As of now, I am not all that impressed.  The directions were very scant; simply pictures of the process.  The umbrella (if I followed the dotted lines correctly) does not seem very stable once opened and sways side to side when opened - the actual umbrella part, not the actual stability of the stand.  When shut, I can not come close to replicating the "picture" of how it is supposed to look and have to use a bungie cord to keep it secured to the stand...so it is not very user friendly.  I will go on line and see if I can see if I made some errors in putting it together but I don't believe I did; but I will see.  Until then,  it's ok, the lights work and it's attractive but the swaying is a deal-breaker!