The umbrella’s design fails to stabilize the canopy when there is (any) wind. The canopy will blow around unless tied to the cantilever. We’ve tightened the top of the canopy to the cantilever as much as we can, but this does not solve the issue. 

All the joints are made out of plastic. Upon arrival, there appeared(s) to be a stress fracture in the main joint on the cantilever. Plastic was also broken around some of the screws. 

There are a few minor holes in the canopy’s fabric. These holes are rather small.