We bought this a month ago for what we thought, was a great deal at $58.
And for the most part, it is a good deal. But here's the part we did not know: this will not...I repeat will not... stand on it's own with the umbrella open. It requires 200 pounds of weight distributed at the base in order to use it as a shade umbrella.
I am furious about this misleading product photos and claims.
Furthermore, mine arrived with punctures in the fabric from poor packaging at the manufacturer.
Walmart is more than willing to replace the umbrella but it's too large %26 clunky to deal with.
The "name brand" does not technically exist and so that's a fallacy that I shouldn't researched beforehand. I did eventually locate it's parent company and corresponded via email. They have no fabric repair kit and offered no assistance nor compensation. So basically, the company makes a misleading product and expects Walmart to pick up the tab when the product fails the consumer. That goes against my principles and I'll never purchase from the "brand" again.
The final product info to add, is there is no way this holds to the wind like they advertise. We live in a rain shadow of WA state where there's hardly any wind. This umbrella took flight with three 50 pounds sandbags at the base. The breeze was 12mph. Unacceptable.
Basically, if you can afford to purchase an umbrella base that is 200 pounds or more and you don't have wind that exceeds 10mph, you can wing it.
I will add that the quality of the frame is good and easy to assemble. But there are several other aspects of quality design that will ensure this umbrella will not last beyond 2 years.
By the time you buy everything needed to make this work, including the replacement that'll need to happen sooner than later, it really demonstrates why the real brands of these well-designed offset umbrellas are pricey from the start...but probably last much longer. Thanks for listening to me on this.