Product Description : Butterfly Club Table Tennis an inexpensive quality table built to last. After searching extensively, we settled on this Butterfly Club Rollaway. Some of the reasons we chose this table are 1)it is a one piece design. We didn't want to have to move two halves of a table to stow it away. 2)one half of the table can be tilted up so a person can play against the vertical surface. 3)the net can be left in place when the table is folded up, something that is impossible to do with a two piece design.Pro: This table is VERY sturdy and heavy. It comes in two big flat boxes that weighs over 250 pounds. This is not the cheapo ping pong table you might find at Walmart.The table rolls easily on four large sturdy wheels.The surface is durable and bounces well, though I definitely don't have a professional's experience with different types of tables.Though Butterfly is a Japanese company, this table was manufactured in Germany so the instructions have an IKEA-like pictogram quality to them. That is good or bad depending on how well you can decipher line drawings.Cons: It took me a little over five hours to assemble this thing. This is not an IKEA skill level, it is a lot more complex. It requires two people to put together. But the worst part is that no tools are included in the package. The instructions call for Allen wrenches but I could not find any in the boxes. I spent over 30 minutes just looking through my tool box to find any Allen wrenches that I might have kept from other furniture assembly jobs. I finally found a drill bit in my power drill bit set that would fit the screws. That is probably the biggest disappointment.Some of the assembly required you to hold your tools at awkward angles in tiny crevices. Even with two people, it was awkward and time consuming.The wheels look like they are rubber coated but they aren't. They're softer plastic. The table legs also have a plastic cap on the bottom which I'm afraid my scratch our wood floor over time. And we can't put any felt stickers on them because that would negate the flat table top surface.Folding the table up or down can be tricky. The red handle under the table that you pull to move the tabletop doesn't have much give. At first we pulled really hard and nothing happened. There is no auditory confirmation, or tactile feedback, to let you know you are pulling the handle properly. Then we realized we just have to give the tabletop a strong push to move it up or down from its resting position.Would I buy this table again. Definitely yes. It is well made, sturdy, and well priced for the quality. Just be patient with the assembly and make sure you have a set of Allen wrenches in different sizes before you start putting it together. Beautiful and strong, well engineered! Boy it is heavy! Do Not expect to move up stairs, cause you could break your back. More assembling than I expected.
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