Disappointed! Redecorating my room and spent close to $3K, this is the third item arrived w/ blemishes, dents, scratches! I expected quality for its price! Very skeptical about future purchases and whether to return all my orders or not. I should mention that the cord is INSIDE the poles, translation every part IS attached together along w/ that cord, you will have to adjust the cord in order to screw the poles and base on. And the base IS extremely heavy = sturdy but the weight is overwhelming! It's ridiculous that they charged for return fees considering your merchandises are defective! Grrrrr! Ugh!