I bought two of these floor lamps. One is just fine and stands up straight and throws good light. The other came with crooked and defective poles so the lamp is twisted. Each of the three poles has three pieces and it is cheaply made. I had the Wayfair installer there putting some furniture together and he worked on the two floor lamps, too.  He said the one lamp’s pieces were defective out of the box. I am going to throw it away as taking it all apart and returning it would be too much of a hassle.