I purchased the Model U-111 a year or so ago and have really not
used it much at all, only a few times. A couple of days ago
I took the umbrella with me for a night out with my wife as we were on a
walking tour of our downtown area and there had been a steady rain falling
all day. As we were departing our last destination and on our way home I
opened the umbrella and half of the fabric just pulled away from one side
so I basically had half of an umbrella, while standing in the cold rain
getting soaked I tried to see what had happened, all I could figure was is
it was cheap material and it just fell apart.
I got so frustrated and angered when I recalled how much money I had
paid for this umbrella($120+) and it was no better than any other $20 umbrella
I have owned I whacked it over a park bench which broke it into several
pieces and threw it off to the side of the street. Certainly glad I
didn't have to rely on this thing for self defense, I couldn't even rely
on it to keep me dry.