Martha Stewart Outdoor Furniture Reviews

I bought the Martha Stewart outdoor dining set also in 2008. I only had it for about 6 months before my glass table shattered into a million pieces. I must say the set was a waste of money and I sent my complaints to a dozen people, I never got any responses. The store manager said that they weren't gonna replace it. So now I'm stuck with just the four chairs. I am very disappointed that just last summer I went to Kmart and the same set was still being sold after all the complaints! The set is dangerous and need to be recalled.

Our Martha Stewart patio table glass shattered for no reason. This is the second Martha Stewart patio table we have had this happen to. Yes, I said the second. No way to replace glass and you cannot purchase, only a replacement table. You are forced to purchase an entirely new set! I’m very, very dissatisfied! I’m left with patio chairs and a table frame with no glass!

The glass on my Martha Stewart patio table shattered while I was under it, tightening the umbrella into its base. Thousands of chunks of glass fell onto me leaving my arms, neck and head with several small cuts and nicks. Tiny shards of glass also embedded in my neck and shoulders. I had to shop a vacuum to gather all the pieces out of the lawn to keep my one-year old from getting anything stuck in her feet or hands. Home Depot said the glass couldn't be replaced. They only sell sets of tables with chairs but that I should contact Martha Stewart's company.

I happened to be searching to find replacement glass when I saw this site. I had emailed JRA immediately upon having the glass break-spring of 09 I think and of course never heard a word. I didn't realize until I found the article that it was not a onetime thing. Mine shattered exactly as the others- out of the blue.

Had a Martha Stewart patio set purchased from Kmart and without warning the glass tabletop exploded into a million pieces covering the deck with small pieces of glass. Took a long time to clean up. Nothing fell on the table at all. Pieces of glass embedded in the deck had to be power washed out.

My outdoor patio set was sitting on my patio. My wife was inside the house when she heard a loud crash. She looked all around the house to find something toppled over. When she went out our back door, she saw millions of glass shards on the ground and no glass on our table top, albeit our Lazy Susan was still intact. She spent the next 1 1/2 cleaning up tiny pieces of glass while our two-year old daughter stood at the back door screaming she wanted to play outside. We are extremely disappointed that Martha Stewart would allow her brand to be tarnished like this and you can rest assured I, nor anyone I know, will ever buy anything with the Martha Stewart brand.

I bought a Martha Stewart patio set with five chairs last year from Kmart and the Lazy Susan exploded. Now, one was around. How can I get a replacement? Yes, I cut up my hands when I was trying to replace the mess.

We purchase the Martha Stewart outdoor patio Victoria Collection. The round tempered glass table shattered. Luckily, no one was outside! I heard a loud glass breaking sound. When I went outside there was trillions of slivers of glass covering all 5 chairs and the ground in an approximate 12 by 12 foot area. Nothing was on the table at the time. It appears to have exploded without any known cause.

I just purchased this new set from Home Depot 2 weeks ago. Just yesterday, I was outside cleaning the pool when I heard a crash. I thought for sure my kids were doing something wrong but noticed nobody was outside. I saw that the brand new table to the set we just bought shattered into a million pieces. It literally took 2 hours to get every single piece of glass up. My son who thought it would be okay to sit down in the chair today accidentally cut his hand on a shard that I missed. Nice to know others have had similar issues but where do I go from here. I don't want to replace it just to go through the same thing in the near future.

My story is exactly the same as Patricia of Harrisburg, PA minus the fact that my cat was inside vs outside. I went online to purchase a replacement and found a ton of the same complaint. My purchase was made in 2002, I think. I came home from an appointment and saw that my Martha Stewart patio glass table top shattered into pieces. I never saw so much glass. It took me about 1 1/2 hours just to clean up all of the glass. I had never seen anything like that before. No one was home and I do have a fence in backyard.

I woke up this morning to find that the glass top on my patio set has been shattered into about a million pieces! And the leg on one of the chairs also rusted and exploded. I had this set less than a year. Economically, I paid about $600.00 for this set. Now, I have nothing! This is pathetic especially when I saw how many complaints were out there and these tables are still being sold, shame on the stores that are selling them!

I came home from an appointment and saw that my Martha Stewart patio glass table top shattered into pieces. I never saw so much glass. It took me about 1 1/2 hours just to clean up all of the glass. I had never seen anything like that before. No one was home and I do have a fence in backyard. Nothing fell on the table and nothing was even around the table but the chairs. Thank God I put the dogs in before I left. Normally I leave them outside and they lay on the patio near the table. I purchased this table in April of 2004 at K-mart and decided tonight to search for replacement glass when I found that Martha Stewart's Patio furniture tables tops do explode for no reason.

The glass top patio table simply exploded! It shattered into a million pieces for no reason. It is the "Lazy Susan" model and the glass of the Lazy Susan stayed in the center of the table. There are many, many complaints on this site of this occurrence and I wish I knew of this problem sooner. Please take some action about this and get back to me. The expense of a replacement and the fear of this happening, while someone is sitting at the table possibly suffering injuries. It is so prevalent that the manufacturer should be stopped from manufacturing this inferior and dangerous product!

I purchased a Martha Stewart Victoria Glass-Top Table and 5 matching chairs with cushions and matching Sun Umbrella about 2003 from K-Mart. In the last several years (about 5 years after purchase), the paint is chipping, peeling on the table frame and the cushions have faded in color and have some splits/tears in the fabric.

Today is April 5, 2010. We purchased a Martha Stewart Melrose collection bar and four stools on June 27, 2009. The set was put into storage after Oct 2009. When we took it out, it had started to rust at every weld joint and where the plastic feet are inserted into the legs. I was told, “This set is made of steel and steel rusts, so it is an act of God." I don't think God put the paint on this bar set. It is a disgrace to sell products like this that don't last even one year. Martha Stewart should be very careful about which products she endorses.

My tempered glass patio table exploded for no apparent reason. When it exploded, it shattered into a million pieces. When I went online to try to find another table, I ran across countless complaints for the same thing. Why aren't people who manufacture such products held accountable? It seems this had been happening for some time with this product.

We were outside mulching our yard and cleaning up the flowers bed and all of a sudden we heard this loud crash of glass from the back side of the house. We ran back there to see what it was and my glass table with the lazy Susan just was ruined glass was everywhere. We didn't know what happen we just purchased this last summer. This is awful, we shouldn't be responsible for this if this is a defected product.

I bought a patio table for my mother last year and they store it inside during the winter. It was brought out today for the first time this year and it just broke... nothing hit it or fell on the table. No steps are on the deck, so no animals. We don't understand why it broke or how it broke by itself until I went online to find a replacement glass to buy and found out that this happens a lot. I found this site and feel that everyone should write to you and let you know.

Our octagon-shaped Martha Stewart table purchased at K-Mart in 2003 shattered suddenly. Thank goodness the six of us were not seated around it when this happened. We went to K-Mart and bought a replacement table not knowing of the long history of these tables shattering without warning. When we purchased the replacement table, why were we not told about this problem? I just discovered online, the many, many complaints of others who have had this same experience.

My Martha Stewart Victoria collection glass top shattered for no apparent reason other than inferior manufacturing quality. This set was purchased on 4/29/02 and has always been stored inside during the winters. After returning home one evening my wife and I were surprised to see it shattered into small fragments that were spread all over my entire deck.

Patio table shattered into a million pieces. No one was around and this is the second time this has happened to this table. After the first time we replaced it but I won't do it again.

I have the Martha Stewart Melrose collection Bar Set with 4 chairs. One of my glass tops shattered. I am looking for a replacement panel. If anyone has one or knows where I can get one, I would greatly appreciate it. It has the leaf pattern design in the glass. I had only used the set one summer. It matches the octagon table and chair set that I have and I also have the small round side tables and I want it all to match.

I also purchased a Martha Stewart patio set that the glass just shattered. It was stored indoors in the winters. It was purchased around 2006 and in the summer of 2009, shattered with my 4-year old only a few feet away. How scary. I have read other consumers have complained about the same problem. Is there any resolution to the problem? There are no other concerns with the product.

I purchased a Martha Stewart patio set from the K-Mart store in Ontario, Ohio. It is no longer open. I do not know the exact date but the glass in the tabletop shattered in hundreds of tiny pieces. I heard the noise and watched it happen. I did not even know about all these other people having the same problem until I went to look up the furniture as now my cushion ripped on the one chair and I wanted to try to fix it. I had to buy a whole new table as K-Mart would not do anything about it, claimed it must have been something I did to the table. We always took real good care of it and took the chairs in in the winter and covered the table with a heavy tarp and tied it down, put it up on wood blocks to keep it off of the snow. It sat on our deck, not the grass. No help at all from K-Mart.

I purchased a Martha Stewart Outdoor set from K-Mart and the following problems occurred: After approx. three years, the glass shattered in the table without warning or cause. The metal on the furniture rusted within the 1st season. The canopy on the swing and the gazebo dry rotted and tore within two years. We now have a table without glass, a swing without a cover and rusted metal furniture.

I was told by my wife somebody broke our table top and she wanted to call the police. After I came home and checked it out I found no signs of foul play. It just broke in a million pieces and I have found out I am in good company as this is a common problem. What disappoints me even more is that I spent my time refinishing this set after all the paint was peeling and rusting. Now I have a good set of chairs and table but no glass top.

April of 08, I was sitting in the house and heard loud noise. I look out on deck and the Martha Stewart rose table top broke into million pieces. I keep it in the basement all winter. It’s only a year old. Kmart would not refund or replace. I had to buy new one. I am now rolling down umbrella with one arm broke. Guess what, no replacement parts available, no warranty. Kmart basically said sorry, buy a new one. I don’t carry that style. Thank you, Martha Stewart.

I was outside with my 3 children and we heard a loud crashing sound. 5 feet away from us, the glass table top had shattered and crashed to the ground. It was everywhere. We had to clean for days to be sure everything was cleaned to protect our kids. No physical damage except a few cuts on my fingers cleaning the glass off of the concrete. Cost of having the patio pressure washed and now, we need a new patio set and are out the cost of this one. Total time we had the set was 10 months.

The patio table shattered into a million pieces. Since K-Mart no longer carries this furniture since last year, we cannot get compensation or replacement. Glass shards covered our entire backyard deck. We had to hire professionals, to remove the glass.

In 2000, I purchased Martha Stewart patio furniture set (round glass top table with lazy Susan and 5 chairs). After 2 years of owing the table, the finish on all 5 chairs was cracking and peeling. In 2009, the glass top of the table suddenly broke into tiny pieces of glass, falling into the grass. I now do not have a patio table and there is glass in the grass (even after cleaning several times) and I have children who play in the backyard.

I purchased a Martha Stewart Outdoor Patio Set in 2001 from Kmart. One night in September, the glass table shattered into little pieces. The noise was so loud, we thought that there was a car accident outside. When we went to investigate, we located the shattered table. There was shattered glass everywhere.

I came home from work one day and my Martha Stewart Bar Top table shattered to pieces all over my patio. It took me hours to clean up! Now, I'm left with an umbrella and four chairs around a glassless table! There is not even any information to replace glass or table to use along with all the other pieces I have.

We were inside the house when we heard a loud noise. We went outside and discovered the table top shattered. The umbrella had been inserted. There was an evening breeze that we are guessing caught the umbrella, but don't know for sure. As other complaints have noted, there was glass all over the place and if the replacement glass is too costly, we will have to buy a new patio set.

We had purchased a Martha Stewart outdoor patio bar a few years back. On 2007, my husband, who had just passed away in '08 was putting the umbrella into the hole at the top and all of a sudden the whole top popped into a million pieces. We both looked at each other and could not believe what had just happened. Thank God he did not get hurt or get glass in his eyes. We thought that maybe the umbrella had hit the top but now after reading all these stories, we know different. I may have the receipt but I'm not sure. We had to make sure we picked up all the glass since we have two children and entertain a lot in the warm weather. We were out the cost of the bar and chairs.

I purchased from Kmart in 2006 a complete set of patio furniture; a glass table with 6 chairs, a bar with 3 stools, chaise lounge, a cushioned chair and glider, and also 3 glass topped little tables. A year ago, the glass on top of the bar, for no apparent reason, exploded so I got rid of it. What a waste! Then 2 weeks ago, I was in my den and heard a loud bang. When I looked around, I discovered the glass top on my patio table had exploded. This set has never been in any direct sun or bad weather! Now I am stuck with bags of glass and six chairs and no table. I am a widow and recovering from a broken left femur and it was awful to try and clean up the mess.

We have a Martha Stewart outdoor patio set (six-piece) round table with Lazy Susan. We store it every winter downstairs in our basement (well protected). We were down stairs and we heard a huge crash. Looked over, only to see the glass top of my table in a million pieces. However, the Lazy Susan was still in one piece, which is strange. For no apparent reason, this glass just made a loud noise and shattered. Glass are every where, scratched up the flooring, while trying to sweep it up. The table is now a non-functional table.

In the middle of the night on January 30, 2010, our Martha Stewart glass top table that we purchased from Kmart shattered into a million little pieces, scaring us and out neighbors who thought someone was breaking into their house. It was that loud. We have had this table since 2005 and have never had a problem with it. It sat on our enclosed patio since 2005, and since we live in Florida we have never had to move it. We are just thankful that no one was sitting at the table. We had been sitting at the table earlier that day. So in a way I am glad it happened late at night.

I called about the Martha Stewart patio table that shattered in my backyard. I requested that the table be replaced or I should be reimbursed for the defective table. I was advised by the representative that they don't carry that table and the manufacture company is no longer in business, that nothing could be done about the defective table.

Martha Stewart (Victoria collection) patio table shattered while at family gathering at my home July 2009. I notified the retailer who gave me a customer service number to call and I've been getting the runaround since that point. I purchased the set about 5 years ago. What can I do at this point? Luckily, none of the six guests were hurt, but the entire glass top was damaged. I would just like a replacement.

Like so many other consumers that I have read about online, I too was duped by an exploding Martha Stewart patio table with the leaf glass design. It was purchased at Kmart and has been under a shaded patio since I bought it. Hence, the recent weather in the high 80s seemed a highly unlikely reason for the explosion. I am so grateful that all of my dinner guests had stayed indoors the day it blew! What a dangerous explosion! I am amazed that these tables were not recalled. What a dangerous game Kmart and Martha are playing. The consequence is the cost of the entire patio set as no one can get a safe replacement, much less one at all. I plan to go to a custom glass house this weekend. I am sure that will be a pretty penny to do what Martha should have done right in the first place.

I also had the beautiful Martha Stewart octagon glass table purchased 2007 with the whole set of everything. We just watched it shatter into a million pieces. I can't believe there is not a recall on this table. I am so thankful we were not eating with guests at the time. Nobody was by it. We just heard it crackle and shatter! When it shattered, it also ruined a beautiful ceramic planter that has been on it all summer with mini lights and fairies. They should be made to replace the table.

Martha Stewart patio table shattered, lazy Susan center left intact. I had to replace the table and unable to find something to match chairs. I also had to replace them, an entire patio set that was an unexpected expense three days before Labor Day with company expected.

The glass patio table exploded. Glass is everywhere. I have 2 more of these Martha Stewart time bombs on the deck. I now have to replace the tables. I can't find anything like what I lost. My little dog was scared, but luckily unhurt. I cannot let my children play outside because of the other 2 tables. I am going to try to tape them tonight so clean up will be easier.

Just as many others have stated, I heard a strange sound and when I turned to see what the sound was, I saw the shattered glass from the Martha Stewart patio set covering my deck. The weather was beautiful and sunny; the temperature was in the low 70s. How inconvenient. It resulted to a damage to my newly-stained deck and a ruined patio set three days before our Labor Day BBQ.

Well, it finally happened. I've joined the elite group of people all over the United States who have a Martha Stewart patio table minus the glass top. I woke up this morning to a patio covered in millions of pieces of glass. Sometime during the night, it exploded. We purchased this set at Kmart close to nine years ago. At least we are lucky enough to have owned it long enough that I feel we got our money's worth out of it.

Kmart's patio table by Martha Stewart - The glass top, all of a sudden, shattered yesterday morning about 11:00AM. No one was sitting at the table at the time. Please review this website as it is the same table for 6 as listed. The table was a gift by my grandchildren. Please advise what action I should take. The table is worthless without a top. Thank you.

I have had my Martha Stewart Victoria Collection patio table for approximately 10 years. I loved that table. It had grace and style and it was affordable. Unfortunately, when I returned home from errands last Monday, I was about to let my dog into the backyard and noticed a lot of reflection and shiny material on the flagstone patio. I realized to my horror that it was the remains of my once beautiful table! The umbrella was positioned above it, opened, and had sustained no damage from anything, i.e. a falling limb, etc., and I had to surmise that the table simply imploded on its own. The weather was mild and sunny, I just could not understand what had happened until I Googled Kmart Martha Stewart patio table and was amazed that it brought up (many) complaints just like mine! I called my husband, who did a search, and told me later that the company who manufactured the table for Kmart had gone bankrupt suddenly. Then, I called Kmart and was told they are not liable for the table.

I had this table on my pool deck. For a month only, we were about to have a birthday party and I went to take the umbrella out and the table just shattered right then and there. I couldn't even believe it. I still have the pieces of the table here.

We had a Martha Stewart outdoor dining table explode on us this past weekend. There were children around, and we had to spend 2 hours cleaning it up, because it was down on the grass. We also had issues in the past with the paint peeling on the chairs. I would like compensation for the cost of replacing or fixing the table. We now have no outdoor dining table, and we do not feel that we should be out the cost of a new table for an obviously defective piece of furniture.

I went in my backyard two weeks ago to water my plants and discovered that my Martha Stewart Glass Patio Table had shattered into a million pieces! I thought maybe it happened because it was too hot outside, although it was only 82 degrees and it had survived many, many days over 100 degrees. I have been looking everywhere for a new patio table, but it has been very difficult because they are out of season right now. I decided to Google Martha Stewart patio tables to see if I could order a replacement. That is when I came across several articles that stated that these table tops are notorious for shattering! I thought that I would share my experience so that you would know that it has also happened to me. Please contact me if you know how I can get my money back! It is several years old and I no longer have the receipt! Thank you.

Like many others I have read about, my Martha Stewart patio table shattered into a million pieces for no reason. I originally purchased it at a Kmart in Middleburg Heights, OH in 2003. Yesterday, the kids were playing on the table and luckily finished before the table exploded for no reason. It's the same round table with the leaf pattern that everyone else is complaining about as well.

As all the other people, my Martha Stewart glass patio shattered for no reason. This is the second time that this happened. I wrote the first one off. This time it shattered while I was sitting at the table and it cut my foot. I contacted Sears and Kmart. I was told that they do not warranty the glass and that it probably shattered due to the heat. What is the sense of having a patio table if you can’t use it during the summer? They referred me to the manufacturer who is no longer in business. I am also filing a complaint with the Attorney General regarding this issue.

I came home after work and found my Martha Stewart patio table shattered. There was nothing found near the glass suggesting it had been hit by anything and no one was home. Now I have 6 chairs and no table. Well, I have the table frame, just no glass!

On 8/19/09, at approximately 8 pm, the glass top of our Martha Stewart patio table (which was purchased at Kmart in East Brunswick, NJ) shattered into tiny pieces, which scattered over our deck. At the time of the shattering, three adults were sitting at the table who observed that nothing fell into or onto the table. Thankfully, the children who were previously seated at the table had already left the table area. After the explosion of glass, you could hear crackling sounds as the glass continued to break into smaller pieces.

The patio table was in my backyard. Luckily, there's not a dog underneath or kids around. It shattered for no reason. I can't afford another. I'm a single mom.

Our glass table shattered last night (round, leaf design with Lazy Susan) but the Lazy Susan did not shatter, imagine that, leaving my chocolate lab covered in shards of glass. I have six chairs with cushions that go with the table. I want the table or the glass replaced.

My Martha Stewart glass table top shattered into a million pieces for no reason at all. No one was sitting at the table at the time. It sounded like an explosion and small pieces of glass flew all over the backyard and pool area.

I, like others, purchased a Martha Stewart Patio set, The Victoria Collection. It consisted of 5 dining chairs and round dining table, leaf-embossed glass with Lazy Susan just above the main table. This was purchased at K-Mart. The other day, out of a clear blue sky, the main dining area of the table exploded, leaving millions of small glass particles all over the deck. I checked for anything that may have landed on the table, but found nothing. Also, the arms of the chairs have started to rust. I always take the entire set in for the winter months and did not expect this to happen. I am 72 years old, on a fixed income and will probably not be able to replace these items. Can you help? I do have pictures of the shattered glass all over the deck. Thank you.

I had purchased a Martha Stewart patio set that wasn't cheap and thought that it would last me a long time, in which I guess I was wrong. I had my nieces and nephews out playing as well as my daughter. We were going to have a barbeque but decided to order pizza instead, because it was too hot out to eat. Well, thank God, because that's when it happened. The whole glass patio table top shattered all over the place.

I purchased a patio set (table and 6 chairs). The glass table shattered when it was not in use. The table and chairs are like new, but I can no longer use the table because the glass top has shattered. In reading Martha Stewart's website, this has happened to many consumers. K-Mart will not replace it. I was told to get in touch with the maker of the goods. I was told by Gary ** that if I read the fine print, there is no warranty on the glass tops. Read the consumer complaints on Martha Stewart Patio furniture. This is a common complaint and the consumer is getting taken on buying the patio table. The chairs are manufactured well, they are like new. Please help me get a glass top for the table that will not shatter. Thank you.

We purchased a Martha Stewart Patio table and chairs set on July 1, 2008 for our shore house in Beach Haven, NJ. We stored the set in the shed for winter and set it up again in July 2009. The table top totally shattered for no apparent reason. We called Kmart to discuss what could be done. I was given the option to call a glass repairer or purchase another glass top table that the store had for half price at $80.00 or call the Martha Stewart 800 number to complain. We now have a table with no top and four chairs. The glass totally shattered onto a stone surface. Many hours were spent trying to gather slivers of glass.

My husband and I purchased the Martha Stewart round, leaf-embossed, Lazy Susan table set with four chairs about two years ago. Well, this week I was out buying food for a family barbecue and my daughter called me on my cell phone to tell me that we no longer had a patio table to eat on. It had exploded into millions of pieces as I see now that so many others had. My daughter and husband heard the explosion on the deck right outside my kitchen doors and looked out to see shattered glass everywhere. Thank God my family was not outside when it happened. I will never buy anything Martha Stewart again.

As so many others, I purchased a Martha Stewart patio set (Palisades). The glass top table with the lazy Susan and the entire glass top exploded/shattered to hundreds of pieces. What a disappointment that the product is defective and replacement cost is $180.00 plus shipping, not to mention the danger if someone was sitting at the item at the table. The table top was totally destroyed. Lucky no one was sitting at the item at the time of destruction.

This morning, I heard a loud crash on my deck, and found the glass top of a Martha Stewart Victorian patio table in a million pieces on the chairs and floor. There was no one near the table at the time, thank goodness, or I'm sure there would have been some injuries. (We'd just hosted a dinner a few days ago, and had two grandbabies in the chairs around the table.) I came online to see what I could find regarding a replacement top for the table, and stumbled upon this website. The horror stories I've just read are astounding. I had no idea! All of the situations sound identical to what we experienced.

I made a purchase of a Martha Stewart patio set, five chairs and a leaf glass round table ($600) on August 11, 2009. I was in the house. I looked outside to find that my table glass was shattered all over the ground and in the cushions of the chairs. I was told by a friend that I should return the set because they were told there was a problem with the glass on Martha Stewart patio set but I did not pay them any attention. Now, I wish I had. What can I do? I can't afford to run out buying expensive patio set. I think that Martha Stewart should have to replace or refund anyone who have this same problem. Now, I don't have a table to sit down to when my guests come over. Help.

I came home Monday afternoon, August 10th, and found my Martha Stewart patio glass table had shattered into millions of pieces. I had to get a shop vac to clean it up. I never dragged it around as someone said they did. I found this site while looking for a site to replace the table. I was amazed this has happened so often.

Our Martha Stewart hexagon-shaped leaf imprinted table shattered into thousands of pieces.

We purchased two Martha Stewart Victoria patio sets, two tables with five chairs each. We also purchased two Martha Stewart Victoria rocking chairs, three seat sofa with cushions, oval table and two chaise lounges. These items are all part of the Martha Stewart Victoria collection. Last year, one of the patio tables exploded. Last night, the other patio table exploded. The glass exploded in such tiny bits and if we were sitting at the table when it exploded, I know we would have gotten cut. Just Saturday night, we had eight people sitting around that table eating dinner.

Within the last couple of years, I purchased a Glass Patio Set from the Martha Stewart collection at the Kmart in Huntington, Indiana at 2727 Guilford Street. I came home today to find the table completely shattered. The table has been stored inside during the winter months so I am not for sure why it shattered. I then searched to see if others had the same experience and found this site. Obviously, the cost of us replacing the patio furniture after we had planned on using it for a many more years will cause some financial stress. Hopefully, we can get all of the glass up so the grandchildren and family pet do not get hurt from it.

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.

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.

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.