Serious construction flaws
346976
This chair has serious construction issues.

The whole chair back is bolted with two screws _through the holes in plastic_ to the seat. The problem is that the plastic at the point of contact starts to come apart soon and the backrest starts to wobble then falls off.

The lumbar support started to slip down then completely failed to keep vertical position. When I unscrewed it, it was held by tiny metal spring rubbing against plastic, no wonder it failed.

Summary: not worth the price, will last maybe a year.
1176470
This review is long overdue. I bought this because I had moved into a rather large apartment and had tons of space everywhere and nice views, especially on the patio. I also had a baby in the house for some days at the time.

I figured this doesn't look like it is designed to be a swing but looks good for a hanging chair, and would be a good addition in the patio. When the item arrived it looked good and heavy as expected but I observed very shoddy workmanship at the joint where the base meets the vertical C shaped "column" holding the hammock.  But the product description said max capacity is 350 lbs, and I am 155 lb, plus the baby was about 20 at the time.

Anyway, long story short, I placed it at one of the corners of the patio, used on and off through the summer. By fall last year, the joint that you see in the picture between the cross base and the C column had cracked unbeknownst to me and it just broke! luckily the baby was on my lap so my knee too the falling C "Column".
Of course, this was past returns period and I am not the suing kind. Plus nothing drastic really happened except my bruised ego.
I am an engineer and I am embarrassed that I bought this.
3749260
I was pretty excited to get this as pir new place has ceilings that slope from 8-12'. It seems sturdy and was a good price. Unfortunately there are some huge design flaws. First it seems like this eould be easily interchangable with the reg lift column. It is easy enough to swap but it was entirely unclear that id have to cut the cable to do so! Cutting the cable and redoing the cable stay hardly make this a job to job changeover.

Also, heres the biggie: i bought this for easy one man installation. Im 5'10" and in average health and fitness. To load a sheet of drywall i now have to lift it above my shoulders! In the vertical position the holder hooks are 60" off the floor. Im working with 68lb 12' sheets and it is dangerous and murder to lift them like that! Two people sure, but the point of the lift is one person operation.
117161
Poorly engineered; loose fittings and moorings for legs-to-bench attachments. Constantly had to tighten bolts and screws for legs which ultimately tore away from wood bench in less than a month. Dangerous seating for player.
3738733
Well constructed except for one MAJOR flaw.  The attachment of the suction cup is not strong enough to support a phone or a GPS device on anything but a perfectly smooth roadway.  When traveling over a section of highway under resurfacing, where the roadway was rough, the suction cup separated from the rest of the unit, bouncing off the dash and throwing my cell phone under the passenger's front seat.  I see absolutely no sense in making what could be a sturdy and reliable product that has such a fatal weakness.
3729940
Embarrassingly poor construction -- safety button FELL OUT on SECOND use of the product, along with the spring underneath it.  This of course makes it massively annoying to use -- as I have to hold the thing in place, and hunt after the screw and missing button every time it falls (just about every time I use it).  Just quite surprising.
1780113
I never write reviews but this was frustrating. I wanted to like this item when I first got it. The ceramic pieces themselves are nicely machined and the device, despite its plastic, is well built and attractive.

BUT, the rest of this device was poorly machined. There are two major issues with its construction: 1) the male part of the grinder hangs fairly loosely. Luckily there is an upgrade kit out there to fix that problem but compounded with #2 it is simply not enough. 2) The o-ring which screws down and holds the female part of the grinder in place does not do so snugly and so the piece sits loosely making it impossible to align the grinders and get an even grind. May as well stick with that $20 blade grinder.
188916
Pretty amazing, the product itself seems well constructed except for the following key points.  First, the one white end cap was cracked down the middle, the second end cap was actually tan in color.  The main posts have two bored holes which allows the t-post to slip through.  The  problem is that the holes are not aligned making it impossible to thread the eye-bolt through the holes to secure the t-post.  This was true for both posts.  It is an amazing lack of quality control, but of course this item is made in China (big bummer). This item will cost me much more than the ticket price since I had to taken a day off to install this product.
3887799
I strongly recommend avoiding this company. I have sent back this file cabinet twice. Both times were due to obvious construction failure that should have been seen and not sold. The joints were glued improperly and the top of the cabinet was separated from the side of the cabinet.
4107379
impossible to put together, assembly parts enclosed do NOT fit.
2992492
I don't usually write negative reviews, but I have to write one about this faucet because its expensive and the cost of installation is also expensive.  Let me point out that the faucet is sturdy and beautiful, and works well.  The problem, however, is that there is a defect in the design and construction of the faucet that mitigates the effectiveness of the faucet which will cause the faucet to get loose at the base and eventually cause it to move left to right, and eventually cause a leak.  The three basic problems associated with this defect are:  (1) the base of the faucet is narrow and barely covers the standard hole for faucets; (2) there is a lack of stabilization mechanism to hold the weight and the mobility of the faucet in place (the base is too narrow to be able to hold the weight of the faucet coupled with see (3)) ; and (3)  the ring that holds the faucet (under the sink) is made of a cheap plastic and is insufficient in strength to hold the faucet in place (coupled with the problem of the narrow base) which results in the loosening of the faucet; finally (4) the narrow metal holder of the faucet which holds the water hose when not in use acts like a wrench when moved side to side further loosens the faucet from its base to the sink.  Overall the faucet is well constructed, but even a well made faucet is useless if it cannot be fitted to be used as intended.
2787598
Be warned: this product has an inherent design problem that could cause any light mounted on it to suddenly fall to floor. Here's the issue: There is a silver stud on which you mount your light. The stud is attached via a screw that connects it to the black base of the product (see uploaded photo). When I securely (so I thought) mounted my $700 Aputure light onto the stud, the stud broke off the base a few seconds later and the light fell to the floor.  Fortunately the light still works, but its metal reflector suffered a dent on the side.

What happened? The screw does not securely hold the the silver stud onto the base. In fact, after the stud fell off with my light mounted, I could no longer even attach the stud to the base. The problem is, the black base is such poor quality that the screw threads inside will not securely hold the inserted screw -- the screw isn't adequately secured by the initial threads and needs to be inserted a bit deeper. But you can't insert the screw more than about 3/16th of an inch into the base  -- it's not long enough. That makes for an inherently insecure connection that depends on those first few threads, which failed in my case. Crash-boom.

There is no fix for this design issue. A longer screw would provide a more secure connection, but if the screw were any longer, it would extend into the hole where you insert an umbrella, making using an umbrella impossible. That's mainly why one buys this product, to hold an umbrella.

I own two more of these Karamy holders, and initially I thought they were a reliable product. The other two are also holding up expensive lights and haven't failed -- yet. But looking at how flimsy and tenuous the connection between these two parts appears to be, I can't trust expensive professional lighting equipment to this accident-waiting-to-happen.

I see that another verified review on Amazon has noted the exact same issue with a similar photo. I agree with that reviewer -- this product is dangerous.  It should really be taken off the market, and since a mounted light could fall on someone, it's an issue of personal safety, as well as a threat to one's equipment. As soon as I upload this review, my other two Karamy holders are going in the trash. Then I'll be contacting the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
2003187
Although it's nice looking and the perfect size for the space we put it, I can't recommend it to someone else because of the very poor construction. Yes it's easy to put together, all the parts were there, etc., but believe me and some of the other reviewers who said this is extremely cheap. It's maybe worth $100. The only thing that's solid wood are the sides, everything else is cheap furniture board. If you do decide to buy it, be extremely careful when assembling. When they say don't overtighten, that must mean use only your fingers because I have a few place that are no longer flush because I was simply tightening to what I would consider normal tension when I noticed some protrusions occurring (broke though it one spot, thank goodness it's on the bottom and can't be seen). Over the next couple of years I plan on pulling it apart, buying some quality wood, measuring and rebuilding it from scratch, because the design is perfect for what we want, I just cant stand how cheap it is.
3708201
Build quality is not for more than one trip.  Very low quality construction.
3913199
Please send everyone a middle rail that doesn't fail! Super obvious flaw on the way it connects.
3353730
One large gouge (9"x2") in the wood and two splinters; half a dozen areas had to be sanded to get a uniform surface.  The smaller splinter broke off; the larger splinter (two inches) is still attached to the plank, but will be glued or sanded off to avoid injury to my grandchildren. A nickel-sized raised fault in one plank can't be sanded away without removing the protective finish.  Apparently no quality control at the manufacturing plant. The bench is sturdy enough for normal, courteous use.  If D.C. America is reading this, I would appreciate a partial refund; I have photos. There is no product link so guess it is no longer carried by Amazon.
1736802
Very decently sized grill, good for the price. Big design flaws. Heats unevenly, there is second shelf which kept falling out all the time. The holes at the bottom of the grill to catch the food/grease that drops are to small for anything to make it into the tray at the bottom. Not sure why the designers haven't fixed that, a lot of other reviews pointed this out.
Takes for ever to grill food, burnt on the outside and uncooked on the inside.
This would be a killer product if the fixed the issues.
Calling  Outdoor Leisure Products for support - forget about it. open from 8 am to 4 PM Eastern time and if you happen to call during business hours they will not pick up the phone.