Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'd like to start off this review by thanking the kind soul that posted their review about how upset he was, because his shower rod wouldn't actually hold tension. The night I moved into my new apartment I was excited to put this up and get a shower, so I could go pass out, because I was exhausted. Unfortunately for myself and the reviewer I'm referencing it was not an easy process. I spent at least an hour messing with it, because no matter how I tried it would not build tension and kept falling down. Finally when I was so frustrated I almost broke down in tears, because I just wanted at shower, so I could go to sleep - I turned to amazon reviews. In the instructions it tells you to expand the rod the full distance, then once it's up, tighten the screw and it will stay in place - this didn't work for us. The reviewer I mentioned had the same problem and after venting his/her frustration revealed that tightening the screw first would let you tighten and shorten or expand the rod. Before our rod would almost fall apart from being too big and then wouldn't let us make is smaller and if it did we couldn't increase the tension, so it stayed up. Having that screw in first let us create the proper tension and it has held up fantastically. I only have one other suggestion and that is, make sure the side with the screw is on the side that you don't usually get in the shower with. I love the shower rod, but my shower rings are CONSTANTLY getting stuck on that screw and it drives me insane. I'm going to take it down and flip it, so it's on the other side, but after the whole installation debacle I've been putting it off, but SOON! haha. Either way, even with all the frustration, I'm still giving this 4 stars, because it's very sturdy, nice looking and truly adds so much extra room to the bathroom. My fiance begged me to get one and it was hard to talk me into a $30+ shower rod, but I can safely say it was well worth the purchase. My elbows never hit the shower curtain anymore and I don't feel like I'm in a dark den. Definitely worth the purchase. Hopefully you don't have the screw issue and if you do I hope this review helps you get your shower rod up, so you can relax.