Top Christmas tree stand in miserable packaging

Especially at Christmas we made a bargain with the tree purchase shortly before the 24th, a 2.5 meter high Nordmann fir for 50 at the local nursery, the most beautiful Christmas tree I had previously.

Only now the problem of the old ceramic stand of Oma with Schraubzwängen holds such a large tree no longer safe, with 2 cats, the accident risk was far too high.

Therefore, I trusted the reviews of customers and decided on the KRINNER:

For product:

(+) Of the stator is processed very high quality and correspond exactly to the product images
(+) The manual is small but explains exactly what I want to know and we were able to in a few minutes using the tree
(+) The clamping function is really easy to place the tree in the center and hold and then clamped with the foot pedal, a charming advantage, the function has a overexpansion protection: If the tree is firmly clamped echoes the mechanical bell in the pedal and you know that one has fixed the tree. - Little tip: I thought one can also loosely tighten the pedal by hand, but just the last raster levels go but slightly heavier, lying under the tree hardly possible, therefore I recommend the easy use by foot.
(+) Of small water level detectors helps optimally when filling with water, and informed very simple (as in the flower box) over the Wasserstand.Unserer unfortunately did not get the same level, gently nackeln, it dissolves and comes up as required.

Now to the packaging:

(-) I am well aware that the manufacturer wants to earn his money, but I really do not get a B-Ware at the original price: My box was obviously taped again, the packaging of the stand had been completely torn open on one side and the stand much almost out. If I buy such a Christmas tree stand, I expect the same quality of the product even with the packaging - which was a pity! Would not it be I would have been just before Christmas sent to stand back.