This umbrella stand is very pretty, seems heavy, and I really wanted to love it. The first one to arrive I assembled per instructions. It seemed a little wobbly where the piece for the umbrella inserts into the base and unfortunately the umbrella wouldn’t stay upright for long when closed and not at all when open. I tried taking it apart and assembling it again with no luck. I called and received a replacement sent to me. This one seemed more sturdy. However, after one afternoon of an open  umbrella, it also became wobbly and fell over. I’m not sure if it is the shipping package because there is no packing material over the top allowing for pressure from other items to rest on the top of the base or if it is truly poor construction. But this umbrella stand is not worth the money.