I love this umbrella I have been buying these particular umbrellas from sams club for about 10 yrs now. every year or two I buy 2 more. I keep them up year round. By the end of winter they are starting to get ragged but they make it through the winter. I use them as shade over my couch on my deck. I have an L shaped couch and the umbrella covers the lounge part and then I can have sun on the other part. they are sturdy enough to withstand winds. they might blow away but they don't tear. They come apart in two pieces so you can take them with you on vacation or to the beach. They are much larger than your standard umbrellas so you get more shade

they forgot to drill the holes and put the clip in to hold it in the tube

Used at my apt pool and broke after first use! The wind was not even horrible and still broke!

The umbrella is cute and a nice size, but it takes some serious strength to open it. I am not able to set it up by myself.

I have had this umbrella from Sam's for 13 years. The only part that has broken is the clamp that holds top and bottom pole so I wanted to see what a new one costs...but year 13 at the beach, it is still providing incredible shade!

Repurchasing after 6 years of heavy FL beach use! It is heavy and sturdy and durable. I bought a sand screwer for the windy days my umbrella stays put all day! It?s big!!

Umbrella was shipped fast! 8ft huge beach umbrella. The umbrella would be great if it comes with the hook for the sand. This is just like a stick poked to the sand. We just dig 10 inch to the sand to keep it stable. More than that we are very happy!

Have had ours over 10 years and extremely sturdy even in high winds.. The trick is to get a strong sand anchor. We should buy another one in case they stop making them.

We’ve been using these umbrellas at the beach for years and love them. I just bought two more to replace some really old ones. They work best when used with a Sand Grabber Beach Umbrella Anchors.

Used one time at the beach. Wind blew and the metal pole bent in half and broke.