Did this Stand for Christmas 2014 bought on the basis of some positive reviews here. And I can only agree. The closing and holding mechanism works after getting how can it easily solve the case back perfectly and keeps the tree. The tree itself is thanks to the tip at the bottom of the stand really easy to align, ie a lopsided Christmas tree there not with this stand. With the ability to fill water held our tree by also even to the middle of January. So we had a long time pleasure.
Because the stand apparently in some was not tight, no problem for us, the water stayed there where it should - the tree. Just be aware not to charge too much (the little swimmers in mind), otherwise there is a risk that the container passes.