Totes NeverWet technology, Auto Open Auto Close, Black 43 arc Umbrella, Medium

Too small. Not very practical.

Its a really shoddy made umbrella. I consider Totes as the top of the line product but I dont know why this umbrella is even being sold at this price. The minute we opened it to try it out (indoors) it immediately broke. We had to return it. This feels cheap compared to my other TOTE umbrellas.

It appears to be just as well built as the two decade old model I have. The push-button opening works well. The push button closing works OK but seems unnecessary. The handle is too small making it easy to press the collapse button by mistake.

Totes Sunguard One Touch Auto Open This is a nice umbrella. Running around Phoenix and northern Arizona recently, there are a lot of people who use umbrellas as parasols. This one works well for that. It is a bit heavier than I like (thus the one star deduction), but otherwise works great for both rain and sun. And its cute. Even the button is pink. It is automatic to open, but not fold. I scrutinize things more when I know I am going to write a review and one thing that caught my attention is the plastic thing to pull on to shut the umbrella. It is perhaps a stupid thing to comment on, but some engineer did a good job designing it. It is on the larger side, concave all the way around and is really easy to get a grip on to pull the umbrella closed.

The first day I used it it broke. Not sturdy!!

This is a really good umbrella. I use nothing but Totes.

Love

The fixture that I like the most in this Totes umbrella is the auto open and close. It it extremely easy to operate with just one button, works great. It size is perfect to save it in my car door for when I need it. I have used it in pretty windy days and it has been holding fine. Colors are vibrant. Update: Ive been using this umbrella for about 2 years now. Auto open/close still works with no problems. A little piece of the canopy got detached from the rest of the umbrella on a really windy day but the rest is still holding up.

Weve had a lot of rain these past couple of weeks and so I have had many opportunities to try this umbrella out. I was very intrigued with its claims that water just rolls off it and it doesnt stay wet like most umbrellas. I hate dealing with a wet umbrella! Now many stores have plastic bags for your umbrellas when you enter. I have been pretty impressed with the Never Wet coating that is on this umbrella. It really does work. Its significantly drier than traditional umbrellas. Its not perfectly dry, but the difference is definitely noticeable. Its not dripping wet. The one push button works as expected. I really like the stretchy bungy type cord handle. I will have to look for the Never Wet feature the next time I need to purchase an umbrella.

This umbrella cannot be a Tote brand. The umbrella literally broke the first time I used it. The quality is poor and the material used is very similar to a 2.99 umbrella in the 99 cents store. I would definitely not recommend buying this umbrella!