We purchased a *** floor lamp at a specialty lighting store, brought it home, assembled it, only to realize it was defective. UGH. So we took it apart, drove 40 minutes back to the store to return (with some attitude from the staff) and promptly went onto Great Offer Stock to see if we could find something similar. We actually liked the shape of this better and ordered one to check it out. It is beautiful. The lamp is solid, assembly was simple and the shade is a nice, CLEAN white fabric. We liked it so much, that we came back to purchase two more. And as a result, we ended up spending *** for THREE lamps than we spent for ONE from that snooty lighting store.