Does anyone have a trick to getting it to stay upright? mine will not stay open!!!
893356
The two previous answers cover it ...I had a heck of a time with middle ring...my brother helped me..also make sure the support at the base is tight
893357
There is a circular metal piece that goes around the center of the basket. There are "hooks" on that circular piece. Those hooks connect to the basket allowing it to stand upright... Good luck.
893358
Hi, Mine has been open and standing upright for almost 3 years. You MUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE PIECE OF PAPER THAT COMES WITH IT, VERY CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY.That is the tricky part. I had a little trouble when I first started but then followed the direction and have never had any more problems Just start over and look at everything very carefully. Study the picture , too. I hope this helps you. Marylyn
877299
Just read other answers. I tried it. And do have to work to get it open. Opens wide but only with effort.
1706863
Well for me it's somewhat difficult to open. Maybe with constant opening and closing would help.. I hope this helps you.
2257664
I have a couple of different types of these. This one is a little stiff to open. Some of them you have to press down on the cover while turning to open it. Try that. If it doesn't work I'll get mine in hand and talk you through it.
318328
Mine stays open, so it may be a defect. I love it and have nothing bad to say about it.
324543
You just gotta keep twisting it and it will pop open. I had the difficult time trying to open it as well. :) hope this helps.
1916401
I have the same problem. The way they shipped it (folded), you can't make it lie flat. It is a piece of crap. I'm going to send mine back.
294641
I have n idea how it stays closed. But so far it has stayed closed for me. Never had a problem with it opening unless I made it open.
1691261
Mine sits upright. I hope you took it out of the stand and tried to re-seat it again.
1961369
Try putting a wet towel under it and it won't move........wash in machine and set under something heavy to make it flat again
829104
Try turning the leg upside down or facing in on the opposite side, but also, like everyone else said, put the legs together first. I did this, but the legs are also easy to turn upside down or face the wrong way. it took me a couple of times to get it right. hope this helps!
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I cannot get mine to open either. Set it to TREE and then tried quite a few other nearby possibilities... Sending mine back. Bad directions or someone was feeling mischievous!
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Mine has a sticker on it saying "this side up". It's rough side up, apparently. The bigger question is: how do you get this rolled up thing to lay flat?!
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Hi Helena, I guess theres no trick...too much of muscle power..I had this problem, i somehow forced it into the base and it is stuck forever now i guessthe two side bars went inside the middle one is out...but its locked
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I try to make it as smooth and flat as possible before feeding it through. I also try not to get it too close to the edge or it folds over. Maybe hold the end a little to keep the tension tight.?
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You need to make sure that slide the outer hinge out correctly!! I had that problem too, until I figured out how to seal it properly!!
659672
I have the same issue, it takes a little bit of finessing and turning to get it to sit level. It works really well.