I was super disappointed when we purchased this that there is literally NOTHING to hold this up. I knew we would need counterweights- which we have- but those are useless when there is no cross base included. We could purchase one for 200 but I spent almost 500 on the umbrella. Also I only need a cross base which isn’t anything I can even buy unless I contact the manufacturer.   So now I have an umbrella that is laying flat on my deck while I search around for a base to hold it up. 
This was all very misleading and aaggravating