That’s realy sad that pools that expensive are so troublesome.

I guess we have what you call a cookie cutter pool. It’s a vinyl liner pool with polymer walls that we chose from a list of designs the builder offered. What few problems we had during construction, the builder took care of promptly without fuss.

We contemplated getting a pool for some time before getting one (this is the only pool we’ve ever had). Some friends of ours loved theirs, which motivated us to go for it.

I must say, though, a big part of our positive pool experience is due to the knowledge gained here about proper pool care. Had we only access to pool store help, I might not be so happy with it.