Totally works like I’d expect it to. Holds up nicely. Wish that the holder itself was a bit more sturdy. An umbrella might snap the neck off if inserted by itself...but normally someone isn’t going to put an umbrella up outside a base, like inserting the umbrella into table, unless the base was made to hold it firmly.  So with that being said, I still give it 4.5 out of 5 as it’s performed as I wanted it to.  I bought this in 2016 and it’s still working fine.