My son claimed he got REALLY good at Ping Pong while working for an internet company in Seattle. My husband REALLY wanted to take him on when my son came home for Christmas but we couldn't locate anyplace with public Ping Pong tables. That's when I went looking for alternatives and came across this ping pong set. We played ping pong on our 8 ft. IKEA dining table all day New Years Eve and even had matches going with our guests during our NYE party... Which necessitated clearing all my kitchen counters so we'd have a place other than the dining table for the food.This all-in-one set was a MAJOR hit with the entire family and our guests! The ease of setting up the net was something my husband bragged about to our guests. My son forgot who the item was gifted to (him or my husband?), when I told him I made the tag out to both of them my son said, "So Dad, you can keep it for a couple of months and then mail it out to me so we can share.".... Looks like I'm going to need to order a second set!Also, can't wait to take the game into work and set it up on the 12 ft. board room table!!! :-)