Totestotes InBrella Reverse Close Umbrella, Black/Grey

Super good quality, however very heavy due to that. I got it as a gift for my mom. She loves it, it's a bit different than other umbrellas of this sort (which everyone has at her work) and very noticeably much better quality than all these kinds of umbrellas which I have seen myself in the store.

I have had these before and they are the best! Although I only had a few days as left at a restaurant and someone stole it. I will purchase another one.

It folds out backwards! which means:You can deploy your umbrella from the dry side of a door into the wet.You can close the umbrella and stand it anywhere.When the wind picks up and tries to break your nice new umbrella instead of bending a strut it gently folds up and then pops back into place when it should be.

I have used it a few times, Doesn't turn inside out while it rains from strong winds. It's easy to deploy and easy to retract for storage or carry. I like the design of the umbrella covers a decent area to keep the person covered while deployed.

I bought this umbrella because it was on sale, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have bought a "weird" umbrella otherwise. I'm generally pretty happy with this umbrella: It's a good size, it keeps me dry, it doesn't feel like it's going to fall apart in the wind, and I've been using it for a while now and it still looks like new. Couple of issues, though:1- If you fold it up the water it's collected inside is going to go somewhere. Right onto the floor of your car or your home if you turn it "down". The water not dripping all over you as you enter your car or the doorway of a building is a bonus but the water is still there and isn't going anywhere anytime soon unless you tip it out.2- The most fragile part of the umbrella when folded is the part furthest from the handle. On most full-size umbrellas there's a spikey-end that's pretty strong, it can be put on the floor with the umbrella leaning against a wall or even used as a walking stick. Not this umbrella! Don't even think about putting the slightest weight on it or even standing it up in a corner. I always hang mine from the handle (which of course tips all the water out of it – that's good to dry the thing out, bad if you just dumped a quart of water onto your host's fancy wood floor).If I remain careful with it when storing the thing I expect it will last a very long time. I'd buy another one and probably will one of these days but I do like the ultra-compact umbrellas which will fit in my shoulder bag and the big ones that aren't fragile; neither of which will dump water out all over my car's floorboards.