Big Fish Umbrella

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Erica Aug 11, 2009

I got this cutie umbrella for my sister’s move out gift. She's moving to the big city, down town Chicago, and I thought this was a perfect gift for her. When I first saw it I knew it would be perfect, super unique, and when it came to my house I was even more pleased to see the nice size of it and the amazing candy cane handle! It's a light weight umbrella and defiantly an attention getter. My sister fell in love with it and I was more than thrilled with my purchase, well worth the $28 dollars! I think I'm going to get one for myself! Thanks ModCloth!

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Kat Aug 28, 2009

This umbrella is adorable, quite deep, and well worth it. It is a little on the fragile side as it is entirely plastic, but if you just need to keep the rain off and look cute doing it, this is the way to go! The coat of dust other reviewers have mentioned is purposeful, it's on this product and I've seen it on other things of the same material; it is to keep the plastic from sticking to itself. I wouldn't recommend washing it off with anything other than just plain water and that is not even necessary, just take it out in the rain! :)

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Emma Jul 27, 2009

I saw this and fell in love, and I knew I had to have it - even for a high price of twenty-eight dollars. However, when I got the umbrella and tried to open it up, the clear (vinyl?) material was all sorts of stuck to itself. With use this lessened slightly, but was still a problem. There was also a dusty coating inside and outside of the umbrella which had to be rinsed off for the material to become clear. The thing I looked most forward to in this umbrella was the depth of it (potentially covering my shoulders and possibly even my bust). Well, not quite the case either - because of the arm(s) mechanism(s) at the top of the inside of the umbrella, the depth is cut short, making it no deeper than many other umbrellas. The umbrella lasted for about a month, which equaled about six or seven points of use. Its demise came when the clear material got stuck to itself again while I was trying to open the umbrella, and one of the bones/arms simply snapped (they appear to have plastic joints instead of metal) irreparably. Overall consensus: $28 is too much for something that is not at all durable, but if you think you can be very (and I mean VERY) careful with it and will put up with it sticking to itself, it makes a great conversation piece and is a point of interest for everyone you walk past while using it.

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Reply from Braiden Jul 29, 2009

We're so sorry the Big Fish Umbrella won't be keeping you dry anymore. We work hard to stock quality materials and hate to hear when a defective piece leaves the warehouse and makes one of our customers unhappy. I'll send you an email with more information on your situation.