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Ariante Torchiere Designer Floor Lamp
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(3.5 out of 5)
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You get what you pay for
(3 out of 5) by Vygramul on Aug 15, 2009 (Annandale, VA United States)These lamps are not really for anyone who is looking for quality aesthetics. As some of the bad reviews state, the following down-sides are important to note:
- The lamp bowl is cheap plastic and you should be grateful if they're symmetrical. In addition, the trim is not attached with glue or anything, so it comes off fairly easily and it doesn't quite go all the way around the bowl
- The lamp is short. If you're over 6' you'll be able to see into it without difficulty.
- The base is not quite as heavy as I would like to insure stability, but I haven't had any real problems. But if you have children or dogs, this might be an issue.
Having said that, if all you need is illumination without a serious desire for aesthetics or quality, then these seem like the lamps to get:
- It takes a 3-way bulb up to 100 watts
- It assembles fairly easily
- It seems reliable enough to do its primary job: provide light
Given the price of (currently) under $13, if illumination is all you need or care about, then I recommend the lamp.
- The lamp bowl is cheap plastic and you should be grateful if they're symmetrical. In addition, the trim is not attached with glue or anything, so it comes off fairly easily and it doesn't quite go all the way around the bowl
- The lamp is short. If you're over 6' you'll be able to see into it without difficulty.
- The base is not quite as heavy as I would like to insure stability, but I haven't had any real problems. But if you have children or dogs, this might be an issue.
Having said that, if all you need is illumination without a serious desire for aesthetics or quality, then these seem like the lamps to get:
- It takes a 3-way bulb up to 100 watts
- It assembles fairly easily
- It seems reliable enough to do its primary job: provide light
Given the price of (currently) under $13, if illumination is all you need or care about, then I recommend the lamp.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Looks okay but could not screw on the shade
(2 out of 5) by M. Maher on Sep 22, 2007 (East Coast)Just opened the box and assembled the lamp, which went pretty well. There's a gap in the gold trim on the shade which I turned toward the wall.
Step No. 5 in the instructions says: "Unscrew the plastic locker from the socket and place the acrylic shade onto socket cup; then screw the plastic locker to secure the shade." However, when I unscrewed the plastic locker from the socket and tried to place the acrylic shade onto the socket cup, the plastic locker would not screw back on to secure the shade. I paid almost $13 plus delivery for the lamp. To ship it back would cost almost as much as the lamp and I need a lamp in my bedroom, so I put a 28-watt flourescent bulb (equal to 100 watt incandescent) into the socket and did not screw in the plastic locker. The lamp shade is whobbly, but I have it connected to the wall switch so I won't have to use the on-off switch on the lamp. It seems the space taken by the shade kept the plastic locker from connecting so that it could be screwed in. Without the shade in place, it screws in, however. Go figure!
I think the lamp looks okay, but with the loose lampshade, the lamp is not very stable.
Step No. 5 in the instructions says: "Unscrew the plastic locker from the socket and place the acrylic shade onto socket cup; then screw the plastic locker to secure the shade." However, when I unscrewed the plastic locker from the socket and tried to place the acrylic shade onto the socket cup, the plastic locker would not screw back on to secure the shade. I paid almost $13 plus delivery for the lamp. To ship it back would cost almost as much as the lamp and I need a lamp in my bedroom, so I put a 28-watt flourescent bulb (equal to 100 watt incandescent) into the socket and did not screw in the plastic locker. The lamp shade is whobbly, but I have it connected to the wall switch so I won't have to use the on-off switch on the lamp. It seems the space taken by the shade kept the plastic locker from connecting so that it could be screwed in. Without the shade in place, it screws in, however. Go figure!
I think the lamp looks okay, but with the loose lampshade, the lamp is not very stable.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
should have been a "0" star
(1 out of 5) by M. Gow on Sep 7, 2007 (Inside the beltway...)This lamp is complete trash- bought 1 of these & 1 of the Holmes lamps to see which one I liked better before I bought another of either as I needed 2 in one room. Unbelievable junk.
There is a plastic gold colored trim on white plastic shade that falls off, the shade is plastic so it will probably warp or melt in the heat of a 25 watt bulb because it didn't fit onto the top correctly or sit straight. Basically a fire hazard. I'm afraid my son might leave it on accidentally.
The only brass plated anything I see is the switch knob which was in the bottom of the box I had to stand on a couch & look down into the lamp with the light of the Holmes lamp to guide me to spend 10 minutes contorting my fingers to put the switch in the "hole" to screw it in on the "pin". It was slightly stripped which means it will probably break with normal use.
The actual poles are cheap & don't fit together very well, you can see where each metal piece meets as they are different sizes so one can fit inside the other. As others have stated, grab it from the base to move it or the whole thing falls apart.
In all, I'll be ordering another Holmes lamp & will let my Hubby have the electrical guts of this to make into another bowling pin lamp or more temp lighting for the garage. It's not worth what I paid to ship this back or the gas to drive it to the post office or UPS store.
Save your money... Burn a candle.
There is a plastic gold colored trim on white plastic shade that falls off, the shade is plastic so it will probably warp or melt in the heat of a 25 watt bulb because it didn't fit onto the top correctly or sit straight. Basically a fire hazard. I'm afraid my son might leave it on accidentally.
The only brass plated anything I see is the switch knob which was in the bottom of the box I had to stand on a couch & look down into the lamp with the light of the Holmes lamp to guide me to spend 10 minutes contorting my fingers to put the switch in the "hole" to screw it in on the "pin". It was slightly stripped which means it will probably break with normal use.
The actual poles are cheap & don't fit together very well, you can see where each metal piece meets as they are different sizes so one can fit inside the other. As others have stated, grab it from the base to move it or the whole thing falls apart.
In all, I'll be ordering another Holmes lamp & will let my Hubby have the electrical guts of this to make into another bowling pin lamp or more temp lighting for the garage. It's not worth what I paid to ship this back or the gas to drive it to the post office or UPS store.
Save your money... Burn a candle.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Horrible!
(1 out of 5) by Xan77 on Oct 3, 2006 (Boston, MA)Hey, I wasn't expecting much but seriously, these are a pretty bad. I bought two of these for my office. The plastic shade comes all dented and looks so cheap. The stupid pieces don't fit together right and so if you move it, you have to pick it up from the base or it falls apart. AND the switch gets stuck pretty much all the time so that it's really hard to turn it. I'm the kind of person who enjoys fixing things so I've taken it apart and tried to fix it and its still rotten. The second lamp is just completely broken now after only 6 weeks. SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!! I'm back on amazon looking for new lamps actually :)
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Great lamp for a low price
(5 out of 5) by frosty4 on Mar 8, 2006 (Pennsylvania)I bought two of these lamps and I am very pleased with them. They are short for a floor lamp but so am I. They look good for the price (a lot better than a some $30.00 lamps). I haven't had any trouble with them not working in fact they work better than the floor lamps I had already. When I have vistors they can't believe that the shade is plastic they thought it was glass. I would recommend this lamp for someone on a tight budget.