Amazon Is Selling an Above-Ground Swimming Pool for Just $150 Right Now, and Shoppers Say It's Absolutely 'Solid'

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Even if you’ve already kitted out your backyard with a storage shed or new furniture, your backyard isn’t reaching its full potential without a swimming pool. Luckily, Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is on now, mere weeks before temperatures get hot enough to swim, and it includes a superb deal on an above-ground pool from one of the most trusted brands in the category.

The 12-foot-wide version of Intex's Above-Ground Swimming Pool with Filter Pump is just $150 right now, 25% off its normal $199 asking price. While the idea of ordering a pool from the internet might give you pause, allow Amazon shoppers to change your mind. More than 4,000 have given this pool a five-star rating, calling it “sturdy, well-designed,” and “a great pool for the price,” and over 400 have been purchased in the last month alone.

Intex Above-Ground Swimming Pool with Filter Pump, 12-Foot, $150 (was $199) at Amazon

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Reading the instructions and reviews, you'll find that locating a pool-sized patch of level ground is key for setup. From there, it’s simple: Just lay out the ground cloth and 3-ply wall liner, piece together the metal frame (no tools required), connect the filter, and fill it up with 1,718 gallons of water, enough for 2 feet of depth inside the 30-inch-tall pool. The included pump can circulate and filter 530 gallons of water per hour, which is great for water clarity and overall cleanliness.

One reviewer wrote that “the quality is very good” and has withstood the kicks of their 5- and 7-year-olds. Having the pool in their backyard has been “so low maintenance” and incredibly worth it. “The pool has given a new purpose to my backyard. It doesn’t matter how hot it is outside. [My kids] can go outside and jump in.” We know plenty of kids (and kids at heart) who’d feel the same way with an inviting pool instead of a patch of grass in their backyard.

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Another customer wrote that after buying inflatable pools every year that would eventually fail before the end of the summer, they decided to take a chance on this pool. “It’s been worth the money,” they wrote. “The structure itself seems solid for the price. After a week of solid use by not only our kids but the neighbors' kids, it shows no signs of problems.” At the end of the day, this pool is so “easy to put together and maintain” that “anyone looking for a summer pool should definitely consider this one.”

Even experienced DIYers might have some trepidation when considering installing a pool in their backyard. The real-world experiences of those who’ve bought the Intex Above-Ground Swimming Pool with Filter Pump are enough to allay a lot of those fears, and with a price like this, it’s easy to imagine lots of people taking the plunge before this sale ends on Mar. 31.

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