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| Ariante Torchiere Designer Floor Lamp | 
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| Brand: Ariante
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $12.99 (On sale from $29.95)
Avg. Customer Rating:  (32 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1990
EAN: 1007567274812
ASIN: B000CPM8X0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Brass plated finish | | • | Ivory plastic shade | | • | 3-way rotory switch | | • | Maximum 100-watt bulb (not included) | | • | 66" height - some assembly requred |
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Product Description
Read instructions before assembly or use.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
Good deal January 5, 2009
I was impressed with the heft of this lamp for the price. It's sturdy and, other than the thin, cheaply constructed plastic shade, is a great lamp for the price. The first one I received was defective because the locking cap wouldn't screw on to attach the shade, no matter what I tried. I wasn't sure if the fault was with the locking cap, the area it attched to or if it had something to do with the shoddy shade. But it was frustrating, to say the least. That same day I called onlinecomponents and they were wonderful! The sent me a replacement lamp within 10 days and did not require the non-functioning one be returned...saving me more shipping fees. I'd have gladly paid a bit more for a better quality, perhaps glass, shade though. But if you're looking for an inexpensive floor lamp, with 3-way lighting capabilities, this is a good deal.
Good for cheap December 25, 2008
This lamp is cheap and you'll know it when it refuses to stand up straight, preferring to wobble threateningly whenever you touch it. It works, though, and looks okay.
Good lamp for the price. February 23, 2008
You can't beat the price here. Though the quality of materials & workmanship is not top shelf, you definately get your money's worth with this lamp. It works well & looks good enough for what it is. Great for anyone on a budget.
 Looks okay but could not screw on the shade September 22, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
 should have been a "0" star September 7, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
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