are those deflatable garden hoses advertised on TV any good?

[JoeyT]

8. I wasn't a fan of them

They're probably ok as long as you don't need to run long distances with them, don't leave them out in the sun, and don't leave them pressurized for any length of time. If all you're doing is watering a flower bed or small vegetable garden every few days, they're pretty nice. For anything more heavy duty, I'm not sure if they'll hold up.

I had one die because I left it running a sprinkler in a field off a regular water line and after about three hours of pressure and sun it finally split. Another died because I left it outside for a few days. When I hooked it up it busted right away.

All that should be taken with a grain of salt, because IIRC our submerged pump puts out about 8-10GPM.