The umbrella looks good but once opened it flies around like a kite, even in the smallest breeze. While I had been advised through other reviews that the base needed to be secured (and we did so with sandbags), I guess I didn't pay enough attention to the reviews which noted the condition I've now experienced. We tried securing one of the umbrella spokes to the stem but it looked like it was about to break so that didn't work. Unless you have a day when it is perfectly still, this umbrella cannot be used.  The umbrella looked good and the price was great but we really can't use it unless there's no breeze at all. Due to the nature of the cantilever type umbrella, I suspect even higher priced ones have similar issues.