BestPet 8 Panel Playpen Exercise 48 Inch Reviews Summary

Build Quality and Design

Pros:

• "We absolutely love this gate and use it everyday. It is pretty durable and is tall enough that our puppy cannot jump over it."
• "I love that I can fold it up and store it when I move sites."
• "Perfect for 2-3 puppies or 2 relatively small dogs to share."
• "You can fold the wall panels in to make it smaller."
• "Came with all panels attached."
• "It comes with all of the panels assembled together and it comes with 3 little clips to attach the 2 ends together."
• "Arrives assembled. unfold like an accordion, secure door panel with three (provided) clips - 1 minute or so."

Cons:

• "Even the slightest movement on the gate will make it straighten out and fall."
• "It’s very flimsy. My 4lb mal-Shi is able to move it around whether it’s on the carpet or grass."
• "Good size play pen but was easily tipped over and fell on our puppy."
• "This product is unsafe due to very sharp edges on the top rims and connection areas."
• "I honestly like everything about it EXCEPT for the fact that’s it’s very flimsy and moves around too easily."
• "The clicks on the panels bend apart in about 5 minutes and I used 8 inch, heavy duty zip ties to secure an individual panel to the gate."
• "The corners of each panel are EXTREMELY sharp and will cut skin very easily!"

Value for Money

Pros:

• "You get what you pay for and this was pretty cheap."
• "Great value for this. Pet stores sell these for $70+."
• "For the price, it's great."
• "It's a good price for what it is."
• "Not too expensive works wonderfully is super simple to fold and put away and has been perfect for our chihuahua pup so far."
• "It's a good product that I would recommend."
• "For the price, it's great, but it is kind of flimsy."

Cons:

• "We leave this one outside, after 3-4 months exposed there are some signs of a little rust in some of the joints, but that does not surprise me at this price point."
• "For one it’s beyond flimsy this bs should’ve been $10 max."
• "These have gotten cheaply made and after being outside for a few months is rusted, the panels are bent, the latches are stiff and don’t work."
• "Right out of the box it had rust on some of the panels and rusted links that are used to keep panels together."
• "These particular units came with rust and non painted areas."
• "The quality leaves a lot to be desired, sharp wire ends at every terminus, the gauge of the wire, square, sharp corners."
• "Complete junk. I bought this based off the good reviews and upon receiving it, I regret that decision."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "The seller was kind to accept and was very understanding."
• "Customer service is great."
• "An update—- the company responded very quickly and is sending a replacement-will review quality again -I was impressed with the quick customer service."
• "Excellent customer service and fast shipping and it’s great as you can walk into the door is open all way to top so easier to move beds food and what ever else is in there."

Cons:

• "It’s a 3rd party item and it says it can’t be returned. Amazon is contacting the seller for me to see if it can be returned."
• "I tried contacting the seller to express my concerns and ask for advice on how to fix this and guess what ... no response!"
• "The one I received is not brand new. I found mud on the panel."
• "It was nice they refunded the money but now I have 2 crates I don't need."

Portability and Setup

Pros:

• "It's lightweight and folds up nicely when not in use."
• "I can set it up without attaching it to anything and I happen to have dogs who don't try to knock it over."
• "It's easy to move around and adjust to any configuration you want."
• "It's sturdy, but also light enough to be moved easily."
• "It is light and easy to move."
• "Light and easy to move."
• "Super simple to set up, pack up and move around."

Cons:

• "This pen does not have a door in the 36 inch pen. In the description the 42, does but not the 36 inch be careful when ordering this item."
• "This item needs to come with some type of grounding hooks when used outside."
• "The fence stands week, folds easy and hasn’t tipped over even when my pup tries to move it."
• "If you take it outside, there’s no stakes attached to the gate to get it secure in the ground."
• "Literally nothing included in the box to secure it."
• "The gate scratched the floor when you move it and there is no latch."
• "Can't remove panels easily."

Functionality and Versatility

Pros:

• "We bought 3 of these to use w our camper. Our small (5 lb) dogs love being able to roam around off leash and stay next to us."
• "Dog fence with 2 latches for double security even if you have a naughty pet."
• "This is a terrific indoor/outdoor playpen for a puppy or adult dog."
• "Good quality! Just what you would expect for a pen."
• "This Playpen/fence is perfect for my needs. I have a blind dog; I use this fence to keep him safe when am not there to supervise."
• "This fence extends long and can also be made into a big circle big enough for me to sit in with my 5 small silkie chickens."
• "This can essentially be a long strip of portable fence or you can close it up into a fenced area."

Cons:

• "It makes training 10X harder than it should and doesn’t help with containment as there is no sturdiness whatsoever!"
• "Very flimsy and falls over easily."
• "This playpen is not sturdy."
• "For one the description on his product is a total lie, including that video they included."
• "This playpen is not sturdy, hence if you want something that your puppy won’t move every five seconds then this is not in."
• "This thing is so flimsy there's no way it would contain any decent sized dog."
• "I have a 2 months old puppy that can easily push this playpen around as she walks around and when throwing tantrums."