The middle section of the pole for this lamp didn't screw in tight enough so that the pole isn't even close to being vertically level.  I had to turn it backwards and raise one side to make it acceptable.  Luckily, I've got this sitting behind a chair so the weights I'm using to level it out are hidden.  If I don't have the weights on it it's twice as slouched over - I should have taken a picture without them.  It looks great the way I have it set up, but it can't be touched or bumped or it goes crooked again.  Too much trouble to take it apart and pack it up for return.