I asked a question before purchasing and wrote several emails regarding the location of the on/off switch. Wayfair wrote back (with pictures) and even posted the answer on the product itself, that the switch is on the lampstand itself and not on the cable. 
I just received the item, and the switch is indeed on the cable. I had to pick it up at a very inconvenient ups location in another city. No option to see when it would arrive or indicate where they could leave the package in my absence. 
Now I need to return the item. Great way to spend my Saturday morning.