ropoda 28" Six-Player Croquet Set, Outdoor Game for Adults & Kids

after my disappointment in the product the company contacted me. They notified their producer of the issues my items had so they could correct them in the future. They also offered me a replacement or a refund. I was quite impressed as customer service is lacking nowadays. Since they are willing to notify producers of problems and get it corrected for the future and then offer me a replacement/refund this company stands behind their product. I would certainly buy other products from this company since they work so hard to ensure people are happy and that their products are free from defects. I bought this for travel play. But once we put it together found out the wood is not that great of quality. Our set is light weight wood and it is not going to last. lots of wood splinters on the heads before screwing into the pole. One mallet head came off during play and if we twist too much you can tell it will just break. wanted easy travel but now two of the mallet heads won't come off so they won't fit back into bag. so not really easy now for travel as I have to take bag and two mallets. quality is not that great for the price. very disappointed.

Most reviews that I read previous to buying this item mentioned problems with the carrying bag and putting the mallets back into it. I ignored this completely because I would probably never go traveling with a croquet set. It was always meant for me at my home only, and I would be storing the carrying bag in a closet for probably many years. When it arrived, I set it up in the backyard, and my wife who had never played before agreed to play a game. I grew up on croquet, and my last game was exactly 60 years ago, give or take a year. We played an entire game, and I won. I had the chance to maul her in the beginning, and it worked off of my foot the same way it did 60 years ago. The balls are not wood but some kind of medium lightweight plastic that is pretty close to the real wood ball. The mallets (6 of them) are wood and worked just like the ones I used 60 years ago. The wickets are solid metal and work fine, all 9 of them. (If you lose one, they are easily fabricated with a coat hanger, or some other wire like bailing wire or electric fence wire.) The two posts are solid wood and hammered easily into the dirt. The sets I looked at and read reviews of were priced between $29 and $145. The one I bought costed me $42. The higher-end priced ones did not seem to have anything more to offer than the lower-end ones. There are plenty of sets out there for sale for anyone to explore and do research on. My buying strategy has pretty much been to get the best product for the lowest price -- pretty basic stuff. I don't know what those $145 sets have that are better than the one I bought for $42, but I really have a feeling that paying 3.2 times what I paid is not going to get anyone a better product. There could be many more sellers out there in the $30 - $40 range that have just as good a product. I just don't know. However, I do know that this croquet set is exactly what I hoped it would be.

The hoops do not go into a strong turf easily; the problem is trying to press down hard enough to secure them without bending. The mallets are pretty lightweight, too. We had Croquet Sets back in the day that you could almost use in construction...I wouldn't recommend that with these mallets. Then again, they really shouldn't be used for pounding in the stakes....speaking of which, one (when using a rubber mallet) cracked. All that aside, it was affordable, the storage bag is convenient, and it's not like we use it every weekend...maybe a few times over the summer/fall. So given all that, we give it a nod. Worth it for a round of Croquet with the grandkids. :)

It's surprisingly hard to find a good, cheap croquet set but this one is nice and easily portable. We've certainly bent some of the wickets trying to get them in the dry ground, but I think that would happen regardless. I personally like the plastic hammers and how the tops screw on and off. The bag it comes in is a really nice size to carry around too!

Kids and grandkids loved it. Was looking for something to keep them busy and keep them out of the house on out engagement party. Both side of the family enjoyed playing the game.

Where to start....item was covered in a black mold sealed in the package. Tried to wipe it off and it peeled away the paint. We made the mistake of throwing away the box before looking and the item and Amazon forces you to ship it back with the cost of the new box. Not worth it!! So...moving forward we cleaned it and decided to use them anyway because it wasn't worth the shipment costs. Within 20 minutes 4 were broken without anything crazy like slamming them, kids doing things, a 300 lb person.... all broken in different spots.3 people playing, an 11 year old and two adults. Do not buy this product!! It takes a lot for me to leave a bad review....

Beautiful set. Nice colors and lovely long handles for us tall folks. The absolute downside is that after playing one round (and I don't hit hard, nor throw the mallets) the handle snapped in two like a brittle twig. After that I looked at the rest of the mallets and 3 of the 6 were cracked and we hadn't used them. I don't know if this was a previously used and returned set or I just got a bad set. I can't advise anyone to purchase this and if you do, I hope yours is in better shape, durability wise.

Nice set for the money. The grandkids and myself had a good time. Nothing broke.

Me gustó porque esta práctico para guardar y cargar, buena calidad de materiales

Gostei do Croquet. Muito bem feito e bonito. Feito com capricho. Recomendo!!!

Perfect for outdoor fun. Grandkids loved it

easy to put together

Great set. Only issue is the mallets need to be taken apart for storage in bag.