This review is based having my Mow Joe for about a month and using it twice so keep that in mind. I'll update if my long-term experience is any different than my initial impression and first couple of uses.

First of all, when you take it out of the box you would be forgiven for thinking it should be stamped Fisher-Price. That reaction comes from its all plastic construction and fun green colors. The assembly part is a couple of bolts for the handle and it shouldn't take more than five minutes. I'm using mine with a 50 foot 12ga extension cord so I'm giving it all the juice the 12 amp motor needs.

I fenced in a small area at a weekend house to make a yard for my dog. One pallet of sod is laid in this area and I let the sod grow for a while before its first mow, which was my first time to use the Mow Joe. At this point the grass was fairly tall, 4"-6" range. I set the mower on the highest setting and off I went. As I was mowing I thought it was cutting pretty low for being on the highest setting but didn't realize the problem until after I was done. The Mow Joe had no problems with tall St. Augustine grass. All the clipping were bagged. Not great capacity with the bagger but its easily removed, emptied, and replaced. Its not a mulching mower so the clippings are not chopped into particularly fine pieces, but Sun Joe never said they would be.

After mowing inside the fence, I tackled the part outside the fence, which was even higher and tougher. A mix of various weeds and other plants, some of which had quite thick stems. Its easy to judge how fast to push the mower based on the sounds its making. I didn't try to overdo it and it had no problems cutting through everything I had to throw at it. Outside of the fence I did not use the bag. The spring-loaded flap on the back worked well enough to keep debris from shooting out the back at my legs. I had no problems using this without the bag even if that's not recommended.

After using this once, I can appreciate that its not a toy but a tool.

The only issue I have is with the height setting. The rear wheel axle fits into one of three slots in the mower's frame and springs attempt to hold it in place. You can see this in one of the product pictures. This doesn't work well enough. If you pull the mower backwards any distance, this pulls the axle out of the slot and it goes to the lowest setting. One side will if not both. I haven't figured out a solution to keep this from happening. Until I do I try to remember to lift up slightly on the back when I have to pull the mower backwards and to check the height setting when I empty the bag. In my mind this isn't that big a deal but it is something I would change if I could.

Always being mindful of the extension cord makes the less than fun job of mowing your yard even less fun but for what I have to mow, I was not going to buy a battery powered mower. The Mow Joe is the right tool for my situation. I think when used in the right situation, this mower is a good tool.

Update Oct-2017:
I've now had this mower for a full summer and used it many times. Overall I'm still happy with it. The issue with the wheels slipping out of the height setting continues to be my biggest complaint. In my original review I specifically mention it as a problem with the rear wheels but its a problem with the front wheels, too. If you've figured out a solution, please share. The only extra I have to add is that I get a fair amount of clippings and dirt/sand under the top cover. Whenever I use the mower, my routine now includes taking out the four Philips head screws that hold the top cover on and cleaning out what's collected there. This probably adds five minutes to my routine so its not a big deal. If you have this mower and have never done this, might want to check that area.

I was hesitant to by a lawn mower online but I've had several Snapper mowers in the past so I thought I'd take a chance and I am so glad I did.When I unpacked mower, I was concerned about it as it looks like a toy. However, after assembling handle and bagger, perhaps 10 minutes, we were up and running. Not a toy!!! As my grass was a bit higher than I normally let it get,Obviously, it did take a bit longer than normal to finish the lawn, as I had to stop more often to empty bag, but I was astounded at the power of this little mower!ok about 2 hours to mow the front yard and I dumped the grass catcher lots of times. Looks like a well manicured lawn. When I finished mowing and put the mower away it started raining and I was so happy, laughing and dancing around in the rain. And it was a nice rain...no lightning. The little guy brought me so much joy!!! Often with my noise cancelling heapdhones on when moving lawn,Cutting the low frequency noise quite a bit, happy with the purchase see less.
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Great mower if your expectations are realistic. For the price you get a plastic mower that feels decent, but slightly on the side of flimsy.

We have a small lawn so we wanted something cheap and electric and this fit the bill. It does a very good job all considered and is very easy to move around and use. I have had great luck with sunjoe items, we also own their tiller which is great.

Some positives (not an exhaustive list):
- Great price!
- Light weight and easy to maneuver.
- Consistent cutting, only one pass with small overlap required.
- Powerful enough to cut pretty tall grass (1.5ft easily), though I wouldn't ask it to do that regularly.
- Bag is the perfect size for a small yard. Very easy to empty into a paper yard waste bag.

Some negatives (but not bad enough to lose a star):
- The wheels feel like they are going to fall off sometimes. They haven't yet, but I am waiting to have to fix it.
- The cutting height is adjustable, but even the highest height is only just over 2 inches. Usually during the dryer times of the year I would like to mow higher than that.

This is my first electric mower. I have some regrets but mostly my fault not mower.
I recently purchased a home with a rather small yard. I didn't see a point to buy a gas mower for such a small yard and truly didn't want to carry gas around in my car.
I started looking at electric mowers and quite a few were much pricier than this one. This was $99 and at such a price you cannot complain. I will explain the things one would want to complain about....but then remind yourself....wow this was rather cheap.
1. It is made of plastic mostly and in general looks dull and cheap. (Some people may find themselves embarrassed to push this around the yard...lol)
2. The bag on the back is rather small. Even on my tiny yard that I can cut with a 50ft cord i have to dump it 2 to 3 times.
3. No option for not using bag and having a open side vent type situation.
4. Width is way smaller than I really thought it was but whatever. I have to make many more passes back and forth than I expected because it is 14 inches wide.
5. No matter what you do while using an electric motor every now and then the cord will find a way to annoy you lol.

Those things aside I am very impressed. Turning the mower on is really as easy as pressing the button. As my first electric mower it was weird having that happen. It cuts the grass fine! I have seen no difference using this from using a gas mower. Appears very powerful and grass is cut well. Have not tried it in really tall grass or anything but I assume would do ok.
***Make sure to buy a 14 gauge cord. I never gave thought to this till i got it, but it says it must used a 14 gauge cord. I bought one and so far absolutely no troubles.

To be honest if this mower last me 2 years I would be satisfied. I am not saying it doesn't look like it won't...I just mean like if it breaks after 2 years I will have cut my yard for 2 years for $99 (Plus however much electricity this thing eats...) which to me is a good deal. If you store it in dry conditions etc. I see no reason for it to break.

If I was to purchase again I may have upped a little extra cash for one of the other models that has side vent and a wider rack.

Despite all the great reviews, I had pretty low expectations, especially considering the state of my yard. Even on a good day, my yard is a mess haha. We live in the south, so things grow fast. We have weeds, vines, lumps and bumps, large tree roots, and lots of small sticks and pine cones falling on the daily. I went out of town for nearly three weeks at the start of spring, my yard was a wreck when I came back! I'd put off buying a mower for a long time, but finally enough was enough.

This thing handled everything like a champ! I picked up some of the pine cones and larger sticks, but there was still a lot of debris. Some of the weeds were up to knee height, and there were a number of dense patches of mixed vines and ivy. I rarely went over any areas twice, and all the debris and uneven terrain made no noticeable impact on performance. My front and backyard are pretty large, but despite the small size of this mower I was done fast! It's very light and easy to push, not exhausting at all. We'll see how it holds up, but for the price you can't go wrong!

Update:
After a month and a half of use, I have one complaint. The mower bag is VERY fragile; be hypervigilant about emptying it, the mesh separates from the plastic bottom very easily if it's too full. I ended up repairing the tear with Seam Grip, then reinforced the whole seam with Duct Tape. Since the mower is so small you'll end up emptying the bag A LOT if you have a big yard, but even so I still think this mower is a steal for the price. For under $100 you can't really expect perfection, and this little guy gets the job done.