I had to return these lamps due to the quality of the shades not being up to par. First of all, I was surprised to learn you had to assemble the shades.  Secondly, the tape holding the Velcro onto the shades was peeling off so I wasn’t confident it would hold up over time.  Lastly, the packaging looked very old, which explains the tape coming off the shades.  For the cost of the lamps, I decided to get a refund.  The refund was issued almost as soon as I dropped the box off at UPS, so I’m very satisfied with that part of this experience.