The umbrella fabric faded in 1 season. Summer in Maine is short, so literally it faded from May-September. I packed it away for the winter. I brought it back out to use a few wks ago, and the cord that lowers and raised the umbrella has broken. Many YouTube videos later, I have not been able to restring it. It’s a very easy process, but for whatever reason the string will not pass through where the tilt mechanism is. (Inside the pole) So, I may end up unfortunately having to throw the whole thing out. Pay a little extra for a better quality, if you can!