What a great purchase! The price is right and the lamp looks more expensive than it is. The way the lamp is packaged is really ingenious--not a scratch or chip anywhere. Assembly was a cinch--no tools needed, seriously, none, no screws, nothing--10 minutes start to finish and I'm terrible at putting things together. The threads on the sections of the pole are so precise that you can't see the seam where the sections are connected to each other. The base is heavy, sturdy and steady. The 3-way switch is a bonus and the LED bulb I purchased gives the light needed in a dark corner. I looked around for a long time for just the right torchiere floor lamp. This is it.