Franklin Sports Classic Croquet Set

I rate this a horrible purchase, barely functional, and not that great to look at. First off, the look. It is made to look vintage but the finish on it is inconsistent/cheap, and pieces came already scratched and marred. Do not be fooled by this looking like the many other "Amish made" sets yo see for sale here on Amazon, this one is "Made in China" and clearly stickered as such. For functionality, the wheels are to small to roll well, and the washer set up on the axles is inadequate. When the set is rolled, even on smooth/short carpet, the small wheel diameter causes the set to rock, vibrate, and shimmy to where the balls and even the mallets fall out. When you actually try to roll this on grass, you know, where the game of croquet is generally played, the caddy is prone to fall over and the balls and mallets are all over the place. Every 5 feet of progress is halted by having to reassemble everything back onto the caddy. And then after a bit, due to poor axle design, the wheel on one side will over-tighten and seize up. I solved a majority of this by going to the hardware store and buying two larger rubber wheels and axle hardware and replacing everything myself. Another note on assembly: when installing ball holders, use a few drops of Elmers or epoxy to anchor them in, even though the instructions don't say to do so, as they will pop out when it is rolled. The brass/metal hardware on the mallet, to assemble to handle to the head is aesthetically pleasing, but horrendous functionally. First, the set screw on the handle hardware was not flush, and prohibited the handle from even being screwed into the head socket, until I filed them down. Once the brass adze on the handle could be screwed into the socket on the head of the mallet, even when screwed in completely, it was still loose and would jiggle, making the mallet vibrate horribly when striking the ball, and even spin loose/off. It is not fun to play with AT ALL. The only plus is, the wickets are very sturdy, well constructed from heavy gage metal with a nice finish. Even after all my efforts to improve/fix the set, I am sending it back for a refund, as I have no desire to continue trying to fix the issues with the mallets.