Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Comparison Shopping for Fire Power

Which would you choose and Why? ( note: I am making my son use his own money )

If I was buying, I would totally get the cheap one at Meijer. My boys have to use their allowance if they want more water-power. Half the guns from last year are not in good working order.

I came home today to find my oldest using my dry erase board for Decision Tree Analysis. All the boys in the neighborhood are having nightly water battles. Good weaponry is key!

My 7 year old has his eye on the Aquashock Arctic Blast where you can add ice for a cold shock of water. I find that quite disturbing!



Requirements


Too bad Dry Erase Boards Don't Come With Spell Check



The Cheapest:


The Better Quality ( and pricier ) Weapons found at Target

From Sam's Club ( Jenny's Recommendation )

Blast a colorful water steam up to 30 ft. (914cm) with these pressurized pump-action blasters! Fill the tank with water, choose your color, load a Color Jet Cartridge, and infuse the water with vivid color with state of the art Color Infusion Technology. With or without color, this powerful blaster will soak your opponents!

The color formula is non-toxic and easily washes out of clothes. Bring color to battle! Color Stream…Color rules! Includes 4 Color Jet Cartridges – infuse up to 80 tanks!

Specifications
  • Blast a colorful water steam up to 30 ft. (914cm) with these pressurized pump-action blasters!
  • Fill the tank with water, choose your color, load a Color Jet Cartridge, and infuse the water with vivid color with state of the art Color Infusion Technology
  • With or without color, this powerful blaster will soak your opponents
  • The color formula is non-toxic and easily washes out of clothes
  • Includes 4 Color Jet Cartridges – infuse up to 80 tanks

  • 7 comments:

    Birdie said...

    wya to comparison shop! I've had the internal water gun debate too. I'm ashamed to admit that I bought the cheap Dollar Tree ones!

    Jenny said...

    Whoa. You guys are SERIOUS! Love the dry erase board work...that's kind of what my girls do to decide on what snack they want. SO...we bought the Super-Soaker packs at Sam's...not sure if they are still there or if you are a member, but you got 2 guns for $20. We HAD to buy 2 packs, of course, so all 3 girls had one! From your list of guns there, it looks like it was a better deal than I thought! And yes...I find the Ice blaster thing disturbing, too!

    Bad Momma said...

    Good suggestion, Jenny. I attached the info from my local Sam's Club.
    Not sure about the color dye part but we like the price!

    Tara R. said...

    When my kids were younger, every Father's Day they would give their Dad new water blasters (3 of them, one for each of them). All of these are some sweet fire power. Happy hunting!

    Jenny said...

    I feel kind of guilty...those aren't the guns our Sam's had! Colored water??? Are you kidding me??? NO WAY.
    The double pack we bought were just regular ole' super soakers!

    Bad Momma said...

    Nothing to feel guilty about, I did't think you would allow the girls to use dyed water ( I read a review where this is a pain to wash off). The guns can be used without dye.

    I think the front-runner is the Meijer sale one!

    Elizabeth Coplan said...

    Did any of us swear we would NEVER buy our sons' any toy weapons EVER?
    Me neither.

    Elizabeth at .A Wild Ride