needed replacement umbrellas for the summer, our previous umbrellas were the "tilt" kind, several different brands, guess what? every single one, [6] snapped at the cheaply made tilt connection!! decided to go with the Kelton non tilt style, so far, no problems! Assembly was easy, umbrella material should last a couple of summer seasons, the price was definitely in our budget, my husband was happy because he said no more cheapo pot metal tilt type umbrellas to repair!