‘Great for the windy British weather.’
The makers of a windproof umbrella are so confident in their product they’re providing a lifetime guarantee. The Repel Umbrella costs £19.99 on Amazon and you can also get it for £23.55 on eBay. The umbrella comes in ten colours: black, navy, yellow, pink, red, black and red, grey, and slate blue, as well as patterns of a starry sky and a blue sky.
The umbrella opens and closes automatically with one button. The design is wind-resistant through its use of a double-vented canopy and fiberglass reinforcement. The umbrella’s canopy is Teflon-coated, making it water repellent and UV resistant. The umbrella is compact to allow for its storage in handbags and backpacks. It only weighs 425 grams, and includes a non-slip handle for ease of use.
What’s more, the makers of the umbrella are so confident in their product they offer a lifetime guarantee. They said: “You are protected for life from the rain, sleet, and snow through our lifetime replacement guarantee program. If anything at all goes wrong with your umbrella, we will send you a replacement absolutely no charge, no return required.”
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Alternatively, you can try the Fulton Tiny No.2 Golden Bees umbrella, which is £25 at Selfridges. The mini umbrella is ultra-compact and has a fibreglass frame meant to resist the wind.
Elsewhere, the Mountain Warehouse Windproof Umbrella is down from £27.99 to £16.99. It comes in black and blue, and opens and closes automatically.
The Repel umbrella has 4.3 stars from 98,997 reviews. One person said “I keep this in my laptop bag as comes in handy when commuting and starts to rain. One button opening and closing, shaft seem strong and so far not blown inside out, used it a lot and dries quickly.”
Repel Umbrella
The umbrella opens and closes automatically with one button. The design is wind-resistant through its use of a double-vented canopy and fiberglass reinforcement. The umbrella’s canopy is Teflon-coated, making it water repellent and UV resistant. The umbrella is compact to allow for its storage in handbags and backpacks. It only weighs 425 grams, and includes a non-slip handle for ease of use.
Another wrote “The umbrella is clearly very high quality, and is still portable and comfortably fits in my bag. The raindrops just slide off the umbrella, so when its time to close it and put it back in my bag, the umbrella is already dry! I had a somewhat windy and rainy day to deal with, and this was a huge help, it withstood the winds beautifully, and I arrived home completely dry.
“I had a small issue so I reached out to the customer service and it was some of the best service I have ever seen. I have never met a company so excited to help! In the end they shipped me out a new umbrella, with next day delivery to replace the umbrella I had previously bought which had a jammy button. I would absolutely recommend this umbrella to anybody needing a long lasting solution to the rain!”
However, some people had problems with the umbrella breaking. One of them wrote: “This broke within a month, used once and the rain wasn’t even that heavy. Don’t waste your money.”
But another pleased shopper added: “Great for the windy British weather. It doesn’t blow inside out very easily but even when it did, the frame didn’t get damaged.”
You can buy the Repel Umbrella from Amazon and eBay. Get the Fulton Tiny No.2 Golden Bees umbrella from Selfridges and the Mountain Warehouse Windproof Umbrella from Mountain Warehouse.
