I really liked the size and value. However, the base that is recommended with this is way too small to hold such a large umbrella up during any slight breeze. Under normal use, the umbrella support rods buckled and bent after a few uses. The operating mechanism is made up of a reel and thin lace/cord. Good looking umbrella from far, but it is just support materials are just too cheap and not sturdy even for the price..

I don't see why people are rating it less because it didn't come with the base! Read the description, if it came with the base than it would say otherwise duh it doesn't. Anyone that knows Sunbrella brand knows that they can be pricey so do the math and for this price, I would say it would be a little too good to be true if the base were included. It's not the umbrellas fault because it's base is allacart

I bought an umbrella from Sam's a couple of years ago and it has been great. So I decided I wanted another one and I picked one of these up on sale. So I got it set up and the crank didn't work properly. The u,brella would only go up part of the way before it started to tilt, then it wouldn't crank back down at all. So I manually forced it closed so I could even get it into my car to return it, and its going back tomorrow.

I bought 3 of these. The first one in Indigo. I loved it so much I bought 2 more an orange one and a striped one. The orange is more like a burnt orange and the striped one looks faded right out of the box. I wish I would have bought all Indigo . They do tip over in any kind of windy weather and I did buy the 60lb umbrella base to go with them. Otherwise they work great for shade around my pool which is why I bought them.

The umbrella came in great shape and well packed. Was so glad the fabric is Sunbrella with it being outside in the Florida sun. The fabric is not heavy but shades my entire table. It says it is 97% UV protection. It also is auto tilt which I never had. That should be interesting when needed.

We loved the first umbrella we bought from Sams Club. It worked great and the orange color was bright and beautiful. After 3 yrs, we decided we wanted a different color so we went with red. Love the color but the umbrella won't stay up all of the way nor will it stay tilted. Disappointed and of course we don't have the receipt any longer.

Nice shady spot where it stands!

Umbrellas came without bases as shown in marketing picture

It shows a picture with a stand the stands did not come

Metal is cheap, broke in half on a not a very windy day. I do not recommend.