Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

Would have got five stars if not for plastic tip

Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

For the money i paid should have been traditional metal tip

Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

I do have to say that despite the large size it has a much greater curve than most umbrellas so it is not tremendously wide

Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

Con no button to instantly open the umbrella

Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

I can only imagine that it will fail over time and render the entire umbrella unusable

Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

Such a shame to build a very good umbrella and then cut a corner on such an important part and put in a substandard plastic part that when broken will make the entire umbrella useless

Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

What i am doing to help prolong the life of this cheaply made but very important part is before i close the umbrella i push the umbrella further openup about a quarter of an inch to take the pressure off of this cheap plastic substandard part

Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

The good news is this umbrella did not invert