Gellas by ShedRain 4532 Gel Handle, 62-Inch Arc Auto Open Vented Square Golf Umbrella

GREAT umbrella. Well built, squishy handle, really gives you confidence in the rain that you will be protected. The only drawback is part of its asset: it is huge! Really big opened up, but really long folded up. It is not something you can toss in your tote, you have to haul it over your shoulder. But small price to pay for staying dry.

Update:

The umbrella has turned out to be of poor quality. And worse, the company that sold it is unresponsive. On September 26th I sent them this email, through Amazon: "I bought an umbrella from you via Amazon, Shedrain Gellas Golf Umbrella, Auto Open , order# , in April 2010. I keep it next to my back door and use it only to walk to a club very nearby when it's raining. I've only used it about 5 times, for a total of about 10-15 minutes, and it's now broken. At first one of the "strings" came loose, and now the slide mechanism is jammed up. Can I return the umbrella?"

Here we are a couple of weeks later and nothing from the company. Don't but this product from this company.

Original review:

I got sick of having one umbrella after another get wrecked in the wind, get blown inside out, fall apart, fabric ripping, cheap parts rusting, etc. When I thought about it, I realized I bought few of these... I got most at promotional events like golf tournaments, or when donating to charities. The ones I had bought were in emergency situations in NYC when it started pouring and I'd duck into the closest drug store for a $10 model. Which would soon fall apart.

So I decided to buy a "real" umbrella and got this one. What a difference! It's actually built like a somebody cared; it just feels like it's well made. I've only used it a couple of times, but I'm pretty confident that I'll have this for many years (or until I leave it somewhere which has also happened many times).

I recommend this it's my first "professional" umbrella!

By the way, I think this would make nice, unusual gift for someone. I wouldn't normally think of giving an umbrella as a gift, as I have previously associated them with disposable, cheap products. But I think most people probably don't have a good umbrella, and it's one of those gifts that a person may first think, "He gave me an... umbrella?", but years later would appreciate it much more than another bottle of wine.

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I have always loved ShedRain umbrellas, most especially for their windproofing features. This umbrella had two issues that are prompting me to return it to the mfgr for repair. 1) There is an odd, recurring sediment on the gel handle. It has the feel of scraping away excess adhesive with your thumb, but it oddly reappears over time. 2) The larger problem is that two of the spokes came detached from the umbrella within just a couple months of very modest and ordinary usage. This wasn't what I signed-up for, for a nice umbrella, so I am returning it to the mfgr for a warranty repair. I am hoping the warranty process goes smoothly.

-------- July 2013 update -------

ShedRain handled the repair quickly and for free. I have only good things to say about how they handled the issues once I brought them to its attention.

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The umbrella is amazing. The soft gel handle makes holding the umbrella easy and comfortable. The umbrella is huge so be prepared for it to take up some space when not is use.

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This is a great large umbrella. Perfect for watching my sons play sport. I'm tall and the square frame means I am completely covered from rain... No more wet legs! The gell grip handle is very comfortable... Love this umbrella... Quality very good..