Saw it in store but they only had floor model which they wouldn't sell. Ordered it online and sections would not thread together in a straight manner. Lamp was tilted and unstable. Brought it back to second store and exchanged for new one. Threaded together straight but when it came to reading lamp, 5 different bulbs would not thread into it all the way, so rendered it useless. Took back to store and exchanged for another one. This one was finally satisfactory, and love the lamp, but was very frustrated and a lot of labor in unpacking, packing, and returning so many times.

I read the other reviews about it not screwing on straight and thought I could handle it since I'm handy. NOPE - it's a systemic manufacturing defect. It's physically impossible, I tried over and over. I don't know what I expected for $50, but they could at least have done better than to make the base screw SHORTER and less stable than the others, as well. Also, mine arrived with a discolored piece and one of the knobs had fallen off and wouldn't go back on. I'm returning as soon as I can get to a Target because you can't return online, ugh.

My issue with the lamp was not that I couldn't get it screwed together properly. I took my time, and did it very gently after reading the reviews. Got it all together and then I looked at the base - - on mine the cord comes out of the base in the front where the daughter light is pointed and there is no way to reset it so that it's in the back - this is not a big deal if your lamp is behind a couch and you don't see the base but if you can see the base of the lamp, your cord has to wrap all the way around the lamp - just so aggravating. I tried 2 different wattages of LED bulbs that both said dimmable and lamp did not dim. Tried incandescent - no dimming. Lamp is going back. Disappointed because I really would have liked it if it worked!

I liked the design and brightness of the top light source, so in total over ~1.8 years I bought four lamps. My low rating is due to the issues with the dimmer switch. The scenario was the same for 3 out of 4 lamps. I used two 150 WT incandescent lamps as suggested. It worked fine till the first of the top lamps died and was changed. The dimmer immediately stopped functioning: only on/off function remained. Then it stopped working altogether and I had to discard the torchere I used most. Another went to its place and now its dimmer switch is unusable: on/off kind of works but there is smoke coming from the switch area. The third lamp still has on/off function (no dimming) but for how long? The forth is rarely used, and I have low wattage led lamps there. Dimmer works so far, but the brightness is much weaker. I still like the design, so I ordered two more torcheres to replace the damaged ones. Now I will try to use dimable led lamps on the top, but the highest brightness (~100WT) may not be sufficient for me.

I bought the same model at a Target store before and it still works perfectly. This one I bought online...same threading issue as other reviews mentioned. :(

The lamp is working. It's just like in the picture but it's loose in bottom. We assembled it correctly. It looks like a manufacture defect. First time, I'm unhappy with something I bought on target. Wish I had read the reviews.

The last two pieces of the pole could not assemble because the threaded section was attached crookedly to the pole section. I returned it and was just considering ordering another on the chance it was a one off, but just read the other reviews. and don't like my chances. It is a pity, as it seemed like an otherwise sturdy and attractive lamp.

Attractive lamp and has a weighty feel to it that makes it seem quality. I did not have the assembly issues that other reviews have had, but the “daughter” lamp arm broke off after we used it for the 3rd time. Can’t reattach without solder or super glue which seems ridiculous to me. Next time I won’t cheap out on a lamp and will spend more money for a higher quality item.

First time I ordered this lamp it took over a month to receive and it was broken. Then I purchased one from the store, tried to assemble it and it was crooked. Very low quality!

Was excited about this lamp but like the other reviews, one of the screws was crooked and I couldn't even screw it all the way in. Not to mention, the "daughter" light fixture midway up the lamp was completely broken and unusable.