Martha Stewart Outdoor Furniture Reviews

The glass in our Martha Stewart Melrose table shattered like many others, apparently. However, I know exactly why it shattered. When we would move the table from one spot to another, we would drag it with the umbrella still attached. Well, after a number of years of this abuse on our part, one of the lower support brackets for the umbrella broke at the weld and caused the umbrella pole to wedge against the glass and it shattered. Just wondering if this could have happened to others? Since this was our fault, we went to Kmart, manned up, and bought a new table. Problem solved. We remove the umbrella when the table is not in use.

My Martha Stewart glass-top patio table just spontaneously exploded this week. I only learned tonight that this has happened to a lot of people. I just wanted to add my name to the numbers! Thank you. Luckily, no one was near it, but I am out the purchase price. I spent hard earned money on this table before I retired, thinking it would last a long, long time. Not!

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio set and the glass top shattered today. I would like a replacement table. It was round with a leaf pattern in it. Where can I find this?

I purchased Martha Stewart’s Palisades set with the lazy Susan in the center, outdoor furniture in May of this year for Memorial Day. Not even 60 days later, I looked out my patio door and discovered my patio table was shattered in millions of pieces. All I have left is the lazy Susan and the table frame where the glass used to be. No one can tell me how to replace my table and the season is not over. What can I do to get my table replaced? I feel I should be compensated in some way. As a result, I am stuck with brand new chairs and umbrella and no table. No one was physically injured.

The Martha Stewart glass top patio table exploded in a million pieces. I must purchase a new table and it took 2 hrs plus to Shop-Vac up the shards of glass.

The Martha Stewart patio table with victory pattern shattered for no apparent reason. I just had to clean it up and now I have no table.

I purchased the Martha Stewart Victoria Collection furniture approximately 5 years ago from Kmart. Two years after the purchase, the glass top shattered and JRA Patio Furniture Company that used Martha Stewart's name was kind enough to replace the table top and, just the other day, it exploded yet again.

I bought an outdoor patio set. Not even a year old and the glass top just exploded today, Aug. 1, 2009 and the glass kept crackling after it was already on the ground for about 15 minutes. I think there should be someway to receive a replacement table.

We bought a Martha Stewart patio set with leaves etched into the glass table top. I loved the set, but I was trimming my dog in midday when I heard a huge crash, and to my dismay, the glass top shattered into a million pieces on my patio. Now, I purchased new cushions and have no table. I would like a replacement tabletop.

My glass table top of Martha Stewart patio furniture just shattered into a million pieces; it literally exploded. Luckily, no one was at the table. I was many rooms away from the table when I heard a small explosion. I found the table top shattered and the glass is still crackling like popcorn. There is glass everywhere over my deck and I have small grandchildren that play out there every day in the summer which it is right now. I don't know when they will be able to go out there again and don't know long it is going to take to clean all this glass up; it is literally everywhere in the smallest, tiniest pieces. Needless to say that I spent over $300 on the whole set of table and chairs and I am going to be unable to even use any of it for the rest of the summer.

Martha Stewart/JRA Furniture’s patio table glass shattered mid-day when no one was nearby or using it. It startled the homeowner with a loud crash. We lost use of the table/deck area. Cleanup will take a long time.

My Martha Stewart 6-sided glass top table just exploded into thousands of tiny pieces. We heard this crashing noise on our deck and went outside to see the glass all over the deck. As we stood there looking at it, the small pieces on the floor were still popping and cracking just like popcorn.

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio set, which I have had for a few years, from Kmart on July 25, 2009. My son, wife, and two children were at my home when they heard this loud crash. They went to the back doors on my patio, only to see the entire top of the table on the floor. The glass top had exploded, and the glass was so hot that it was bouncing up off the floor. There was no one outside or around the table at the time. It just shattered on its own.

I came home from a camping trip and found that the glass top on our Martha Stewart patio table had shattered and there was glass all over the chairs and deck. I have difficulty replacing the glass top due to the octagonal shape of the table.

This morning, 7/25/09 at about 9 a.m., the glass table top in our Martha Stewart table purchased at Kmart in the Washington Street Shopping Center in Las Vegas, basically blew up into a million pieces. We are lucky that our dog, Rat Terrier-18 lbs., or anyone else was not on the patio at the time. We purchased this set, table, five chairs, chaise and a couple of extra chair seats in Spring of 2005. We have always liked the set. I never thought a glass table top could explode like this. It is identical to photos on the web. The chair fabric is also very poor and rotting. We want you to be aware of this liability to prevent someone from getting hurt.

Two sections (out of 4) of my Martha Stewart outdoor bar shattered for no reason. It is not even 1 year old and was purchased at Kmart.

into a million pieces. It took him hours to clean up and he went under the deck to clean up the glass also. He has a bad back and had taken a day off to relax it. Since his back was in bad shape and he had to clean up the millions of tiny pieces, I was at work, his back suffered. I will check because I still see tiny slivers and we had 2 dogs that go on our deck. I don't want them getting glass in their paws or me stepping on it.

My Martha Stewart dining table was destroyed. I found it this way upon arriving home from dinner with my children. The glass top is in shards! I'll be sweeping this up until October. This is not the first time this has happened. It happened to the bar top as well a few years ago. I love the set. How can I get a replacement top?

Our Martha Stewart patio table top shattered, spreading glass all over our sun room the one day we planned a party (June 13,2009). Nothing was on the table. It was indoors and had been inside over the winter. It happened in early morning, and nothing was dropped on it. I have heard of numerous stories of this happening. The set was purchased at K-Mary a couple of years ago. Is there a recall and class action suit against the manufacturer?

Glass on Martha Stewart patio table shattered for no reason; glasses were everywhere to be cleaned up.

My Martha Stewart picnic table set bought at Kmart in Levittown (which is now closed) shattered. Someone placed a cup down on it and it shattered. I have had the set for about 3-4 years. My neighbor sitting at the table was cut by a piece of the shattered glass. I have heard about these tables shattering, but did not think the one I had was one of the ones with problems. The set is in an octagon shape that had beveled leafs in it. It was a very nice set, however, there was absolutely no reason for this to shatter the way it did. Can you assist me on how I could obtain a new table top or obtain a refund?

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio set (table, 5 chairs, pads, umbrella, and base). The glass table top just exploded into thousands of pieces. The set is not sitting in direct heat. I purchased the table at the end of the season of last fall 2008. The set is unusable without the table.

Martha Stewart patio glass table top shattered. Glass made a huge mess and some went into our swimming pool. Big 5 sided glass.

We went out to dinner with friends, but when we came back, our patio table broke into millions of pieces! I had complained a few years ago about our chairs tearing from the frame. The company that handles MS things had me send in a ton of stuff a ton of times with no response. I will never be anything Martha Stewart again! What if our children were out there eating or playing which they do often? I hope that good old Martha reads these.

On July 19, 2009, literally one hour ago, my family sat down to eat in our kitchen. As we bowed our heads to pray, we heard a great crashing noise on our deck. We jumped up and saw that our glass top had shattered into hundreds of pieces. As we watched, we could hear continued popping noises. I went out onto the deck and could see and hear the glass popping. I can only say that I am thankful we did not eat dinner out there as I had thought to do! I am very saddened to see that this is not uncommon and that the defective tables are still being sold!

I have experienced the same thing; however, I have had my set for about five years and the carollsile exploded first in 2008, and on July 17th of 2009, the cocktail table glass exploded and shattered exactly like the one in the picture. I am so afraid that my patio table will be the next one to explode. I wish I had known this before purchasing because I have the couch and table, two chairs, and a patio table and four more chairs. My set has always been inside the house. I don't understand this situation. It should be replaced.

It was a hot summer day in western Colorado. I was sitting inside my office reading a book, with the window open and the swamp cooler on. I heard an awful crashing noise outside, I saw my dog cowering, and looked over to see my rectangular glass Martha Stewart table completely shattered. The table was under a covered/wooden patio canopy. I thought something must have fallen to cause this. Not the case! It literally just crashed and it only had on it a plate of seashells and, of course, my daughter and her two friends painted flower pots from camp.

The glass shattered on my Martha Stewart Patio table for no apparent reason today, 7/18/2009. Online, there are articles regarding this brand table with glass top, and the shattering has happened to many people over and over. The article states there is a class action suit on this. Thankfully, no one was near the table, which is in my swimming pool area. In reviewing how much a replacement table top would cost, we found on the Martha Stewart site that it retails for over $600 and was on sale for $400. The set is useless without the glass top.

My Martha Stewart patio furniture table just exploded for no reason on July 4, 2009. I bought it from Kmart.

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio set from Kmart and about two years later, the glass top shattered. No damage, I just need the glass top replaced.

I purchased the "Melrose" Martha Stewart patio set (6 chairs and a glass top table with fern patterns) sometime between 5-10 years ago. It has been on my screened and covered patio since purchase. Three weeks ago, the table top shattered with no more than 3 items on it. I happened to be in the same store a week ago and saw they were still selling them. I have one in layaway at present. After I told a friend what happened, she told me about the shatter problem. I will show Kmart management an article about this item and cancel my layaway purchase.

I purchased a $400 Martha Stewart patio furniture set at Kmart in Holland, Michigan during May of 2008. For one year, this set met my basic needs, with the table exposed to the outdoors only until October when it was moved indoors for storage due to freezing temperatures. In early July of 2009, I returned home to find the table completely shattered for no reason whatsoever. No object came in contact with the table, winds were mild, and temperatures peaked at 75 degrees. There is no acceptable reason for this table to have shattered as it did. With shards of glass covering my deck, having fallen through the cracks in the boards to the rocks and grass below, and lots of young children's feet everywhere around, this event was highly distressing. Despite sweeping and vacuuming with a Shop Vac, reappearing glass shards continue to present themselves daily. The estimate from my glass company (Glass Enterprises, Holland MI) to replace this 38" x 64" piece of tempered glass is $240.

My Martha Stewart patio table top shattered.

I purchased a Martha Stewart Patio set with Lazy Susan, tempered glass tabletop. It was only out on my patio for 3 months when the glass tabletop shattered into a million pieces on June 26, 2009, I have photos. It took me days to clean up all of the broken glass. Kmart local management said the glass wasn't warrantied and when I called corporate, they just gave me the number of the manufacturer who is out of business! No offer to replace the glass, no compensation. They admitted they've had complaints on this but that is all. I would like it to be replaced with a safer glass top or at least $300 to cover a new cost replacement.

I purchased a complete Martha Stewart patio set from Kmart. It was on my deck and was used just about every afternoon during the summer months where we are holding our family meal. We were cooking our meal to take outside to eat and found the glass on the table shatter into millions of pieces. Some of the pieces went into the swimming pool. The cushions were put inside my house during the winter months and when we got them out for the summer, the material was coming apart. For the money we paid for this set, we are very unsatisfied with the Martha Stewart name. K-mart refused to do anything other than give us a telephone number to call. I told them I did not call a number when I gave them my hard earned money. I no longer shop at Kmart and will not go back and will never purchase anything with a Martha Stewart name on it.

We bought a home in 2005 with Martha Stewart patio furniture that came with the house, but the chair cushions have been replaced because the material was fraying. On July 9th of 2009, the glass tabletop just shattered out of nowhere. Luckily, nobody was outside when it happened, but because of this, our entire screened-in patio carpet has to be replaced. It's bad enough that we lost the table, but now, we need to make a claim on our homeowners insurance to replace the outdoor carpet due to millions of glass particles embedded into it.

I bought the outdoor furniture at Kmart 3 years ago. Two months ago, I saw broken glass underneath the table and not one is left on the table. It broke like the windshield glass break. I thought someone hit it. Now I know why.

The patio tabletop shattered into millions of pieces. This 7-piece octagonal patio set had a tempered glass top with leaf embellishments. It shattered for no reason, and not only did it break without cause, it should not have shattered if it is truly tempered. Luckily, the only injury was a cut I got during cleanup, but now, I am out a table and I just purchased it last summer.

3 years ago, I bought a Martha Stewart "Victoria" collection outdoor furniture: table, 5 chairs, 2 rockers, sofa and coffee table. It sits on my covered patio. Yesterday, the table exploded for no reason. We were about to go on the deck for dinner. It shattered into a million pieces. I called Kmart who said this thing happens. I read the info in the box the furniture came in. I asked where does it say the tables explode on your website that I read before making a decision. I said it should be illegal to sell these tables if they explode and you're aware of it. He said he can't do anything because glass breaks and it's not covered.

In 2008, I purchased a Martha Stewart patio set with tempered glass top with a lazy susan. No one was outside, and it exploded. I contacted K-Mart, and they replaced the glass table top. But I am waiting for it to explode again, seeing how it is from the same company. I also purchased a lounge chair and had brought the cushions inside for the winter. And this cushion is frayed and ripping all over. The quality of this set is terrible, especially what I paid for it. I will never buy anything Martha Stewart again, if this is the quality that she represents.

This morning my daughter called me at work to inform me that as she walked past the patio window, she noticed our approximately 3-year-old Martha Stewart patio table was completely shattered. This patio is screen enclosed and under a covered lanai, so it is not like the table has ever been exposed to any elements besides heat. In addition to having to replace the table, we will also have to replace the items that were on top of it - not to mention spending hours cleaning up absolutely ever single shard of glass. After all, this is in our pool area where you don't usually wear shoes.

Fortunately, no one was sitting at the table when the glass top exploded into a million pieces. The Lazy Susan was okay. We paid a lot of money for this patio furniture (approx. $750). We need to replace it with a similar table. When can you reimburse us?

For my birthday in June 2004, my husband bought me the Victoria patio set. By the next summer, the cushions were already beginning to shred despite bringing them in for the winter. These were replaced last year, but not with Martha Stewart cushions. By this year, the furniture needed re-painting. The finish had begun to wear off. This week, the glass in the table suddenly exploded into a million pieces! We had no idea how this could have happened. I began to look on the internet for a replacement top when I saw all of the complaints from other customers. At least we found out what had caused our table to explode! Martha should be ashamed of her self! Didn't she learn anything while she was in jail?

July 7, 2009, we just happened to go out on our back porch with my 2-year-old granddaughter, when just minutes after, our patio table just exploded. There was glass everywhere and it blew our umbrella about 10 feet from where the table was. Thank God we were not out there seconds before it blew someone, like us or our granddaughter could have been seriously hurt! I can't believe there is no recall on these patio set's from the Martha Stewart collection. We will never buy anything with her name on it, again!

I have a Martha Stewart round dining table with a Lazy Susan. May of 2009, the table exploded. The sound was unbelievable. Glass was everywhere. I had no idea what had happened. I was in the house and thought someone had broken a window. Then, I saw table on the patio. Glass was all over the patio and yard - thousand of pieces. The rest is still like new. I have many pieces - cushions and umbrella - that are just like new and have never been left out in the weather. What to do next?

This afternoon, my cousin's Martha Stewart table exploded, sending glass all over the patio floor. We believe that this is caused by the record-breaking heat in South Florida today. Good thing nobody was hurt.

I purchased the Martha Stewart patio furniture from K-Mart in Hiram, GA on September 2003. The set looked great on my patio for about two years; then, it began to peel and the fabric faded on the cushions. That was tolerable since the set was still usable, until the glass on the table exploded and landed all over my patio on October 2008. Now I’m stuck with four chairs and no glass on my table. Useless.

My daughter-in-law went to sit down at the glass table and it exploded into a million pieces. Luckily, no one was hurt.

Our Martha Stewart patio glass top table exploded on 7/4/09 during the day. Glass was in every place and had to be cleaned up all over our deck. Now, we have to replace the glass or get a new table. We understand that this has happened to others with the same patio tables. We purchased this at Kmart, which is no longer open in our area.

Last year, we purchased a Martha Stewart Collection patio set. We noticed that the glass top was starting to bow a bit, but we did not think too much of it. This morning, the glass top shattered into a million pieces for no apparent reason. I was standing next to it after I wiped it down with a moist towel and getting ready for company. Unfortunately, we did not buy the extra warranty so we were basically told we are screwed. Now we are learning this product is defective and there are many consumer complaints. Just add us to the list. You would think someone of Martha Stewart's caliber would make good for selling a defective product, but I guess that's how she makes millions. My advice, boycott all of the Martha Stewart products!

I purchased a Martha Stewart Victorian glass topped table and 5 chairs from Kmart several years ago. On July 1, 2009, we heard a loud noise and our table top had shattered into thousands of pieces. It was under a covered patio. There was nothing on the table. It was a very warm day. Luckily, no one was around the table when this happened. My husband did cut his foot while attempting to clean up the glass. There was no glass left on the table. There are now glass shards in the fabric cushions, which makes them unusable.

Our Martha Stewart rectangular glass table top shattered. We didn't really understand why. We woke up one morning with our glass top shattered in a million small pieces all over our deck. I have taken pictures of the damage. It took a long time to sweep, vacuum and pick up the small pieces off our deck. Many pieces fell through the deck boards and are under the deck. Many pieces embedded themselves into the wood and I had to pry them out and then try to vacuum them up. It was a terrible mess as our glass top was a large rectangle. As I went on the internet to find a replacement Martha Stewart glass table, I found information about other people's glass table tops shattering. There was a site listed to file a consumer complaint.

My Martha Stewart Victoria Gardens table exploded last night while we were sitting outside enjoying the evening with the dog next to us. No one was hurt. Only the lazy susan and the rim were left standing. I took pictures, because I couldn't believe it. It's in a million pieces, and it kept popping as we were cleaning up. Shards of glass were everywhere. I don't know if we got it all. I hope no one "finds" one accidentally in a finger or toe. And we have no table; it's too expensive to replace the glass only.

I have had the furniture for several years. It has been inside in the sun-room the whole time. I was in the next room and no one’s at the table. Suddenly, I heard a loud sound. The table had shattered into thousands of pieces. The Lazy Susan and the table were intact. I went online to see about a replacement only to find out that the company knew of this problem for a long time. I’m just grateful my grandbaby was not out there. It’s very scary how this happens and no one has made a recall. Thanks, Martha Stewart and Kmart, for putting the concern of your customers at the bottom of your list. I will have to replace the table top. Who knows how much that will be? Also, I have the coffee table. I just know I can't let the grandbaby near it.

I purchased a lovely Martha Stewart patio set from Kmart two years ago. I came home from work one night, and to my shock, the glass had exploded and shattered. There was no bad storm or anything to have caused the table to be damaged, so I believe the glass has a design flaw. The table is warranted, but not the glass. Cost to replace the glass is $400. Needless to say, I was disappointed as I really enjoyed the furniture and overall, I have been pleased with its design, structure, materials, etc. minus the table glass.

I have several credit cards with Chase, and during the last two years, I received and agreed to promotional offers of an APR of 3.99% until paid. My payments were 2% of the unpaid balance, as they had always been on the cards. In June 2009, Chase sent me a notice on 4 cards with the 3.99% balance that the minimum payment was going from 2% to 5%. The total balance on these cards is about $50,000, meaning the minimum payment will go from about $1,000 to $2,500. Chase offered no opt outs, such as canceling the card to keep the current terms. I think that this practice of Chase is in violation of truth in lending laws, as they are changing the basic terms on low interest accounts and not on regular accounts in order to force customers to switch to higher interest rate accounts.

My Martha Stewart patio set’s glass top table exploded. Glass all over. I googled Martha Stewart patio furniture and several articles came up with the same problem. There is a class action law suit pending. I have had nothing but problems with this set since I purchased it.

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio set from Kmart 3 years ago. This was a gently and seldom used set. I was inside at the time when I heard a loud crash and ran outside to find the glass tabletop had smashed into a million pieces. The table frame and Lazy Susan are completely intact.

As we where sitting at the table of our Martha Stewart table, it shattered right in front of our eyes. We had glass everywhere. We had splinters of glass all over our legs and feet because we where all wearing shorts. The children where sitting on the floor and where covered with shattered glass. The two babies had small glass cuts all over them. It was terrible. The kids were crying, the babies were screaming. We had to bandage all of the kids for their cuts and had a hard time getting the splinter glass out of the babies' hair. One of the children had gotten a piece of glass in the corner of her eye. If we hadn't gotten it out right away, serious damage could have occurred. As it was, she had a scratch on her.

I purchased a Martha Stewart Victorian patio tempered glass top table (dining) and 5 chairs. The glass top shattered into a thousand little pieces without any reason.

I just got home and went to go out on my patio where I enjoy spending my evenings at my patio table. I opened my back door and found that my Martha Stewart patio table top had shattered into a million pieces. I loved my table which makes me very sad that I can’t go out there and sit, and also, it made a huge mess that is going to take a long time to get all the pieces out of between my stones on the patio. I will not be able to let my child go out there or myself for that matter, without shoes for a long time. I wish I had known that these table tops have a history of shattering like that.

A Martha Stewart 60" hexagonal glass table top shattered million of little pieces while I was eating dinner with my family on Wednesday June 24, 2009. Our dinner ended up all over our deck, we had to clean it all up. Very unsafe table top!

I purchased the octagonal Martha Stewart Patio set with the 6 chairs and umbrella from Kmart. The table shattered into a million tiny splinter pieces that we had to use a shop vac to clean up. It took us two hours to clean up. I complained to Kmart, who referred us back to Martha Stewart, who refused to do anything for us. Last night, the cord in the umbrella broke rendering it useless. This is the worst product we've ever purchased.

I came home from work to find the leaf-embossed glass table top of my Martha Stewart Everyday Garden Victoria Collection dining table shattered. There was no evidence of anyone or anything having caused it to shatter. The lazy susan remained intact. The set was purchased in June 2005. Both Kmart and JRA Furniture advised that the glass for this table is not covered under warranty. However, it is quite obvious to me that the glass was defective and is the cause of the spontaneous shattering.

A Martha Stewart round glass table top shattered while my wife and I were eating dinner. I ended up with cuts (around 40) all over my legs. I was wearing shorts. Our dinner ended up all over our porch; we had to clean it all up. Very unsafe table top!

My glass top patio table exploded this morning, 06/23/09 at approximately 07:15am and glass shattered everywhere. There was not even anyone in our sun room and there was nothing on the table at the time it happened. I paid a lot of money for this table and did not expect this type of issue to occur. I have lots of pictures I took and will share them with anyone. Needless to say, I have gotten a few glass cuts trying to clean this up. The table is now unusable at a cost of $650.00 for the whole patio set. The large room rug that the table was sitting on is now unusable due to not being able to get all the glass pieces out of it. The rug cost was $100.00.

When I came home from work, I noticed that the table top to my Martha Stewart table (which we purchased from Kmart) had exploded. When the top exploded, the glass put gashes in the webbing of two chairs. I did go into the store to complain, but they said that there was nothing they could do. I did email a complaint to the Kmart customer service. They also said that there was nothing they could do.

Our Martha Stewart patio set table top exploded and cut my finger down to the tendon. I needed 14 sutures to stitch it closed. That and not counting all the other cuts that did not require sutures.

Our patio table that we purchased at Kmart, which was a Martha Stewart, exploded sometime around June 14 to June 16. Since no one was home, there was no physical damage. I am just glad it happened while we were out of town.

Martha Stewart everyday garden glass top table shattered into a million pieces on our pool deck. Luckily, no glass went into the pool. No one was home, and there was no unusual weather that day. Now, I have to find a new table to match (probably not) the chairs that came with the set. And we are financially out about $150.00.

I also bought the Martha Stewart outdoor patio bar set, and the glass just shattered in a million pieces. No one was near the table when it happened. Thank goodness. We usually eat dinner on it. How do I replace that glass now? I paid $317.99 after a $70-off sale. I can't let the kids or pets out because of all the glass on the deck that I can't get up.

I have a Martha Stewart patio table and chair set about 6 years ago. It exploded and fortunately our family was not sitting at the table and no one was hurt.

On Sunday, June 14, 2009, while hosting a cookout, my Martha Stewart glass-top table suddenly shattered into a million pieces. There was absolutely nothing touching the table top. There were approximately 30 people at this cookout; several small children. Luckily, no one was close enough to be harmed by the shattering of the glass.

I bought the Martha Stewart patio table and coffee table and chairs. My patio table glass broke and now I am scared about the coffee table after reading other reports. I only found out that other people had the same problems when I was searching for some sort of replacement tabletop. Now I guess I have to find some sort of replacement for my coffee table and should probably put away from people, in case it decides to explode. My chairs have also peeled and the cushions are all torn. The cushions have always been stored inside during the winter months. Not a quality set at all for such an expensive price. Now, I am going to have to spend I do not know how much money to fix the tops to the tables, recover the cushions or buy new cushions and paint or do something to the chairs' finish. The cushions have always been stored inside during the winter months.

I bought a Martha Stewart glass patio table. I got home today and walked out back. The glass had shattered in millions of pieces. The weird thing was it sounded like rice crispies just popping. I stood and watched for about 10 minutes, and the glass would pop up in the air about an inch or jump about 2 inches just like popcorn.

On June 17th at 6 am, my wife was about to do the dog out before going to work. She noticed that the door to the patio was being blocked by the umbrella from the patio furniture. She went out the front door to get to the backyard to move the umbrella and noticed that the table top was shattered into a million pieces all over the deck! I am extremely heated about this! We followed the instructions about lowering the umbrella when not in use and the umbrella was retracted and tied with a string! I just bought the table from Kmart on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, in preparation for my daughter's high school graduation party. I have little children and pets that go out on the deck everyday but I'm afraid that one of them will get cut from the glass shavings that I was unable to see when cleaning up this mess. The glass has basically rendered my deck off limits to my kids. I don't know what I'd do if one of my kids receive any cuts on their hands or feet from this piece of trash table collection.

We were sitting on the other side of the patio when my Martha Stewart rectangle table shattered. After the initial shock, we got out the shock vac. We are still finding pieces several days later. I purchased approximately 15 pieces of Martha Stewart patio furniture less than a year ago, and the swing continues to fall apart and the loungers and tables are rusting and fading fast. Now, I can't use a table without glass, and there's rust all over my newly placed patio pavers. There's also liability associated with other tables and swing for fear of someone getting hurt.

No one was even near the glass-topped Olympia style bar made by Martha Stewart and sold at Kmart when it absolutely exploded into thousands of little pieces! (Good thing that no one was near!) It took hours to clean up the shards on the deck and the patio below the deck. Shop vac and all, we are not going to be barefoot on these surfaces for a very long time.

I was getting my Martha Stewart patio furniture out. I was under the table putting in my umbrella and the table shattered in millions of pieces on top of me.

I purchased a Martha Stewart octagonal, tempered glass top table with 6 chairs at K-mart. The table was on a covered lanai. In February, the table top shattered into thousands of pieces. When I contacted K-mart, I was told that the table wasn't covered under warranty. I got minor cuts on hands/feet and still cleaning up small pieces of glass on the lanai.

I purchased a Martha Stewart glass patio table from K-Mart. The glass shattered completely on its own. It had no trauma or stress; it just spontaneously, burst. Thankfully no one was around at that time.

I am only writing to add my name to the list of thousands who have had a similar problem with Martha Stewart patio table glass tops exploding into million is pieces for no apparent reason. I had a set from Kmart in Valley Steam on Long Island in NY. It was purchased in May. A few months later, it shattered for no apparent reason on a clear moderate temp day with no one in area. I looked out the window to find the tabletop in a zillion pieces on the patio. I called Kmart and got no assistance. I demanded a phone number for the manufacturer. I screamed cried and threatened when they told me there was nothing they could do. I persisted and the woman finally agreed to send me, free of charge, a replacement glass. It was shipped to my home directly at no charge. Needless to say, I was quite satisfied. However, two years later, the same thing happened. At that point, I threw the garbage out.

Martha Stewart Patio Set, table is 54" diameter. We had a cookout last week and the table appeared fine. We were outside today and the table top was shattered into many thousands of pieces. Also, the chairs are peeling and getting rusted. We have the furniture outside all summer, we but store in a shed in the winter. We will need to find a replacement for the table top or buy a totally new patio set. Also, we will have to sand all the chairs and repaint them.

We purchased a Martha Stewart patio set from Kmart. Recently, the round table top just exploded and glass shattered into lots of pieces. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The furniture was not cheap. It should not have just exploded and shattered for no reason. Kmart says there is nothing they can do. Now we are stuck with 5 chairs and no table. We are very disappointed.

I was sitting at my patio table two nights ago and had just walked in the house when I heard a noise like a gunshot or explosion. I looked outside and saw the glass top of my patio table on the ground in a million pieces, popping and cracking. My first thought was that someone had shot a BB gun into it, but when I went online I found out how common this is for this brand of table top. It's a Martha Stewart table (Montecito collection). I contacted K-mart’s 800 customer service number, but they are taking no responsibility. They referred me to the manufacturer, JRA furniture, who is, I believe, out of business. It’s too costly to have a new table top made (over $300.00). So now I will have to buy a new table that will not match my chairs and pay to dispose of the old table frame.

The table top glass, which I purchased four years ago, shattered for no apparent reason.

I purchased a seven-piece Martha Stewart outdoor patio set, two years ago. I have taken very good care of it and brought it indoors during the winter months. I brought it out last week and noticed there is rust all over the set, so bad that the rust has started to eat away at the metal. I contacted K-mart and was told that the set only had a one-year guarantee and there was nothing they could do. I find this totally unacceptable. I paid a lot of money for the set and don't expect to have to replace it in only two years.

I was sitting outside and for no reason whatsoever, our patio glass tabletop exploded. The Lazy Susan was not harmed but the table just shattered into a million pieces. There was nothing on the table and the weather was perfect. I am so glad our child or anyone else was not seated there at the time. We have had this table for about 14 months. I plan to take this complaint further.

I heard glass shatter in the middle of the night. I didn't think to go check. However, when we went downstairs to let the dog out in the morning, the umbrella was blocking the sliding door. Once outside, we couldn't believe our eyes, the M.S. Melrose patio dining table was what the noise was. The table had completely shattered for no reason. The glass shattered everywhere! It looked like a major hailstorm had taken place! We've had it for two (2) seasons and would have never expected anything like this to happen. In order to replace the table with tempered glass, it would run $350 which is almost $100 more than the whole table!

On a Spring afternoon about three weeks ago, I was in my kitchen and heard almost like a branch falling and glanced onto my deck to see my table top shattered about the deck in thousands of pieces.

I purchased a complete Martha Stewart patio set, 4 chairs and table with a glass top, from K-mart in the summer of 2005. Last summer, the table shattered into a million tiny shards of glass, all over our deck. It took hours to clean up and there are still pieces that are lodged in between the boards of the deck. (What a pain!) I had initially assumed that something had hit it, causing it to break, but could find no evidence of that. I really just chalked it up to bad luck.

3 years ago, I bought a 3-piece Martha Stewart Victoria bar set with glass top. Last spring, the glass shattered into a million pieces. Nothing happened to cause this. This ruined my bar set as the glass was oval shaped and too costly to replace.

I purchased a patio set, which included several pieces: hexagon table, six chairs, table umbrella, 2 lounge chairs. I enjoyed it very much for several years, until one morning we woke up and noticed out on the deck that the glass on the table had completely shattered and was all over the deck floor. It never occurred to us that it was a flaw in the product, we just assumed it was a fluke. We looked around for a dead bird that might have flown into it, a rock that might have been thrown, etc., but found no evidence of anything that would have caused this to happen. Nothing was blown over, so there was no evidence of a strong wind. We were quoted a price of $400 to replace the glass so we never did it. Tonight, I was looking up the set, trying to replace a missing part of the umbrella so that I could use it. I Googled Martha Stewart patio furniture/Kmart only to find several articles about spontaneously shattering glass on these tables! I can't believe it! I hope there is some reimbursement that can be obtained, though it doesn't sound likely. The rest of my set is in decent shape. It's too bad that I can't use it since I no longer have a usable table.

I returned form work, walked out back on my deck and discovered that the lazy Susan on my glass top patio furniture had shattered. I got on the Internet to look up Martha Stewart products to attempt to order a replacement glass and discovered that there were several other people filing complaints pertaining to the same experience. Apparently, this company is selling a bad set of goods. I have had my patio furniture for over five years but still, I should not have had this happen for no reason.

I returned from work, walked out back on my deck and discovered that the lazy susan on my glass top patio furniture had shattered. I got on the internet to look up Martha Stewart products to attempt to order a replacement glass and discovered that there were several other people filing complaints pertaining to the same experience. Apparently, this company is selling a bad set of goods. I have had my patio furniture for over five years but still, I should not have had this happen for any reason.

Last summer we purchased (it was late Christmas Gift) a Martha Stewart Patio Set; 6 chairs and table for $450.00. On May 31, 2009, we were in my sister’s backyard and for no reason whatsoever, the glass table shattered into what seemed like a million little glass pieces all over the 6 chairs and patio. To get replacement glass would have cost close to $250.00. So here we are now like everyone else, we have a topless table and 6 chairs. I guess the best thing was no one was hurt.

Sometime overnight, our Martha Stewart patio table shattered into countless pieces. The Lazy Susan was intact but I now have a 5 piece chair set with cushions and a virtually see-through table top. I had it for at least three years and there was nice, warm weather. Nothing was on the table and no explanation how this could've happened, until I read a complaint forum on Martha Stewart’s products. Apparently, there are a lot of exploding tables without any seemingly causes.

Sometime overnight, our Martha Stewart patio table shattered into countless pieces. The Lazy Susan was intact but I now have a 5 piece chair set with cushions and a virtually see-through table top. I had it for at least three years and there was nice, warm weather. Nothing was on the table and no explanation how this could've happened, until I read a complaint forum on Martha Stewart’s products. Apparently, there are a lot of exploding tables without any seemingly causes.

I also purchased a Martha Stewart table, chairs, coffee table, rockers and swing. The table also shattered on us. The material for the cushions dried out and tore and I have been without the canopy to my swing for a couple years because it could not stand the weather and tore. I stored my cushions in a box when not using them and in the winter, put everything away. The set also started rusting right away. I replaced my table with another, I wish I had not after reading all the complaints.

I purchased two sets of Victoria (5 dining chairs with cushions, plus 54" tables), umbrellas and stands. Without warning, the glass shattered on one table. I am waiting for the other glass to shatter. I need someone to contact me about replacement glass. I understand this has happened to numerous customers. Is Martha aware of this? This is a serious problem! If I have to purchase replacement glass, it will cost too much. I'll have to replace both sets. I still have the sales receipts.

The Martha Stewart patio table top shattered for no reason. It exploded into a thousand pieces. I was sitting in another chair, reading. I was looking for a replacement top, when I saw all of the other people with the same issue. I am in the same boat with a patio set that is of no use to me. I paid $400.00 for it 2 years ago. It took 6 hours to clean up the mess, and we are still afraid to go to the patio without any shoes on.

We purchased a Martha Stewart patio set from Kmart about 4 years ago. Yesterday, without anyone being near the table, it shattered into pieces! I cannot replace the table top and the form is useless without a glass in it.

The glass top on my Martha Stewart patio table shattered. Luckily, I was standing by the kitchen door when it happened. It was not a hot day or real cold and I do not know why it shattered into so many pieces.

I purchased a Martha Stewart Victorian Collection several years ago only to have the glass on the table shatter for absolutely no reason. The cushions wore out in less than one year even though we brought them into the basement after the fall was over. I have replaced the table as the glass was more than buying a new table only to have it shatter again the next summer. I’m absolutely furious as Kmart would not refund or exchange. I have had to purchase 2 tables and six cushions to a tune of over $1,100.

I bought a Martha Stewart Patio table with Lazy Susan, five chairs with cushions, two rockers with cushions, and a triple-cushion outdoor sofa with coffee table. Today without anything touching it, the patio table made a loud pop and shattered into thousands of pieces. I spent quite a lot of money on this patio set. The company is arriving from out of state the day after tomorrow and now we have no table to sit at outside. After reading all of the other stories, I can see that neither Martha Stewart nor Kmart is going to stand behind their products nor take any steps to ensure their customers satisfaction.

My wife and I purchased a Bloomingdale outdoor living collection--7 chairs and table and umbrella set. We have been saving for a while for a nice set. We purchased the set in April 2008, and in the spring of 2009 (May), we came home from work finding a million pieces of glass under the table. This was very painful to see, and we both loved this set very much.

I have a Martha Stewart outdoor patio set. It had a glass top with a lazy Susan and I still have the five chairs. The glass top shattered into a million pieces and after trying to move the frame of the table around to clean up the glass, the frame has collapsed. I went out about 1:10 pm in the afternoon to water plants and the table was fine. When my husband and I went out on the deck about 4:00 pm, there were shattered glass everywhere. We started looking to see if something had struck the glass to cause this but did not find anything.

A Martha Stewart Table that I purchased to replace one that broke earlier burst into a million glass pieces. I now have many chairs and no tables. It is impossible to buy tables without chairs and tables with plexiglass. I am out the cost of two sets.

Table exploded unexpectedly into many small fragments. I did a web search and found that this defect is not uncommon.

On April 17th, 2009, I heard a loud explosion. I was scared. I thought it was a break-in. I looked out at my patio and there were shattered glass everywhere, even in my pool (Martha Stewart patio table top exploded.) I went into Kmart and spoke with the manager on call on April 19th, 2009. He claimed that he never heard anything like that. These tables are still being sold despite all the complaints on Consumer Affairs. And he said he never heard one single complaint. I also have the bar set and I'm concerned that too will shatter and injure my grandchildren. I feel this is unfair due to the fact that this is hazardous to consumers, and license dealers need to stop selling this product. I need someone to please contact me at the number above. I am at a loss. Help me.

My husband and I purchased a Martha Stewart table and chairs late last summer. In 2 weeks after purchase, the glass top shattered. My daughter was on the deck, and I was in my kitchen. I looked out the window and heard the pop and saw the glass begin to shatter. The glass broke apart like a jigsaw puzzle. I'd like to know what if anything to do about having the top replaced by the manufacturer, or if I will have to replace it?

In 2000, we purchased a Martha Stewart lakeside table and chair set. It was green with striped cushions and we had the umbrella to match. Last year (2008), we woke up one morning and found the glass shattered into millions of small pieces that it took forever to clean up. There was no apparent reason for it to break. My husband searched the site and found nothing but the broken glass. We did not even think of contacting anyone; we thought it was just a freak accident. But then I heard other people say they had the same thing happen. I have a friend who has the same set and I let her know about it. This poses a danger - what if the table was filled with hot food when it happened?

Martha Stewart Victoria patio table shattered. Total loss. Consequences: Cuts from broken glass. Emotional distress from the loss of a very expensive table. I can't afford to replace with new glass as it's such a large table.

I looked outside and saw that my Martha Stewart glass patio table top had shattered into a million pieces for no apparent reason, almost as if it had spontaneously exploded. Glass was everywhere. Apparently, this is a major problem with her tables.

My glass topped outdoor table just shattered for absolutely no reason. I mean shattered. There are very little pieces all over the place. I lost a table that I paid nearly $500 for. Luckily, no one was near the table when it exploded.

I bought a Martha Stewart Patio Set back in 2004. I just discovered that the coffee table glass top shattered where I had it stored during winter. I was shocked to find a million pieces of glass lying on the floor. The patio cushions were laying on top of the table so I knew nothing could have fallen on top of it. I paid $800 for the set.

I purchased the Martha Stewart bar patio set. The glass top shattered in one section and the entire set is useless now. Nothing caused the glass to shatter. It just happened. The entire bar top needs to be replaced. I need to buy another set, but not a Martha Stewart product. This is part of the Melrose Collection. I need a replacement bar / glass top or new bar needs to be replaced. The glass is everywhere on the patio and mixed in with the decorative rocks in the landscaping.

My Martha Stewart 54-inch glass table top shattered one night. I came out in morning to find the glass shattered.

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio table and chairs several years back. The glass top shattered in Fall 2007. I did a Google search to see about finding a replacement table, but when I arrived at this site, I was surprised to find that I'm not alone. I came home to find the umbrella was sitting in the middle of an empty tabletop metal rim. I cleaned the glass except for what fell underneath the deck.

My glass tabletop on my Martha Stewart patio table shattered into a thousand little pieces. I bought the table at Kmart and contacted them and they said there was nothing they could do about it, the table is useless now. Is there any kind of class action suit against them?

My glass patio table exploded into a thousand pieces of glass ... I was just sitting at it!

My boyfriend and I were sitting at our Martha Stewart Melrose patio set on Easter Sunday and all of a sudden the glass exploded, literally exploded in trillions of pieces of glass shards all over us and my deck. Thank God, no one was seriously hurt but he did suffer three bloody cuts. The glass was all over our legs and clothing. It was a horrible, horrible mess, not to mention it took literally hours to clean up. We're afraid our kids, pets or ourselves could still get cut from the glass that is wedged in our deck. I have read numerous complaints about the exact same thing happening. I paid over $500 for this set. Now, I have six chairs and a table with no glass. I am very disappointed in the quality of this patio set. I will never buy anything with Martha Stewart's name on it ever again nor will any of my friends or family.

I bought a Martha Stewart patio dining set from Kmart. For no reason, the glass table top shattered. I found on the internet this has happened to hundreds of people and Kmart/Martha Stewart knew of the glass table top defect. Is there a class action suit in progress? This defective furniture is not only dangerous, what happened was inexcusable.

We purchased a Martha Stewart glass patio table and had it for several years. One afternoon, I went to slide the table over in order to move it and the glass exploded into a million tiny shards. It fell onto the deck (sticking into the soft cedar wood) and below the deck. At first, I thought that I did something to cause this, but everyone that I told said that it was impossible for the glass to explode like that just by moving the table around a bit. I was researching customer reviews of new patio bar sets when I came across this site. I was amazed to hear that I am not the only one this has happened to. I would hope that Martha Stewart and company would do right by her customers and offer some type of compensation. Consequences: glass imbedded into wood deck, loss of table, and minor cuts from glass clean up.

My Martha Stewart glass top octagonal patio table exploded into a million pieces on my deck yesterday. It was a cool day and the table is protected under a canopy. I searched the internet and discovered that this is a common problem. It took quite a while to clean up all the glass and there's still glass scattered in the grass in between the boards on the deck. What a mess! If I'd known this table was unsafe, I would not have had it around. Shame on Martha Stewart and Kmart for not recalling a known defective product; I could have been injured. This is a giant accident waiting to happen! I now have a table and chairs with no glass top. I'm not going to give them any more business.

My Martha Stewart glass top patio table purchased from Kmart exploded into tiny little pieces for no particular reason.

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio table and complete set from Kmart in Branson, MO in May 2001. Yesterday, while my husband, 90-year-old mother and I sat visiting around the dining table, it exploded into a thousand pieces right in front of our eyes. We were covered with glass and were in shock at what had happened. Fortunately, no one was injured. The entire set is and has been in a controlled, closed in balcony with heat and air, so the temperature was not an issue. We are all senior citizens so the unit was not misused. I went online to see if there were any other reports and was shocked again to see the number of complaints! I want my story added to the list.

The glass top of our Martha Stewart lazy suzan top table exploded. This happened during the spring of this year, not the hot summer.

I was standing about 2 feet from the table with infant daughter in my arms when table just basically exploded. Thank God I had a cover on it to contain the glass. It is quite obvious Martha Stewart and Kmart are aware of this dangerous situation and putting people at risk for serious injury!

I purchased the entire Martha Stewart outdoor furniture set several years ago, swing, loveseat, chairs, coffee table, umbrellas and tables with lazy Susans. Two years after I purchased this set, the glass on the leaf design coffee table shattered into a hundred pieces. The following year, the glass on the round table shattered. I still have all of my receipts and photographs to prove the damage. The damage was not due to abuse by the owner. A defect in the product is obviously the cause. It is just unfortunate when you spend a lot of money on a product, take good care of it, and it is no longer usable due to a defect that apparently the manufacturer and distributor knew about.

I purchased two Martha Stewart outdoor furniture sets there within a 4-year period. Both glasstop tables shattered. I never put two and two together until I saw something on television last night about the exploding Martha Stewart tables. Then I went online and found this huge site about all the complaints with the tables. I am so angry because the first table that shattered spewed the glass onto my driveway and all over the hood of my SUV. It was all scratched. I had to pay to have the hood repainted because it was a leased Mercedes vehicle. I no longer have receipts or anything, but I just wanted to let my complaints be heard as well. Thank you.

I purchased Martha Stewart's Augusta set of six chairs, two tables and umbrella for $586.11 on 6/28/03. In the summer of 2006, my grandson went outside and discovered the table had shattered in millions of pieces. It took months to get all the pieces picked up. There should be some compensation for this gross negligence in manufacturing.

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio set with a glass top table from Kmart. It was purchased in the spring of 2005. It was assembled by Kmart for a fee. The set included the table, 6 chairs and an umbrella. We also purchased a matching bar with 4 stools. All of this was assembled by Kmart. We enjoyed our table for all of a year, when one morning I looked out on my deck only to find that the table had shattered into a million tiny pieces. Luckily, there were no major injuries, only small cuts from spending numerous hours cleaning it up. I now have a table frame with no glass, 6 chairs and the worry that the bar will also shatter without any warning. Please think twice before buying any Martha Stewart patio sets since neither she nor Kmart stand behind their products.

I just saw a story on the news about Martha Stewart and outdoor table tops that shattered. Ours did too, for no reason. It was neither too hot nor cold and no one was around - nothing fell on it. It just shattered all over (and below) our raised deck, putting our family and pets in danger. The glass was cleaned off the deck, but remains underneath as it is difficult to get to it completely. The glass still remains under the deck where people and pets travel many times in the summer, without shoes.

We purchased a glass table patio set from Kmart made by Martha Stewart. For no reason at all, the glass table top exploded into a million pieces. It sounded like a gun went off! There was glass everywhere! Thank goodness no one was sitting at the table when it exploded, especially our children. I had no idea why this happened but went out again to Kmart in search of a matching table for our six chairs. I bought another one at Kmart and after now reading these complaints and hearing a story on the news, I am concerned about the table exploding again! Consequences: a lot of time, energy, and money sunk into a poorly manufactured product which could potentially cause serious injuries.

My husband and I purchased a Martha Stewart glass table with 4 chairs and cushions last summer for our outdoor deck. We were so happy with our purchase and the style. Much to our surprise, one day the table just shattered into millions of pieces it seems. It was a complete mess! We are now left with 4 chairs and chair cushions but no table. It was a complete set and now seems like a complete rip off.

It appears that I am one of the many who purchased a Martha Stewart exploding outdoor table from Kmart (Victoria). Mine exploded in December of 2007 and I assumed it was a manufacturing flaw in the glass. I contacted Kmart and the only thing they said they could do for me was sell me a matching table for the set, which I reluctantly purchased (not realizing that this issue was prevalent among the line and assuming that Martha Stewart was a quality name. I had no reason to think this was anything except an isolated freak occurrence.