I was so very pleasantly surprised — I feared that with such a low cost it might be flimsy.  Oh my but was I delightedly wrong in my apprehension.  It is such high quality.  The diameter of the pole is exactly what was listed.  The wind vent on top has already showed its stuff.  The umbrella is wide enough it protects us from rain when we sit at the table.  And the color is beautiful.  I am just so very very happy with it.