The stand is great -- just as expected.  The pot material is also metal, and there are small gaps between where the metal sheeting doesn't rest flush with the ring at the top.  Packaging for shipping was very flimsy.  The items were loosely wrapped in a sheet of bubble wrap and then put into a large box with no other cushioning.  Not surprisingly, the pot arrived dented.  I was able to push most of the dent out, and since it's going in a corner where I can turn the dented area to face the wall, I didn't bother with going through with a return/exchange.  If this planter were going to be seen from other angles, I would have sent it back.  I like the look of this planter with my sansevieria in it.