totes Titan Compact Travel Umbrella, Windproof, Water Repellent Auto Open/Close , Black

I have bought two of these. the first one worked like a champ and will do so again as you will see in a minute. The first one has a broken rib so it dangles a bit when opened, so i decided to get a second one, and use the first as a back up. So i get the second one, and have used it for about a month though not as often as the first. All went well, until last night. i had opened it when i got home to let it dry out. i went to close it, and when i pressed the button, it did something to the whole mechanism and i could not get the darn thing closed. or reset. or anything. it is now in the trash bin.Okay, i understand that things break, it is the way of things, especially anymore, but considering the price, which while not stratospheric it does pinch a bit, i would have expected better. Heck, i would have expected better from the Totes brand. I have lost many an umbrella, but this is the first one i have owned that just flat out packed it in. i take the bus. had it pulled those stunts there, it would have been a mess....

I like that its compact. I can keep it in my back pack and forget about it till it rains.

Great little Umbrella. Compact easy to store in the car. Seems fairly robust or at least robust enough for California rain

Got it at a rainy day. My luck.

I can get a better umbrella for that price.

I have had this for a couple months. it has not rained a lot in NYC, I literally used this less than a half dozen times. Today I just noticed the fabric is already tearing and I dont know why. Low quality material. I have cheap $3 umbrellas I bought of the street that are holding up better. So objectively this umbrella is not better than a cheapy $3 off the street umbrella. Buy another brand.

Will stand up to high wind - its a totes

I wanted a sturdy umbrella after having several cheaper ones break. This umbrella is a little heavier than others but very wide and well made. Now if I can only keep from losing it!

Water beads off it. Thought from the description that the umbrella would be big and heavy but it seems strong and light.

Theres plenty of confusion here on sizing. First of all, there are apparently both mens and womens Titan umbrellas with different sizes for each (never mind the box has no gender label). Second, the dimensions given by Totes reflect what they call the Arc Dimensions, which is a perfectly useless and deceptive measurement, since it traces the circumference/curvature of the umbrella canopy rather than a measurement on a straight plane. Totes claims 47 for the arc dimension of this umbrella, but measuring straight across at the widest point yields a measurement of just 42. Way too small for a tall person with a big stride, despite claims here that the umbrella is big enough for several people. This umbrellas going back.