I bought this for my swim up bar to have some shade until we can get the outdoor kitchen built. It provides the shade I need! The color is perfect and the price was great. I do wish it came with a stand. I inquired about a compatible stand and heard back from customer service only to find they were sold out. I needed a stand asap so went to a big box store to get one that was heavy enough for this massive umbrella but unfortunately the umbrella pole was to big for the base. We rigged it temporarily until the compatible base is back in stock.