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New! 2006 Vintage Classic Totes 42-inch Auto-Open Umbrella! Wood Trim! - $25 (Wheaton, IL)
condition:
new
make / manufacturer:
Totes Isotoner
model name / number:
Classic
size / dimensions:
42-inch
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This 2006 Vintage Classic Totes 42-inch Auto-Open Umbrella features a stylish blue canopy, solid construction, and wood handle trim. This umbrella is perfect for anyone who wants to add a touch of vintage and durable, old-school style to their rainy-day routine. With its automatic opening mechanism and large, comfortable push-button, this umbrella is both sturdy and fashionable. Made for unisex use, it is an extremely reliable accessory even in the strongest of winds. Don't let the rain dampen your style; grab the Vintage Classic Totes 42-inch Auto-Open Umbrella today!
And now that we're past the eBay Ai nonsensical garbage, here's the skinny:
The Totes Isotoner Corporation has been around since 1924 and is the world's largest manufacturer of umbrellas. However, not all umbrellas are made equally. Or, made as well as before Totes got sold to MidOcean Partners in 2007 and when MidOcean Partners cheapened the quality of everything Totes, reducing materials, thicknesses, and the like!
This is one of the last "sturdy" Totes umbrellas. Check out the shiny tips on the long ribs which, although they may not be, clearly appear to be and feel like stainless steel. You never see shiny tips anymore on any umbrellas, and soon after you start using them they rust. I've had an identical umbrella to this one and have been using it since 2006. I originally believed it would fail in a couple of years, so I bought an extra. It never failed, and thus you are buying the "extra" that has been in storage for 18 years.
Don't be fooled by cheap imitations of good, sturdy umbrellas that Totes used to make. Get the vintage but new, real deal here. Click "Buy-it-Now" before you get caught in the rain with your pants down, trying to use some newer Totes umbrella that just is not up to snuff, rusts, and falls apart even before the rainy season ends.
Specifications listed on the product's box:
42-inches, opens full-size;
Durable water-resistant canopy;
Lightweight aluminum frame;
Lifetime warranty.
I like that last one. Whose lifetime? Yours? Mine? Totes'? Did the lifetime change when Totes got sold? I'm going to let you guess on that one. Good luck. But, the aluminum frame really is a nice feature. How many umbrellas have rusted on you? Just suddenly stopped being able to open and close? You had to look for a city trash can and just leave it half-open when you left it resting on top of the trash can. Yes, you know what I mean. Those junk umbrellas were not aluminum-framed!