Martha Stewart Outdoor Furniture Reviews

Purchased a Martha Stewart patio set. The set is kept in the house. It was never exposed to the outside. Last month the glass top spontaneously shattered into a million pieces. Contacted Kmart & they were of no help at all. The patio set was expensive. I cannot afford to replace the glass, or buy a new set, so I now have a patio set that I cannot use.

My Martha Stewart glass top table spontaneously exploded after I had just set it out on my patio. It was purchased at K-mart in the mid-summer 2006. I used the table for half of last summer and now I will not be able to use it this year. K-mart said that I should contact you because they are not willing to replace or repair my top. How do I get a new table top or new table?

Last summer I found that the lazy-susan on my Martha Stewart glass patio table has shattered. There was no apparent reason for this. I was just now on line, looking for a replacement piece and found that I was not the only person with this problem. I was also trying to find paint, as the tables are rusting and need refinishing.

We purchased the victorian collection last summer and we had it covered for the winter - surprise - the lazy susan shattered into a million little pieces. Many others have filed the same complaint. Kmart says they can't do anything.

We purchased a Martha Stewart patio set from Kmart and are very disappointed. The tables glass shattered all over the place in tiny little pieces. We have had to purchase a shop-vac and do some major cleaning of our yard where the glass sprayed. We have a toddler and dog. This was a very dangerous product flaw and these tables should have been taken off the market a long time ago!!!

Three years ago I purchased the Victoria Patio set which included the 5 chairs w/cushions,and the table w/lazy susan. Separately I purchased the umbrella. Total cost was approximately $800.00. Last summer,my husband and I were in the house preparing for a BBQ when we heard a loud noise. We went out by the in-ground pool, and the glass to the patio table was in a million pieces. The lazy susan was intact. The glass was in between the cement around the pool and to make matters worse, the glass was also in the pool. We both had to get into the pool - 9ft depth and keep diving down for the shattered glass. This took hours.

We came home one summer evening (2006) to find our glass hexagon patio table had bust into thousands of pieces. I have taken pictures of the damage. I am still picking pieces of glass from between my deck.

We purchased a martha stewart glass table with 6 chairs with the lazy susan. Design was nice on the table with the leaf pattern. This past winter, the glass on the table shattered for no apparent reason. Luckily, no one was hurt. Today, I went online to try to buy a replacement table and I am amazed at the number of people reporting this problem. OBVIOUSLY, this is a manufacturing problem and I am disappointed they are still selling the table. How many people have gotten injured by this problem? There must be 300 posts about this table shattering- indoors and outside, stored, etc.

My wife and I purchased a great Martha Stewart Patio Set which included a glass table. We have replaced the glass table twice. In both instances, the table spontaneously shattered into what seemed like a million pieces. It is a shame since we now have patio furniture without a matching table.

2 years ago, my children bought me a Martha Stewart outdoor dining room set with a lazy susan. The chairs rusted after the 1st year, and the cusions began fading almost immediately. This past winter, while in storage, the glass on the lazy susan table exploded. I wasnt aware of this problem until this week as we began to get our patio ready for summer. We found the glass spread within a 6' radius around the table. There was nothing near it so it was baffling to me until I started reading people's problems with this table.

I purchased a glass top Martha Stewart picnic table from WalMart a few years back and the glass has shattered. Nothing was dropped on it it just shattered.

We purchased our patio set in 2004 and had no problems until last week. The glass top on our table seemed to just explode and shatter. Now we are trying to figure out what to do with the set.

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio table from K-mart and the glass shattered into a million pieces. Kmart said to contact Martha Stewert.

We discovered one of the tables had shattered into thousands of tiny pieces. The lazy susan was intact but the table top was destroyed. I did speak to Kmart about it and they told me that I would have to contact the manufacturer. I am interested to participate in a class action suit if one is filed. I have to replace the entire table and now I am not sure if the existing table I have left is sound.

We purchased a Martha Stewart patio set in 2005...the coffee table glass shattered to pieces...even though we stored it in the in the garage for winter...K-mart says they can't do anything about it...we paid over 800.00 for a set that...shatters and rust...we can't afford to replace the glass ...way too expensive.

Martha Stewart Victoria Collection outdoor patio set. Table, Umbrella, Four regular chairs and Two rocking chairs. The table top glass just suddenly shattered into a zillion pieces.

Glass-top outdoor table shattered last Summer - just saw this report about them and wanted to add my experience.

Victoria Collection series Martha Stewart glass top oval coffee table spontaniously shattered while inside the home. This table was purchased in 2003 from K Mart. The table has always been used inside our sitting room never moved other to be placed there and to vacum underneath. This morning at 7:00am we hweard a loud noise upon investigating we found the glass table top shattered for no apparent reason.

I purchased a Martha Stewart outdoor furniture set and just as this says, first my lazy susan just broke into a thousand pieces (I was actually standing there looking at it when it happened, so I KNOW it wasn't vandalism. Then about 6 months later, we heard a very loud crashing sound and went outside to find the entire table top in about 10000 pieces....

We purchased the Martha Stewart Garden Victoria collection outdoor furniture 7pcs for 428.72 on June 29, 2002. We protect the furniture each winter season, but this past year in December before Christmas our 54 inch glass table exploded in a million pieces all over our patio. Luckily our 3 year old and 14 month old were not around during the explosion. No one was home.

I have one of Martha Stwart Living Table and 6 chair sets. My glass top shattered into a million pieces last summer. My 1 and 4 year old were playing near by and I about died as the crashing sound scared us all! I thought we were being shot at! Not to mention my umbrella pole broke in half last summer on a light windy day...NOT a STORM just a BREEZE! I have tried to replace the glass but the cost seems to be as much as a new table if not more! Kmart told me theres nothing they can do.

We purchased 2 Martha Stewart patio furniture sets from KMART in 2002; one large table with chairs and a taller bar set with chairs. Both sets have glass tops and the one issue we had is with the glass top on the bar set. The top consists of 4 seperate glass sections and one of the sections shattered. I have been looking around for a replacement piece of glass but have had no luck. I just noticed that there is aparently an issue with the type of glass used so I think I may be out of luck getting it replaced.

I own a Martha Stewart Pation Set we purchased in 2004. In the summer of 2006 the table top shattered into a million of pieces all over our deck. I have researched the patio sets and have seen that this has been a major problem. I was very disappointed to find out that Martha Stewart does not stand behind her product.

Martha Stewart table top exploded for no apparent reason while the table was being stored in our family room. The unit was several years old and each year it was taken in during the winter months.

Purchased a glass top table and six chair from KMART in 2001. The octagon shaped table top shattered into a million pieces. Luckily there was no one at the table at the time and that we had it far enough away from the pool. Chair ripped in the 3rd season of use.

In May 2004 we purchased the Martha Stewart Victorian Collection. We take very good care of it since it cost almost $1200. We brought it out of storage the next day we hear what sounded like a mini explosion and we go out and the glass on the lazy susan on top of the table has shattered into a million pieces and actually exploded all over the deck. Also, we take the cushions in each season and they seem to be getting faded even while in storage and they are almost thread-bare now. Even though we keep the chairs covered, the arms are rusting terribly.

Wow I couldn't believe how many other people had the same experience with finding your glass table top shattered all over. All I can say is CHEAP products. Won't buy her brand again.

A few years after purchase, the Martha Stewart patio table exploded for no reason. The glass continued to keep shattering, making popping noises as it did so. Two days later, the lazy susan part of this table also exploded.

My glass table shattered.

Glass top of our 2 year old Martha Stewart Santa Barbara collection outdoor furniture table shattered unexpectedly.

I purchased the patio furniture around 4 years ago. We had the furniture less than a year and we had to replace the pole that snaps into the bottom stand of the umbrella. It completely bent over. I have covered my furniture and within one year, it has faded and has holes in it. I also have several chairs that are rusting and the paint is coming off. I spent over $700 for this and I was hoping it would last longer than it has. I should have went with the cheap plastic furniture.

My Martha Stewart Table just shattered. I now have a table that is worthless and I am very frusrated that this happened.

Like everyone else I to found my glass table shattered and I thought someone had shattered it. Thanks to this website I see that it is not our fault. Why hasn’t these been recalled?

One night I heard a loud boom and went on pool deck and glass was everywhere and I bought the whole set with the loveseat and have another dining table that match the loveseat and hoping nothing happen to that.

I bought two Martha Stewart Patio Sets from K-Mart about 2 or 3 years ago. We cover our patio furniture in the winter time; we take very good care of it. Went outside one day and I seen glass all over the ground. One of the table tops had broken. Shame on you Martha Stewart, for not backing up your product. I'll never buy anything ever again with your name on it!

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio table and may have had the table about 3 years, then "pow" shattered into a million pieces. Called a glass place to see how much a tempered glass was to replace it. Over $200.00 and then some because of the shape of the table. I do blame Martha Stewart for not over seeing the quality of the glass, and putting her name on it. Thank You Martha Stewart.

I had bought a Martha Stewart Santa Barbara patio collection about 2 years ago at Kmart. Last night I was sitting in my living room iwhen I heard a big noise. The glass table shattered into little pieces of glass.

Michelle of Stratford NJ (03/02/07)

I too, walked outside one morning to find my Martha Stewart glass patio table shattered into a million pieces! I live in sunny San Diego so there were no adverse weather conditions that could have caused this or any items that fell onto the table. The only thing we could think of is the wind blew a little too hard on the umbrella which went through a hole in the middle.

Last father’s day I bought a Martha Stewart patio set at K-Mart. This afternoon there was shattered glass everywhere. My Martha Stewart patio table (less than a year old) shattered into a million pieces. I called JRA furniture, but all they would do is replace the glass with another one, at my expense no less, and if that one breaks I’m out of luck.

For no reason the Martha Stewart Patio Table glass top shattered with nothing on top or near it. No injuries occurred as no one was near the table at the time. When checking with another K-Mart store about the situation, they were very nice, but had never heard of this happening. No remedy was offered.

The glass table top of the Martha Stewart table spontaneously crumbled and the glass continued to crackle and pop spreading allover the pooldeck for a half an hour

About a week ago, I came home to find that my Martha Stewart Victoria dining table was completely shattered into a million pieces! I tried to figure out what could have happened, but took it as something that just happened and decided to look for the replacement glass on-line. To my surprise, I found that the exact scenario has happened to many. I am extremely disappointed to learn about this as I paid a lot of money for the complete set.

Last year we purchased a beautiful patio set from one of the Martha Stewart Collections at Kmart. On July 27, 2005, the glass table top shattered into a million pieces. Luckily, no one was sitting at the table at this time. There was no explanation to be found as to why it exploded.

Last Tuesday night I was awaken by a noise outside and what to my wondering eyes should appear but glass shattered all around and my glass patio table disappeared. I have no idea what caused this other than perhaps cold weather. Although when I purchased this Martha Stewart table the glass top table I previously had was over 20 years old and I never had a problem and it had gone though worst weather than a little cold.

Our Martha Stewart glass top patio table shattered during the night for no reason. Glass is scattered all over the patio area and yard and required extensive clean-up and we are still finding pieces around in odd places.

My husband and I paid around $500.00 for an outside table, 5 chairs, and umbrella of the Martha Stewart Victorian set. Within, a year or two of owning the set, we were awakened in the middle of the night by the glass in the table top shattering. We didn't know what it was at the time, but when we awoke the next morning, I found that the entire table top had shattered into a million pieces all over our wood deck. We assumed that an animal had jumped on it but could find no trace of such. Then we thought vandalism which concerned me for many nights after that.

I bought the Victoria patio set of Martha Stewart as well. This past summer, I heard this loud popping sound and figured someone must have dropped something pretty hard. Later I decided to go sit on the patio and read a magazine, have a nice glass of ice tea, and there was my beautiful table glass, shattered into a million pieces. I couldn't believe it! It was well cared for as well and now I have to search for a new one to complete my set again.

After we bought the glass patio table and chairs. We set it up in our backyard. It was set up for about 3 weeks and when we went to put in the umbrella the entire glass top shattered into a million pieces and cut my finger. No stiches were needed. I then went and bought another top because they told me they couldn't do anything about it.

I purchased the Martha Stewart Patio furniture with six chairs and the umbrella in '02 it has been great until this past month. I looked out the back window at the patio to find my table glass shattered into millions of pieces! It took me hours to clean up filling at least 4 buckets with glass. Not to mention, now afraid to walk outside without shoes because the glass was everywhere...This was very disappointing, has anyone taken this any further than a complaint? By the looks of it, I think it's time we should take action.

I was sitting in my living room reading the paper when I had to get up to answer a call in another room. When I walked back to the room I noticed that my patio glass top table had shatterred inwardly into a heap on the floor. This patio set is enclosed on a screened porch.

I received a Martha Stewart Patio Set for my wedding in 2003 and the top shattered last week (11/10/06) for no apparent reason into a million tiny pieces. The table was well cared for and kept indoors in the winter

We purchased a Martha Stewart brand outdoor table and chairs set approximately four years ago. We placed the furniture on a screened -in porch and used it often during warm weather months. Last Sunday, the glass table top spontaneously shattered.

My son called me at work and told me the table was making a funny sound and it looked like it was cracking. I went home to find the table shattered. He told me that he had just heard a crash right as I arrived home. The main damage caused by the shattering glass was chipped paint on my motorcycle, which was under the deck. I took pictures because nobody would have believed it! It took days for me to get all the glass from the between the boards on the deck. I still have the table frame but threw out the bucket of glass.

I purchased a Martha Stewart outdoor glass leaf etched patio table with 5 chairs sometime early spring. went out one day to have my coffee and read my paper like I always do, to find the table in a million pieces leaving only the frame with the lazy susan in tact. there was glass everywhere. I have swept time and time again and months later I'm still finding glass so that we can not walk barefooted on our patio. I have since then purhased another table (the same one) to match the chairs, this fall. Now hear that this has happened to several other customers I am afraid that this new table will also shatter. I'm not happy about this problem. I still have the frame from the broken one what am I supposed to do with it?

I found your website because I was looking for a Martha Stewart website to replace our shattered glass deck table.

We purchased a Martha Stewart patio set (Santa Barbara) and the bistro set on March 19, 2006. On September 20, 2006 I heard a loud crashing noise outside. It was my table, shattered in a million pieces all over my second floor deck.

Two days ago, as my 7 year old daughter and her friend approached our beautiful patio set (it really was beautiful) it exploded. Glass everywhere, no wind, nothing on the table, serene as could be and bang! I'm happy the kids are OK, but I'm upset that this seemingly fine product just blew up. It was/is a six sided chocolate colored aluminum table with the glass top, the Olympia model. In speaking with the local K Mart where we purchased it, we learned we are not the only ones, with this problem.

We purchased a Martha Stewart patio set 3 years ago, and about a month ago the table shattered for no apparent reason. Not only that, but the set is very rusted and looks terrible...that started after only 1 year. The cushions are very faded, too. I'm disappointed in the quality of the product considering what I paid for it.

I own a Martha Stewart Everyday Living Victoria patio set. A few nights ago it spontaneously shattered. The cushions are also very faded and blotchy-looking. Overall, I regret acquiring the furniture.

I am just another of many that have had my Victoria Collection glass lazy susan explode for no reason. I have had the set for about three years now. The finish is coming off of the rim of the table and the chairs are starting to rust, despite keeping it covered with a good quality cover. The set sure costs enough to make you think that you are paying for quality! HA! Looks are deceiving. The set looks cheap now.

I bought a Martha Stewart Victorian Patio set. I have had it for little over a year. I didn't know there was a problem with them, so 2 weeks ago when we had extreme heat I came home to find the tabletop had crumbled into a million pieces. I assumed it was from the heat. I called JRA Furniture in California and they told me it's only guaranteed for a year. Since I really like the style I sent them $129 for a new table. I haven't received it as of yet. When I asked the man I spoke to if this was a common problem, I was told it had never happened before.

My Montecito Dining Table glass shattered for no apparant reason into several thousand pieces. I now have no outside patio table.I was late for work because I had to clean it because I have pets.

The glass in this Martha Stewart patio table, purchased at Kmart, spontaneously shattered last night. My wife and I discovered it this morning- shards of glass all over the porch floor. I understand you've received many complaints about this already (I read your article from a couple months ago), I just wanted to add to the list so this problem receives wider attention. It is absolutely absurd that Kmart and other stores continue to sell this furniture when these problems have been going on for years. This table was purchased some time in 1998, so it lasted a good while, but that doesn't excuse the negligence of the manufacturer and retailers of this product.

We purchased a Martha Steward patio table from K-mart two years ago. But this August, it exploded and shattered into thousands of small pieces of glass.

Purchase a Martha Stewart patio set from KMart several years ago. Two days ago the patio table glass shattered into thousands of pieces.

Entire Martha Stewart set purchased (minus the rocker) in 2001. Not exactly sure when it occured, perhaps within 2 years, the table top shattered. We purchased another table assuming that it was vandalism. The following summer, the oblong table shattered. Again, we were unsure of what could have happened (we were thinking of a young teen down the street had vandalised again!) Here it is 2006, and our second table shattered. We walked outside to hear glass crackling. And yes, it takes quite a long time to clean it all up. It really shatters!

The lazy susan portion of the patio table exploded into a million pieces. The patio furniture wasn't even outside...it was in our basement. There was no one around when it happened, I just heard it from upstairs.

We purchased a MARTHA STEWART ASHEVILLE PATIO SET with 4 chairs In June 06. Tonight We heard a loud noise outside and we went outside and learned the table shattered into thousands of pieces . While removing the glass i rcvd several cuts and it took me and my wife quite a while to clean it up. My Patio surrounding will have glass shards for long time. The table is less than 3 months old. It was like an explosion.

We purhcased a Martha Stewart Victorian Patio table with lazy susan, unbrella and five chairs. After only one year the fabric on the chairs and umbrella faded. Two years later the finishe on the chairs and table began to peal off and the grand finale was when the glass lazy turntable exploded into thousands of pieces.

My boyfriend and I went to Kmart lastnight and bought Martha Stewart's 7 piece olympia Patio table and chairs. We also purchased the Olympia Bar collection that consist of bar, four chairs and a serving stool. I went on line to see if I could find a site that would allow me to purchase a umbrella for the bar set only to discover a site that had 20 or more consumers talk about both of these sets and how they have had the glass in each one to explode and shatter every where. Luckily I have not even taken it out of it's boxes yet.

I bought a Martha Stewart Patio Table frin K-mart about 2 years ago and the glass just shattered this past week end.

Martha Stewart Patio table and six chairs, table glass exploded, now I have 6 useless chairs, thank you K-mart and Martha Stewart, I will not use either again.

The end of April when I returned from a week's vacation in florida, I went out on my deck and discovered a million pieces of broken glass. At first I thought someone had broken one of my windows. No broken windows. I looked under my covered Martha Stewart table and low and behold the table glass was everywhere and there was only a table frame standing.

We heard about the patio tables from Kmart exploding on the local news. We had the same table and ours exploded for no reasons last year. I called Kmart and was referred to Customer Service, I received a letter today, 8/21, they stated that the warranty on that particular table had run out. So pretty much they said, Too Bad!

I purchased a Martha Stewart table from Kmart roughly 2 years ago. The table was a green circle with a lazy susan on the top and a leaf etched pattern in the glass. This table was on a second floor deck. I heard a loud crash from outside and went to check into what had happened only to find the glass table top shattered in 10,000 pieces on the top of my deck as well as all over the underneath patio area. The Lazy susan however was still in tact within the frame. After hours of cleaning I am still finding pieces of glass everywhere. I can no longer allow my 3-year-old on the deck without shoes becasue I cannot get all of the glass out of the cracks of the deck. Fortunately no one was hurt.

I had my Matha Stewart patio table glass top explode down on me! I thought that maybe I bumped the table while underneath of it. I was just finishing up installation of a set of umbrella lights and was routing the power cord under the table when all of the sudden there was a loud crash and the glass came down on me. Fortunately It did not get in my eyes, but I was not wearing a shirt. I was in shock and covered from the waist up with glass shards. I went to the screen door and called for my wife afraid to tell her that I broke our table. she looked at me in horror as I didn't realize how much I was bleeding. Fortunately the cuts were mostly monor but numerous. The worst was a nick in me ear which bleed badly. She had to rinse the glass and blood off of me with the hose. I hope none of it got into my inground pool.

August 19, 2006 This afternoon around 4:00 pm. my family and I was standing outside around our pool when all of a sudden we all heard a huge crash. All of a sudden we saw our patio table (Martha Stewart brand) explode. Glass shattered all over our wooden deck. About 20 minutes earlier some family members (one was a 2 yrs old) had just been sitting at the table eating. Thank God no one was hurt or sitting at the table at the time the glass exploded. After a lengthy time of cleaning the glass up, I have it saved in a bag. I also took several pictures of the table and deck after the glass exploded. The crash was so loud that neighbors next door heard the sound and came running to see what had happened and if anyone had gotten hurt. This is a very scary situation, not one I want to deal with ever again!

Bought a Martha Stewart Table in fall 2003. June 18, 2005 (less than 2 years later) came home from a trip to have patio table shattered into a million pieces.

Purchased Martha Stewart patio furniture at K-Mart. One day we heard a sound outside like someone shot - when we looked out, the table top was laying on the ground in many many pieces. This set was a leaf pattern to the table with a lazy susan on top. Five chairs, table and umbrella. I went online to find out if a replacement could be purchased and found a website with multiple complaints about this and all with the same type incident. I was very surprised!!

I purchased a Marth Stewart Set and the glass cocktail table shattered. I also have a dining set and am afraid that it will shatter as well. I have 2 small children and they were cut by the shards of glass. I had to get rid of the entire cocktail table because there were shards of glass in the rim and I was afraid of the children cutting themselves.

We purchase Martha Stewart patio set from Kmart about two years ago. About 2 months ago I came home from work and found my table shattered. The table was on the sencond floor deck. I had glass shattered on my deck and all over the ground. We had to use a shop vac to pick up the glass from the grass and deck. The table was not moved and still in the same place and so were the chairs.

At 5am on 8/9/06 the entire tabletop spontaneously exploded sending glass all over a 12-foot radius of patio and grass. we were happy to read about other tabletops spontaneously exploding, because it was slightly more reassuring than the possibility of an intruder hitting the table, but saddened to read the numbers of tables involved. we have 2 children who wont be able to play in the front yard now because of the glass, but fortunately they were'nt near the table when it shattered. why in the world hasn't this been more publicized???

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio set from K-Mart in Hanover, PA in 2003. I took good care of it, storing it inside during the winter months. About 3 weeks ago, I heard what sounded like an explosion out by my pool. The entire glass top had shattered, sending hundreds of pieces of glass into my swimming pool...resulting in putting holes in the vinyl liner of the pool. Needless to say, not only am I out a patio table, I had to pay to have someone find and patch the holes the exploding glass made in the pool liner.

We purchased our Martha Stewart patio set in June of 2005. On August 3, 2006, I came home from work to find shattered glass all over the deck. My husband and kids were home but noone was out on the deck all day.

Purchased a Martha Stweart patio table and chairs in July of 2005.In the fall of 2005 we heard a loud crash and looked out our window and saw the table top was completly shattered. No one was around it and there was no adverse weather to cause this. The glass exploded all over a 12 foot patio and into a nearby fish pond. The shards of glass are still under our deck. All of the 6 patio chairs that we bought to go with the table which are outdoor furniture and claim to be weather resistant have also rusted in 2 months time.

We purchased a Martha Stewart patio set a few years ago. One day when we came home we found that the glass table top was shattered in thousands of pieces on our patio. We thought it might just be the work of vandals. We bought a second Martha Stewart table to replace it in 2004. This spring in May my wife called me at work saying she heard a loud crash on our patio and guess what ? The second table was shattered. There was no one on the patio when this happened.

During a family party, we were having cake & coffee. While sitting at the table the complete table top shattered all over everyone! At first we were in complete shock. There was no bang. Nothing fell on the table. It just shattered out of the blue. Luckily the result was just a few cuts from the small pieces of glass. After reading on the web that this is a pretty common event for those who own Martha Stewart tables, it amazes me that these haven't been recalled & nothing is being done about it.

I also had 2 Martha Stewart glass tables that had the glass shatter without reason. The most recent being a large rectangular table that we had on the patio, the weather was perfect, nothing fell on it, no inclination of anything and then POW!! Glass everywhere.

I just read the articale about the Martha Stewart glass patio tables shattering for no reason. I am shocked, I never heard about this and I am shocked that these places would continue to sell the patio tables. I bought my 6 piece Martha Steward patio set from K-Mart in August of 2003. On July 4th 2004 after hearing a loud crash we walked out side to see what the noise was and found the glass of our patio table on the patio floor with some small pieces of glass still attached to the inside rim of the table. We cleaned up the mess and luckly noone was hurt. We couldnt for the life of us figure out why this happened and the store manager said they could not help us.

On 8/1/06, my circular Martha Stewart Victorian table shattered spontaneously. It was a 100-degree day. K-Mart said disclaimers came with sets after reports of this happening and to cover it in extreme heat. However, this set was purchased soon after it appeared on the market (the gray flecked set).

I purchased a Marth Stewart pation set several years ago. I was sitting inside my home when all of a sudden a heard a terrible crash on my patio. My large glass table top exploded into thousands of pieces. Luckily no one was on the patio at the time.

Glass table top recently shattered.Unable to get replacement so had to buy complete new set

Purchased Martha Stewart's Victoria Collection in July 2004: table, 5 chairs, 2 rockers, 2 chaises, swing, couch and table. All pieces are completely rusted, all cushios had ti be thrown away despite storing them inside, table top completely shattered for no apparent reason.

We were moving our glass top patio table, Martha Stewart's and the glass broke and shattered into many, many pieces. It took all of the day to get the grass cleaned up from the broken glass.

I have a martha stewart collection outside patio table and it exploded on me without reason. it was a 90 degree day and i was inside my home when a shattering was heard outside. i looked out and saw glass everywhere. it took about 2 hours to clean the glass out of the cracks of my deck and grass so my children or pets wouldnt get hurt on it.

Our Victoria table exploded on 7/17. I just spoke with JRA about this. The women I spoke with said that last month Consumer Products Safety Committee determined these tables were not unsafe. As there are hundreds of complaints about the same thing happening, obviously they are wrong. The only thing she was able to offer me was a replacement table top. Why would I want that, when the same thing is bound to happen and the next time someone could very well be hurt.

8/2/2006, at 6am I heard a bang. The Martha Stewart Glass Top Patio Table had rippled with cracks throughout. It continued to crackle as the cracks rippled through it for the next 20 minutes and then the glass fell out of the table into many pieces.

We purchased a complete patio set from our local K-Mart Store in Weirton, WV about 4-5 years ago. Yesterday, for no apparent reason the glass top table shattered into a million small fragments. Thankfully no one was at home and there was no injuries. I can't wait to clean it up. We are going to take pictures first. I called the local sheriff's dept. and it is not vandalism. I was then told about similar problems with patio furniture sold by K-Mart.

I purchased a Martha Stewart Victorian Patio glass top (leaves) table with five chairs and matching umbrella. Last evening the glass top shattered into a million pieces, thank goodness no one was on the patio. What a mess to clean up and dispose of. Unfortunately we purchased a 2nd set for our son and daughter-in-law and are now concerned this will happen to their table. Why can't the manufacturer, Kmart and Martha Stewart Company be held liable for this and why has this product not been recalled?

Over the 4th of July weekend our Martha Stewart glass top coffee table exploded. We were totaly baffled as to how this happened until we read the information provided by consumer affairs. I spoke with the manager of the patio department at the K-mart where this was purchased approx. 3 years ago. My call was the first he had on the subject al though he was aware of the situation. At this time, he had no information from the coorporate offices of K-Mart. Please include us in the class action suit.

I am writing to you regarding my Martha Stewart Everyday Garden collection patio furniture, purchased in June 2004. I have been in contact with JRA Furniture Industries since May 25 2006 regarding the horrific and continually deteriorating condition of the chair frames, cushions, and umbrella fabric. I replaced all cushions within the first 10 months of ownership and complained to the Kmart manager. His response was that this was a common problem and that he wasn't surprised at the condition at all. He gave me phone numbers to call to file complaints.

I just came home from work and found that my patio table I just bought last summer was shattered into millions of pieces. See I am not the only person this has happened to. Why is no one standing behind their products.

Glass tabletop shattered.

1 week ago our glass top table suddenly shattered into thousands of pieces. After searching the net to see what needed to be done to replace it, I found I was not the only one to experience this.

We bought a round glass top table and pation set from KMART in 2005. We came home last week to find the glass top had exploded into a million tiny pieces. We thought that vandals detroyed it, because there was no bad weather that day, and no other reason for it to break so violently! I was actually concerned for our safety. And like everyone else, the cleanup was awful. I'm still afraid to walk out the back door in bare feet in case we missed any pieces. Today I was looking for a replacement top when I saw that this has happened to lots of people. At least we are not alone.

I was playing with my son on our outdoor deck when all of a sudden our Martha Stewart glass top patio table shattered into a million little glass pieces. The pieces flew everywhere hitting me and narrowly missing my 11 month old son. I was not injured but am upset that my son was exposed to potential danger from this.

I bought a Martha Stewart glass-topped outdoor table from Kmart. It sat on my pool deck for 2-3 years. Last week, between 11 p.m. one night and 7 a.m. the next morning, it shattered into hundreds of pieces, strewn across my deck and into my yard. Last year, my neighbor's table, which was exactly the same as mine only slightly newer, shattered overnight on their wooden deck in their backyard.

I purchased a patio set from kmart which is called the Santa Barbara collection from Martha Stewart. My glass top shattered into many pieces for no apparant reason.

We purchased a Martha Stewart patio set in the summer of 2004. Our purchase was a glasstop six seat patio table with umbrella. Within the first summer we came home and the glass was shattered into tiny pieces. Since there were no trees or hazards around the table we assumed the glass was not tempered properly and called Kmart. They were nice and checked to see if there was another table in stock. They gave us another table with no question. I presented some of the glass for proof.

Martha Stewart round patio table-glass top exploded

The glass patio table shattered for no apparent reason and the paint on the chairs are peeling and rusted -- the set is brought indoors in the winter

I have made repeated calls since mid June to both KMart & Sears and the Customer Service numbers to try to get a replacement glass for an Olympia outdoor bar with the Martha Stewart name. I keep having to fill out forms over the phone only to be told someone ( a buyer) will call me back n 5 days. That never happens and I call back and talk to someone else again ho can't seem to help. All I want to know is where to go to get a replacement piece for this bar so it can be used.

The glass patio table exploded one day. A loud noise and the patio was covered in glass. It was a very hot day, but no hotter than other days we've had. We purchased the table in Spring of 2002, the table exploded on July 19th 2006.

Last summer I received the Martha Stewart Santa Barbara Patio Table & Chairs. In July my table top literally exploded as I was about to sit down. Luckily my children were inside at the time. I thought that I possibly assembled it wrong & after a week of cleaning up glass on, in and under my deck I bought a replacement top. I just came across the complaints about this happening to numerous people & am convinced it was not my assembly, but a manufacturers defect in the table itself.

Marth Stewart outdoor glass top table shattered for no apparent reason. Paint is also peeling from metal on table and chairs.

In 2000 I had purchased the Martha Stewart Victoria Collection patio set at Kmart in which most of the stores in Illinois are closed now. I have had this set in my sunroom for 6 years and just last week I heard this unbelievable noise and when I looked the table had shattered in a miilion pieces. Thank goodness no kids were in there at the time but I couldn't figure out what would have caused it to shatter that way. There was nothing on the table.

Purchased a Martha Stewart Victoria patio set from Kmart. Have had it for a few years and glass top shattered into little pieces and the finish on the chairs is chipping and peeling. Thankfully the table was not being used when this incident happened. We frequently use this table to dine in the summer.

I bought a Martha Stewart patio table, chairs, and umbrella at Kmart about 4 years ago. The finish on the metal chairs had started to peel, and I replaced the umbrella earlier this summer, but otherwise, I thought the set was in good shape. Today, 7/24/06, I came home from work and found that the glass table top had smashed into thousands of tiny pieces. The glass lazy susan part of the table was still intact, with my daughters sidewalk chalk still resting on it.

My glass top patio table exploded into a million pieces.

I purchased a Martha Stewart Santa Barabara Patio set Aug of 2005. The complete set was well cared with a cover and stored in my garage for this past winter. On July 16, 2006, we had a BBQ. Later that day while I was about to put the umbrella in the hole, the glass table top shattered into a million pieces onto my feet, cauising me to suffer multiple cuts. My wife, her cousin and myself also suffered many cuts from the sharp glass as we attemped to clean the glass from my deck. The pieces flew all over my deck which is approx 15'x30'. After using a couple of brooms and small house shovels to pick up all the pieces of glass, we found much of the glass had gotten caught between the decking materials. I had to get a butter knife to slide in between the decking and pop them up. Then when the sunlighthit my deck, I saw countless embedded slivers into the decking material which I am now afraid to let myself, wife and two children walk on without shoes. I cannot beleive all the reports I read last night going back a couple of years of not only my particular named set, the Santa Barbara, but other sets from the Martha Stewart collections such as the Cape May and Victorian.

Martha Stewart Glass top table shattered for no apparent reason. No one was close to the table at the time it shattered.

I received my martha stewart collection for my birthday last september. I was in the house 7/19/06 & I heard the shattering of glass. When I ran outside I shaw my table laying in a pile. Thank heavens my childrem were in the house with me. People should know what is going on with these tables. I was amazed to find all the complaints. I just wonder if old martha is willing to replace my glass/?

We were in our home and heard an odd noise in the backyard. My husband and I went outside to see what it was and found our Martha Stewart bar top shattered. All of it appeared to be chunks of glass but when we began to pick it up we both had tiny slivers of glass in and on our fingers and hands. It was very painful. This happened about 6 weeks ago and we are still finding glass in our yard. We are afraid to let our children play anywhere near that area. They have had to do summer activities such as playing on their sprinkler and slip-n-slid in our neighbor's yard.

Our glass patio table shattered spontaneously one morning. It was sitting in the shade on our back deck when I heard a loud noise. After searching the house, I looked out the back window to see shattered glass all over the deck.

The glass top on my Martha Stewart Santa Barbara Bistro Set table spontaneously exploded on 7/21/06. Glass pieces flew all over. Fortunately, no one was nearby. My husband heard it from inside our house. We bought the set for $319.77 on 3/15/05. It just makes me sick to think what could have happened if my grandchildren had been nearby, especially my 6-month old grandson who would have been in his infant carrier at eye-level.

A Martha Stewart brand patio table with a glass top spontaneously shattered. This table was purchased at Kmart.

We purchased a Martha Stewart table and two chairs for our deck. This year the glass table shattered. We have had this for 2 1/2 years and no prbolems. Is anything going to be done to replace this or compensate us in anyway? We cannot use out table now without the glass. Thankfully no one was injured, can you imagine if an artery had been hurt?

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio furniture set in grey mesh with a glass top table in a leaf design and by chance came upon this website. Which is quite startling as I have had to replace my glass top twice and the center ring that hold the umbrella, as when the glass shattered the umbrella which is contained in it's own iron stand would also break the ring that support the table legs. I have had to purchase both items which are not as you would realize cheap and now am having to do the same thing again. I believe the set name is Martha Stewart Monticello manufactured in CA, it is the grey mesh highback chairs and hexagon shaped table.

Purchased Martha Stewart patio table. Glass top shattered all over my patio. Brother-in-law sustained lacerations and glass in feet.

Purchased a martha stewart glass top patio dining table and chairs from Kmart. The glass top shattered into a million pieces. The table was located on a covered lanai. We heard the sound of glass breaking and discovered that the table top was shattered. The table was not damaged in any other way except shattered glass top. I went on line to see if a replacement top could be purchased and noted an article about numerous problems with this line of patio furniture suggesting it was a common occurence, due to poor product.

This would be the second Martha Stewart table I bought from my local Kmart. This one is only about a month old. About a month ago, as I was taking my youngest son to practice my oldest son called to tell me that my table glass had busted again! There is no sense in this at all. She should be held responsible for all of the tables.

My husband and I received a Martha Stuart Patio Furniture Set for a wedding gift 5 years ago. I was sitting outside talking to a friend when the glass table top shattered in a million pieces. My dog yelped because he was sleeping underneath the table when it happened. I was not on the porch but facing the table as I sat in my backyard. As I said,I was on the phone with a friend and screamed when it happened.

At approximately 12:30 PM, my Martha Stewart glass tabletop exploded. I and my cousin Linda from Baltimore, Maryland were sitting in the living room at my cottage at the lake, when the glass top table exploded and I saw the whole incident from the picture window. I surmised that the result was some type of molecular action. The glass top came from the center and formed like a mushroom blast from a bomb and then came down and crashed after it exploded. It did not lift like a smooth flat piece of glass on a plain. I have never seen such a sight before. The patio deck where the table sits is not directly exposed to sunlight as our deck has a roof and in no way is exposed to direct sunlight. Linda thought someone was shooting and was ready to grab my arm to hit the deck or floor. Remember she is from Baltimore!!

I bought a Martha Stewart outdoor set that included sofa, coffee table and 2 rocking chairs in 1999, came home 1 day to find the table shattered. I though some kids may have been misbehaving so when I was at a garage sale and saw the same table, I bought it.

The glass tabletop on our Martha Stewart patio table shattered this afternoon. I think my heart is still beating fast.

My husband and I recently renovated a new home with a beautiful inground swimming pool. We purchased the Martha Stewart Santa Barbara Collection (dining chairs, table, bistro collection and four chaise lounge chairs). The collection has been at our home for 6 weeks. Last night, while my husband and I were watching a movie, we heard an explosion from the back patio. The table had exploded into a million pieces. When I went to the Kmart website to see if I could obtain another table, the collection has sold out. I'm searching the internet for other options but based on the feedback at this website, I'm considering finding a replacement table from another vendor.

The glass table top from my Martha Stewart Living Hydrangea Collection shattered into a million pieces. We were in the house when we heard this strange sound. When we looked out on our deck, it looked like it was covered with pieces of ice! It took hours to clean it up. The rest of the set is in great condition. We store it inside in the winter months and put the chair cushions away after every use. But what good is it if we don't have a table???

I bought a really cute Martha Stewart patio set 3 years ago. The table with the leaves on it. 2 years ago the table top shattered. Thinking this was a fluke I rebought the same table. Last night the second table top shattered. That's enough Martha Stewart patio furniture for me!

Over the past 5 years I have purchased the entire Martha Stewart Victoria Gardens Collection. One day last week the entire table top on the dinning table shattered into a million pieces. Not to mention that every single chair has rusted as well as the tables.

The morning of July 17th, 2006, 7:30 am I hear an exlosion and glass shattering. I thought it was a car accident that's how loud it was. When I didn't see a car accident I went out to my deck and the glass table had shattered all over my deck. I couldn't believe it. I could not figure out how the glass shattered. I proceeded to try and clean it up and the glass was so heavy that I reinjured my hand that I am going for physical therapy for the last 6 months. On top of that I pulled a muscle in my neck and shoulder cleaning this mess up and will ask my physical therapist to treat that as well as my hand.

Our Martha Stewart table exploded today. We have had it at least 3 years. I couldn't imagine what had happened to it when my son called me at work to tell me. Luckily he was inside. There are a million pieces of glass on my patio that I am going to have to deal with. I had no idea others had this problem until I found this website. We are all entitled to our money back as this is a serious problem.

I bought a table made by Martha Stewart at K Mart in 2003. The table is in excellent condition. Each year we store it under a closed area and no abuse has ever happened. Two weeks ago, I was standing by the table getting ready to sit down in the chair and all of the sudden the glass dropped out of it. It shattered in thousands of pea size pieces.

I brought my Martha Stewart Collection Patio Furniture out of the garage for summer and one morning for no apparent reason, the glass table top shattered on top of one of my two dogs. My patio is protected by house and privacy fence and no objects are/were located above it, so no possibility of anything hitting it to shatter it.

I purchased a set of Martha Stewart patio furniture in June of 2001. Last week it shattered for no apparent reason on my patio. While checking the web, I found the page where all complaints were written. I, too, would like to get retribution for this poorly made glass top.

We had purchased a Martha Stewart patio table (6 sided with a leaf pattern in it), 6 chairs and umbrells in the spring of 2001. We left the table and chairs outside all year round. It has seen very hot temperatures, snow, an inch sheet of ice on top for more than a week, high winds, etc. It has been in the same spot on our brick patio for the past 5 years and is used all the time. It held up very well.

On June 14, 2006 our glass patio table suddenly burst into millions of pieces. We purchased the Martha Stewart Olympia Set at K-mart in 2005 and it was less than a year old. We have 3 children and fortunately the table broke in the middle of the night when no one was outside.

Purchased a Martha stewart Monticelo set --glass top about 5 yeras ago----one day {approx JUly 2004} I came home to find table top shattered. There was no reason for this to happen. I called the Martha Stewart company and was told that it was not warranteed and when i aasked if this was a common complaint, i was told no. I purchased another table top in K mart in may of 2005 as i had all the chairs to set. I never thought of this again until i saw an article about this on Consumeraffairs.com

I bought an outdoor dining table last year and it is not even a year old. I have under a patio and it just exploded for know reason. I called JAR industries as directed from KMART. I was told to send a picture and letter to explain what happened. I mail a picture and the letter, about a week later JRA industries, {Percy} called and told me they would replace the table and all I had to do was pay the shipping and handling......Only $129.00 plus tax. Funny thing right now they are on sale at Wal-Mart.

Last year we bought a Martha Stewart 11 pc patio set. Last Saturday as my daughter was in the pool and I was just coming out of the house, the glass top on the table exploded into millions of pieces and tiny shards for no apparent reason. Needless to say it was a nightmare to clean up.