Unfortunately, I think this is one of those "you get what you pay for" purchases.  I love the color and it was easy assembly.  However, I had to have my dad come over to secure it to my deck.  There is no way in the world that you can extend the umbrella and not have the stand tilt over. Also, I don't like that you can't tilt and position the umbrella.  So, you only get shade when the sun is in one position.  The rest of time it's useless.