CorLiving 9.8 ft. Offset Patio Umbrella - Red

I purchased for the price not expecting [price] quality for a fraction of the price. I received my umbrella yesterday,appearance is good. It is the screw down base , doesn't come with sand bags. I prefer this type since the other bases take up alot of room. 4-4" screws is what I used to attach base to deck, they were not included, which would have been nice. I was lucky and found some kicking around. I managed to put up umbrella myself, however a second set of hands would have been nice setting it into base, not totally necessary though. There was some good wind last night ,stormy weather and hard rain so I closed it up before bed. So far so good. I just need to remember to close it because for that price I have a feeling the winds would be hard on it. It looks good and suits my purpose fine.

After reading other reviews I was worried about this umbrella but figured I would give it a shot. You have to use patio stones to weigh down the base but once I did that it really completed the look I was after and is completely sturdy Love the size and look!

Set up was super easy, even though the only instructions in the box were in Russian. It fit together perfectly, was able to stand it up, but to my dismay it refused to stand upright on it's own. So now, no matter what you do to it, it falls over because of uneven weight distribution. Either that, or it's going through a constant emotional crisis. On the plus side, I now have a positively lovely fabric rain collector in my yard. It does a perfect impersonation of a starfish, too. Great for parties, especially if someone has nothing better to do than to hold it upright for a few hours. (But seriously, it's a pretty janky product.)