overall its a fun toy
make sure that you buy extra balls and dont count on the slide bc its not there.

Not too shabby for the price!
It took a while to blow this thing up by hand, but my 11 month old daughter loves it! By far the biggest challenge is keeping her from going in and out the wrong ends and hitting her head, but we're working on it. DEFINITELY need more than 75 balls - it only about halfway covers up the bottom of it. But for $[...], can't really ask for much else. And like other reviewers said, it is HUGE.

LOVE IT!! Can't beat the price!
I bought this for my son when he was 14 months old. He loves to rough house and wrestle and I wanted something to help get his energy out. He is now 19 months (and 30 lbs.) and still loves it!

Here is my experience:

THE SMELL: I opened and unfolded the toy and put it in the garage for a few hours. I just couldn't wait to get it set up so I brought it in the house later that afternoon and it was fine.

SET UP: It took forever to blow up but it is worth it! I used a bike hand-pump that I had.

BALLS: The product only comes with enough balls to just about cover the bottom. I let my son play with it like this for a while because he had just started to walk and wanted a firm footing. A month later I added a pack of 200 balls a now he can dive in.

SIZE: It is HUGE! We have a spare room that we are able to keep this in. It is not worth setting up and taking down. If you don't have a play room or if your child's room is small I would pass on this item.

FUN FACTOR: my son and all the kids (toddlers) that come over LOVE this toy. I let them have at it. They dive over each side and over each other. It is SO FUN to watch them play!! I'm not a big fan of ball pits in public play areas because of the sanitary issues. I'm glad we have our own that it is perfectly clean.

AGE: I think is is a great toy for 1-3 year olds. Two neighbor boys come and play and they are 3 and 5. The item has held up but I would not purchase it for older kids.

I'm not sure why it says slide because there isn't one, maybe they wan't you to "slide in" and not jump in because it doesn't come with enough balls to do so.

We have had this toy for 5 months. I have only had to add more air a few times and it is going strong. Overall it is worth the money. It is the BEST $25 I have ever spent!!!!!!!!!

excellent buy
The Sesame street ball pit is a must have for every child. It is reasonably priced and very durable. Our son loves it! The set up is quick and easy-took about 5 minutes. We have 275 balls in our pit but it could probably hold about another 100. It is larger than it appeared online. Overall, its a good buy and provides loads of entertainment for our son I would recommend this product.

Sesame Street Slide 'N Play Ball Pit
Great product. Bought this for a birthday party and all the kids (ages ranging from 1 to 4 years) had a blast and the product held up really well! Had to buy an additional 100 balls as not enough came with to fill the floor of the toy. Fits 2 kids at a time comfortably.