I'm a bit sad about this lamp. I actually returned the first one that arrived because of a defect; the instructions say there should be a red light that comes on at the switch while it is charging, but I never saw a red light and so I couldn't be certain it was charging. When the replacement arrived, the charging port was a bit misaligned with the hole cut into the base, but I still somehow got the charging cable connected. However, I had the exact same issue with this lamp- no red light to indicate if it is charging (plus this one also has a small scratch near the switch). I thought maybe it was the charging block I was using, but I double-checked and I was using a 5V, 2.5A and the instructions say to use 5V, 1-3A. I'm probably just going to keep this one and hope that the charger is actually working and that the issue is just a malfunction of the indicator light. It is a really pretty lamp, sleek just like the pictures, and I can turn it on at the moment. It's just unfortunate about this charging indicator defect.