It was as described. And just like all of the other reviews, you need to put something inside of it to weigh it down. Which honestly, is to be expected. I love that it has the wheels to make it easier to move it where you needed to go. I’m not sure how long it will hold up on my patio that faces west in the desert, but we will see. But I have never had an umbrella that was able to withstand the wind out here. ￼￼