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Took over $4000 in May. All we keep hearing is two weeks. Two weeks. It's October. Our pool is supposed to be here this week. Yeah right. Have been gathering all documentation and have turned it over to our Attorney General. Asked this scam of a company for the original order so we could see the date they actually placed it and obviously they won't provide it. Next stop, lawsuit. These are the absolute worst people with the worst business practices. They don't care though. They keep lining their pockets. Disgusting company. Have told everyone we know to stay away.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Got totally scammed by them. Took my money, never shipped the merchandise . Emailed them, no answer. Called then, no answer or another promise of another two weeks. Then had to prove to my credit card company that they scammed us. Fortunately I had all the proof.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Watch out. This vender cheats. They present different item in advertisements and ship you totally different low quality item but charge for the one you ordered. I ordered Blue Wave Pool closing Kit and payed the price and shipping and handling charges but received kit made by nu.clo.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Family Pool Fun took our money and never shipped the pool. DO NOT TRUST! Buyers beware. SCAM ARTISTS!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Worst company ever. Customer service is nonexistant. I placed an order for a pool liner over two months ago. My credit card was immediately charged. I emailed and called repeatedly and got no response whatsoever. I finally contacted my Credit card company to dispute the charge two days ago. Family Pool company contacted me this morning via email : Jay (FamilyPoolFun.com Support) Sep 13, 2020, 10:14 AM CDT Hello Thank you for your email. We had to stop the order as you filed a chargeback. Have a Great Day! Thank you Jay Backer 320-695-2899 Absolutely unbelievable! Update 9/13 @ 1:00pm Now Jay has resorted to copy and paste answers to emails. I did not order a pool and had no kind words to him or the company in any email. Yet he sent me this response after I emailed him back informing him of his horrific business practices: Hello Melinda: Thank you for your email. Because of the chargback we had to stop the order as we assumed you did not want it. It has been the most unusual season. At a time when we are navigating so many obstacles with state restrictions,social distancing requirements and manufacturing issues caused by COVID-19, nobody was prepared for the season we are experiencing in the industry. While it is taking longer than we would like, we continue to work through orders as soon as we can. The manufacturer that produces the swimming pool you ordered has missed the delivery date to process your order as we were promised. Inventory is limited across the industry as a result of the COVID shutdown. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience, and thank you for understanding. We are working hard 7 days a week, even holidays. Personally, I would like to say thank you. The understanding and supportive comments we have received from so many of you have helped us continue to work tirelessly during these demanding and challenging times. Your kind words have reminded us why we do our best every day. Thank you Jay FamilyPoolFun.com I'm wondering if any of the positive reviews are real???”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Very poor customer service! I oredered a pool coach late one night. The next morning I decided that I did't want it so I emailed the company. "Jay"responded and assuredme that it would be cancelled. Several weeks later I get the item delivered. I have attempted to return this for 2 months now. I keep getting the run around from "Jay". I am fed up!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“If I could give a business a negative star, this would be the business. I do not recommend. We ordered a slide that was over 2k online through their website. The moment you order, the customer service is non-existent. Their online tracking function for the order does not work. After 1.5 months delay with no feedback from the company, I messaged them via email...as their website advises to only email about your order. No response after multiple messages and MANY days. I went onto their Facebook page and messaged the company. Again, many days later I finally have a response through messenger that they are looking into it. Again days later, they send me an email that the slide was going to be upgraded since the original order was no longer available. A summer has practically went by waiting for the slide, I immediately agreed and the last email on 19 AUG was that it was being sent out. Fast forward to today. I call this morning and ask about the status of my order. The woman didn't know and was to call me back. No one called all day so I once again phoned their company to see what was going on. They attempted to tell me to email their online tracking group. When I declined they are unresponsive, the owner got on the phone and gave me a story that the upgraded slide was sent to them with a broken piece and last week they were supposed to contact me to refund me. This company is unreal with poor customer service and even poorer excuses. Steer clear of unless you want to spend your money and never see a product.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“First of all access to Customer support is poor at best. Second we bought a an above ground pool deck and it was delivered damaged. We opened a ticket with Customer support and heard nothing. Installer though perhaps it was used not new. So buyer beware, not much more I can do but leave this review.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“FILING A COMPLAINT WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE Ordered pool in May after speaking with Jay and being told 3 - 4 week delivery time. Looking forward to having a summer with the pool to social distance and enjoy with my son. Many calls and emails to find out why my pool had not arrived as promised. On 7/22 received an email stating that my liner would come in a different shipment. Tried to call, still no answer. Pool arrived at the end of July. It had been completely destroyed by what seemed to be a forklift. Boxes busted open, loose parts everywhere, broken parts, all annotated on the delivery receipt and took pictures. The busted boxes did not have a packing slip, so I did not know if I had all the parts to assemble the pool or not, even though liner had not arrived yet. Called, emails, texts, no response other than a generic response that says someone will contact you. They never did. Finally, I get a call on 8/17 from a Pam Hunter. She sends me the packing slip and I now know that I am missing a bunch of parts and some are broken. During this entire time I am sending emails, texts and leaving messages saying how disappointed I was and that I had now missed the entire summer. I finally get a call from Jay, and instead of him being apologetic for his companies tardiness, he gives me a bunch of COVID excuses (which I would be more empathetic to had they only been a little more transparent and communicative throughout the process). The phone conversation was very heated, and as I complained about his company and all the ways they fell short of even decent customer service, he called me a teenager and yelled that I wanted something for free and other insulting things. We agreed on a refund but I have not heard anything from them. Again, no answers to calls, texts, emails. The crazy thing is that I believe his brother Jeff is a member of the House of Representatives. Please people, file a complaint with your Attorney Generals office, contact his brother Jeff Backer with the House, BBB, Don't let them get away with this.”

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Posted 3 years ago

““BUYER BEWARE” We purchased a pool complete kit on June 30, 2020 when they called and we talk after purchase we were told that we would be getting the tracking information in about a week. We never received a call or any tracking information tried multiple times to get a hold of him. Jay then told us that we were told that they was all on back ordered, then we could expect delivery of our pool on August 3 to 13. Then they said if we cannot wait they understand and would refund our money. On August 3 still no email, so we again sent Multiple emails and tried to call, still no reply. So we sent another email requesting status and we stated if the pool has not shipped please cancel our order. We was told once that it was due to shipping delays, we told him that we would drive up there and pick it up, Jay told us he does not allow that due to COVID-19. We want our money back not reply sent three or four emails still no reply trying to call left messages no reply. Then we get another message from the company stating it will be the end of August I replied and told them Just cancel we want our money back no reply, still no reply. We called my bank told them what was going on They wanted us to file fraud complaint! For selling items that is listed in stock but not in. I told him I did not want to do that I just want our money back. After three weeks of emailing calling leaving messages finally getting a an email from Jay which is a very rude person. Say thing like in a perfect world, perfect this and perfect that. I told him we just want the order canceled! I don’t understand why it is not being canceled we want our money back. Finally 3 1/2 weeks after telling them the first time to cancel our order. Very rude Jay told us our order was canceled, now three days later it still shows our order is being processed. They did tell us it could take up to 20 days before we receive our refund, why? When they can take the money out as soon as we place the order, why does it take 20 days to get our money back? I believe they just say whatever they want to get your money. They make you believe that they are a Christian-based company, that use Bible verses all over their website. They lie to you so much, how can they be a Christian-based company. So here We are almost 3 months later when promised a pool And having to pay for a loan! When we don’t have the product. Now are they going to pay The loan payments, NO! Are they going to pay for all the dirt work that we had done for a pool that was promised, NO! Are they going to pay for having the dirt work redone after it sit there For three months, “NO”, and now it has to be reworked, NO! Yes we are very mad, about this! We do believe this company should not be in business! We believe this company should take all the Bible verses off their website because, they are not “Christian-based”, we believed if they was a Christian-based company that would they be honest to you, and tell you at the beginning they are not in stock, and it could take 3 or 4 month! Besides that, after we made our purchase. Now on their website they have warnings that it might take a couple of weeks longer. Where is the couple weeks, why wasn’t we told that it could take months. Then we found out another couple at our church also ordered a pool from this company and they are getting the same runaround as we are. If you cannot get Items, why are You trying to sell the items? Other company websites has it listed out of stock. So they are selling items they do not have in stock they do not know when they will be back in stock. So “BUYER BEWARE”, do not buy anything from FAMILYPOOLFUN.COM THIS COMPANY WILL LIE TO YOU! We have kept all of the emails from this company and the couple of text messages they sent to us! So, now when people ask us about purchasing a pool. We tell them to not us them, and we tell them why. We are also, more than happy to show them the emails messages if they want to see them!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“This company has the worst customer service i have ever experienced. We purchased a pool package. It took over 3 months to arrive. The fompsmy doesn't answer the phone, or return emails. The tracking information didn't work. Pool came missing parts and with no instructions. Now they just charged me for another charge i didn't place. Do not do business with this company.”

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Posted 3 years ago

FamilyPoolFun is rated 2.2 based on 150 reviews