Just opened the box to realize this doesn't come with a base. May be naive of me to assume it would, except the photo of it shows a base. Other patio umbrellas for sale did not have a base, so it was somewhat misleading for the photo to show components sold separately.

These are excellent umbrella at a great price. I bought two in the Rainbow color. It adds just enough color without being too bold. The cranks are easy to turn. I love the quality and price so much!! I ordered a third one, which is on it´s way, for another table and chairs. I highly recommend these.

We bought two of these umbrellas a month ago. The umbrella that is in our patio table is doing fine. The umbrella set up with the base that was sold with it is already broken. It fell over a couple times in the wind, and that was it. It cannot be repaired. I need to qualify my answer. I would recommend the umbrella depending on where and how it is going to be used.

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.

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.

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..

Pleased with this umbrella. Will see how the fabric holds up.

Such a nice large umbrella with a dark, rich color.

Does the job of shading my deck! Love the blue too.

Good fabric, easy to open