Review on JOOLA Inside - Premium MDF Indoor Table Tennis Table With Quick Clamp Ping Pong Net And Post Set - 10 Minute Easy Assembly - Single Player Playback Mode Included by Juan Grayson

This has been a great Christmas gift for our family this year. I have two teenage boys who love to spend time playing video games. We limit their time, but then the inevitable "there's nothing to do" is always brought up. I no longer hear that comment since we purchased the JOOLA ping pong table.SHIPPING/PACKAGING - the product comes in a HUGE, HEAVY, hard-to-handle box. It's a big flat box that's the size of half of a pong table. It comes shipped special freight (semi truck) and the box may appear fairly banged up and damaged with holes in - at least it did in my case. I have to admit, I was concerned about the table being damaged. But, the packaging is very good and there's actually durable wood-like flats on each side protecting the table itself. Although the box looked like it had been handled poorly, the table itself had absolutely no damage. I pride myself in being a strong, manly-man, but one individual will not be able to lift/carry this into a house, let alone down to the basement as was my case.SETUP - the instructions aren't the greatest, but there's really very little setup involved. You'll want a wrench and ratchet to install the 8 bolts/washers/nuts. That's it. You're basically just putting the four legs onto the underside of the table. The instructions don't clearly state it, but make sure you put TWO braces on each leg (one on each side). You'll need two people to flip the table(s) over once done - it's actually two completely detached table halves that simply bump up to each other for play. The net is as basic and easy to setup as it gets - it's two giant clamps connected by the net so you put them on the side of the the table(s) by simply squeezing and clamping.STORAGE - the table(s) fold up very easily. My 12 and 14 year old son's do it with easy. You simply lock the caster wheels (so they don't roll away while folding) and then lift the table end from horizontal to vertical. The hinging mechanism is very smooth and makes this super-easy to do in literally seconds. Once the table is vertical in storage position, there's a latch that catches and keeps it in that position. You then unlock the wheels and easily roll the vertical table wherever you want. The great news is it's still short enough to easily fit under your standard 82" door opening - i.e. it'll go from one room to another with ease.PLAY - we are not ping pong (err.table tennis) aficionados. We know the basics and enjoy a prolonged volley. The table is very solid. It doesn't sway or sag when playing. It looks fantastic (professional and clean) and appears very durable. The best part, I love hearing my boys laughing for hours while they're NOT PLAYING VIDEO GAMES! It's great exercise. I use a Fitbit and it definitely increases your steps/day. We also purchased the Kettler Advantage 4-Player Table Tennis Set set and it works great for this table.