Lifetime Water Basketball Hoop Model 1306 Backorder

We were just informed by Lifetime Products that this Water Basketball Hoop has been backordered again until August 6, 2010. For any customer that has attempted to order this product previously this year and has seen these backorder dates, please accept our sincere apologies for this delay. Lifetime Products recently changed suppliers for the blue powder coating that completes the metal portions of the upright pole on this system. Their previous supplier for this blue powder was bought out by their new supplier. The new supplier apparently did not follow Lifetime's specifications for the blue powder, which made the coating faulty. We will keep you updated on the status of this product as we here from Lifetime.