It is a nice umbrella.  Looks and feels sturdy. Instructions are a bit sketchy, had to guess a bit on one section.   One issue is a shorter person would need a step ladder to open and close the umbrella.  I did buy a water base to keep the umbrella anchored down after reading other purchaser's comments.   My biggest problem is once open it the umbrella swings around in the breeze.  At one point ended up swung over to my neighbor's yard. Cannot find out how to stop that.