Hausse 10 Pack Reflective Pinwheels with Stakes (Assembly Required), Extra Sparkly Pin Wheel for Garden Decor, Bird Repellent Devices Deterrent to Scare Birds Away from Yard Patio Farm

Hassle to put together but well worth it. Wonderful pinwheels and spin like crazy

Birds are building nests in very inconvenient locations very close to my house so I wanted a humane and pretty way to keep them at bay. I will say, the included instructions are not helpful. The installation video was helpful for a moment but not when I couldn’t figure out why my pinwheels didn’t spin. The video is also way too fast paced. It took me an hour to put them together (because of troubleshooting…and taking them apart and putting them back together again, four times before figuring out how to actually put them together AND have them spin). But, hopefully my instructions will help those of you who are struggling to put such a simple-looking item together. I really never thought I would have to post instructions for putting a pinwheel together but here it goes. Photos should correlate with each step. 1. Lay out one full pinwheel set 2. Start by inserting a section of pinwheel flap over the small hollow connector. The very important key here is to make sure the SLIM end is facing the OUTSIDE. the WIDE end should be facing the INSIDE. 3. Continue layering each pinwheel flap on top of the previous flap over the SLIM side. 4. You have completed the difficult part. Pat yourself on the back. 5. Put the decorative circular cover over top of the SLIM side to cover the pinwheel flap layers. I chose the silver color but it is reversible with a star on the other side. 6. Insert the white arm through the back of the pinwheel and into the WIDE part of the connector. 7. It will be difficult to push the arm into the wide connector but continue pushing until you hear a CLICK. Yes, it will click. If it has not clicked, it has not been secured properly and will not spin. 8. You are done! Reward yourself for your patience. I could only make 9 pinwheels because I was missing one connector. I was able to tape the pinwheel sections together and get by without the connector. It still spins, but not as well as the ones with connectors. I will say that the durability seems pretty good as I had to take them apart multiple times and put them back together to fix my mistakes. Nothing ripped which was impressive. If you do not mind spending a little bit of time to put them together, I would say buy them. If you have arthritis in your hands or difficulty using fine motor skills, just buy them at the dollar store instead. I really only bought these for the patriotic pattern.

UPDATED REVIEW. I contacted the seller about the missing piece. Although they were unable to send the missing piece, they gave me a $2 refund, which I thought was fair due to still having 9 working pinwheels. Original review: I would have given more stars but I only received enough parts to make 9 pinwheels, and they are kind of a pain to put together. They do look nice and have been spinning nicely in my garden. I just don’t appreciate not getting everything I paid for. I only discovered the missing piece after spending all the time putting the rest of them together, or I would have returned the set.

Well made, sturdy, spins easily. Kids love them!

They are garbage. The holes are not punched right or all the way through on some. They don’t spin and r difficult to assemble

Saw some comments regarding how hard they were to be put together. Found an easier way to put together. Assemble B and C together first then play the blades on to B. Took me seconds to assemble each one.

These pinwheels were very hard to assemble. The holes in the pinwheel blades were a lot smaller than the rod that they were made to fit on. You have to force them on and some people might not be able to do that. Also, I asked Amazon's A.I. service if the pinwheels swivel and it said that they did, but unfortunately they don't swivel. So the wind has to blow in the same direction as the pinwheels are facing or they will not spin. Other than that, they look okay and they would probably deter birds or squirrels from digging in your potted plants or flower beds. But, the next time that I buy pinwheels, I will make sure that they are already assembled and that they have the ability to swivel.

the spinners are charming and sparkly once you get them together. my only complaint is that they do not spin on their stakes, so you have to get them oriented to the wind first time. I havent placed them yet, so I'm just anticipating an issue rather than experiencing it.

Put a few of these amongst newly planted seedlings & they seem to be working at keeping the birds away from them.

Buen producto, resistente y me apoyo didácticamente a que mi hija menor los armara, ahuyentamos a las aves que se venía a comer la comida de mi perro y defecaban en ella, gracias.

Levei para o túmulo da minha mae! Ficou lindo! Precisa de um vento de medio pra forte pra girar!

Doesn't work...waste of money.

No son tan resistentes en viento los desbarató