Not easy to fill, had to keep balancing it between my knees and ankles while trying to get the sand in a small opening.  It asks for 50 pounds of sand, I ended up putting in about 25 pounds cause it was just too difficult to hold the stand while trying to fill it.  The opening is too large for two of the patio umbrellas I tried to place in it.  I think the base should have a deeper opening to hold an umbrella better,  had to stuff some cardboard in the base to help the umbrella not lean to one side.

Pros: nice color, easy to move from place to place