Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Tough not being perfect this was an excellent deal.- and in the 5th season it left us...... It is 2017, and after serving 5 years the storm last night killed it....it wasn't it's fault.... yes it had some small problems last season but held up just fine. RIP umbrella. Let me address some points: -the umbrella came packed very well and arrived without any damage -assembly...there is pretty much no assembly the 2 stand pieces need to be laid over each other (each less then a pound in weight) a base piece (maybe 2 pounds) needs to be screwed on with 4 bolts and 4 washers. No rocket science. The cantilever arm with the umbrella comes pre assembled, all you need to do is slide it in the base. Ok this part weights maybe 30 but still, I handled it by myself. BE AWARE: weighting down the stand before you add the umbrella part is a good idea. I bought four pavers for about 4 bucks each at the HD. Looks good and adds the needed stability. Not a good idea to use this without added weight. Think about the shear size of the umbrella and what powers wind can produce. Be safe, don't screw it down with the drill holes in the base, the stands material isn't strong enough to keep the thing up in stronger winds. usage- crank the handle....easy. Concerns: the legs are a little bit flimsy by itself. With the stones added it seems to be stable, but if you have a chance of doing a concrete base that may just be the better way to go. I see needle holes were there umbrella fabric is sewn. If that will result in braking fabric later I can not say yet. If It happens I will state it here in an update. All in all I am a very happy buyer, this thing looks great, was very cheap and as always quickly delivered by Amazon. It is in the same league then umbrellas at the big box stores with 3 times the price. In fact I have seen the exact same umbrella under a different name (OEM) at a big box store and other sellers online for up to 399$. A helpful vote if you feel like my review did in fact help you would be greatly appreciated! If you feel like I wrote BS, make that clear too. If you have questions pls let me know and I will answer if I can ++++++++++++++++++UPDATE++++++++++++++++++++ Ok, so I have the umbrella now for the 3rd!!! season and it is still going strong, Never fell over once, the sewn pices are still ok, no breaking all good, but a small problem. The crank that opens the umbrella got a little loose. So I took a rubberband, so whenever I open the umbrella fully, I slide the rubberband over the handle. Very easy fix.