Nice design and finish. Not quite as heavy as I would have preferred but definitely an improvement over the relatively flat plastic covered concrete base that it replaced. The upper rubber cap was too small in diameter for the pole of our umbrella to fit through. Since there is variation in pole diameters between different umbrella models it would have been nice if additional size caps had been included. I made a replacement cap in my machine shop out of high density black plastic that works great. However, not everyone will have ready access to a machine shop to fabricate a cap that fits properly. Overall, quite satisfied with the stand but it could use a few minor improvements as noted.