Best Choice Products 10ft Solar LED Offset Hanging Market Patio Umbrella for Backyard, Poolside, Lawn and Garden w/Easy Tilt Adjustment, Polyester Shade, 8 Ribs - Gray

We’ve had this for one year now. It’s been a great umbrella. We got it for like $85 last year during prime day. We unfortunately left it open during high winds this summer and had the base screwed into our deck and the wind made the base supports break. (Totally our fault for not taking it down during a storm) I was able to weld it back together (it’s very very thin so wouldn’t recommend doing this ). But it’s still in use works greats. I’m shocked at how weatherproof it is. We’ve sat under it in rain and stayed dry the entire time. Even if it breaks again I would repurchase

This is very nice looking and I like the lights as well was delivered fast . Nice color . Covers my whole patio. Now the bad things with this it's not made to last the wind bent the fram already and the screws that hold the umbrella broke from the wind . Not made for wind

When I was looking for a cantilever umbrella for my pool, I saw a lot of them selling in the $300 and up range. Being a bargain hunter, I decided to keep looking and came across this umbrella. Reviews were just below 4 stars at the time, and the price was great, so I took a chance.Let me begin by saying I live in Oklahoma. Wind is pretty much a given on most days. We consider 10 mph to be calm. More on this later. Set up of the stand was fairly simple. Now for each failure point:Base post washerRight off the bat, I notice that the base vertical pipe that the umbrella stand slides into has a cheap plastic washer meant to hold some pins in place so the umbrella won't shear in the wind. Without this piece of plastic, the pole can rotate the full width of the pin in both horizontal directions. The washer is broke. It will stay in place, but it does not lock in the pins now. I figure it's not a huge deal and move on. I finish setting up the base, adding base weights, erect the umbrella into the stand, and start to crank it open.Umbrella Rib Spoke and StopperWhile I was looking at the crank, apparently a piece of plastic drops out of the umbrella and is floating in my pool. The umbrella is "deployed" with a crank that winds a cable (more like string) that runs through the umbrella down through the spoke that connects all the ribs, to a cheap plastic stopper that is meant to slide into the spoke. The higher the spoke is pulled, the more the umbrella deploys. This stopper had a thin lip circumventing it that was the only thing keeping it from pulling through the spoke. Half of that lip had broken off (I didn't realize it at the time as it was flush with the spoke. The next day, we deploy the umbrella with winds around 10 mph, and the whole thing is flailing around like we're in a typhoon. Suddenly, there's a pop, and the umbrella collapses. The rest of the lip had given way. Being handy and not wanting to deal with returning a giant umbrella, I cobble together a fix using chain clip that prevents the stopper from pulling through the spoke. Looks janky, but still better than processing a return.Cantilever Arm SleeveIf you look in the photo, you'll notice a crank that attaches to a 45 degree angled arm that attaches to the main pole. This arm is locked into place when extended by a - wait for it - cheap plastic sleeve. On the third use of the umbrella, again in low winds, the sleeve split length-wise, so the arm won't lock in place. Queue me grabbing my bag of 3/8" wide zip ties. After "bandaging" the sleeve with five of those suckers, the sleeve is functional, and my umbrella is starting to look like something out of a Dr. Suess book.So we have three failures of parts, all involving plastic in spots that really should have been, at the very least, aluminum. Now I'm getting nervous while I'm watching the 10 mph wind whip this thing around, because the whole thing is shearing at the top where the main umbrella arm is attached to the top of the pole, and - surprise - that whole assembly is made of more of that crappy plastic. Oh, and so is the crank housing and most of the assembly that the umbrella hangs from at the end of the main arm. At this point, I've resigned myself to the fact that the only time I'll be able to use this is if either a) it's dead calm or b) I move it indoors. Will likely have to box the sucker up and send it back...which is sad, considering I gave it multiple chances.Pros:At least the solar-powered LED lights work.Cons: absolutely cheap plastic parts used in high stress areas of the pole and cranking mechanism. Whole thing thrashes about in a slight breeze, and would be in the next county if an actual gust of wind blew up.Conclusion: avoid this like the plague. Spend the extra $200 and buy some piece of mind.

Although this is a great umbrella, large and easy to assemble, does not come with weights to hold the cross bars in place. There are holes where something should maybe go but nothing included. We had to buy a heavy sandbag and we are not sure that will even keep it from tipping over.Nice fabric, good color we like but we believe there is something missing to hold it on the ground. We will use it a couple of times and if not satisfied we will return it for a better one.

I purchased this umbrella for our deck after our last one was damaged in a wind storm. The good news is, this one held up when we had 70mph winds blow through the other night! It was not open, but it held in place with the base plates we purchased and did not sustain any damage. The color is nice, the quality is excellent, it was easy to put together, and the solar light feature works great! This was an excellent purchase.

Terrible!! Tried to get a hold of seller with no reply. String that goes down the center snapped and now it is worthless!!!

The umbrella looks nice, sets up easily, and provides plenty of shade. The solar lights are mostly decorative - nice ambience, but nowhere near bright enough to light a table.After only 10–15 uses, the crank stopped lifting the canopy. A quick peek inside revealed the lifting rope had already snapped, turning a useful patio fixture into a $100+ lawn ornament.What happened next:- Manufacturer support: Best Choice Products offered little more than a canned apology and a 10 % coupon. No real troubleshooting help.- Amazon support: First rep filed an A-to-Z claim and promised a refund in 3-5 days, insisting my “money is safe with Amazon.” A second rep later reversed course, said the claim was denied, and no refund is coming.So I’m stuck with a non functional umbrella. If you’re handy and willing to replace a broken rope yourself, the umbrella works fine once fixed, but be ready for minimal help if something fails.Bottom line: Nice while it works, but questionable longevity and inconsistent customer-service experience knock this down to three stars.

Why spend $500 when you can get this excellent affordable amazing umbrella it surprised me and is sturdier than I thought it would be. It looks great and I’m so glad I found this on Amazon. Thank you Amazon for having affordable prices and not ripping people off like Lowe’s and Home Depot and overcharging for something that adds fun to the backyard…