UPDATE:  They immediately emailed me apologizing for the umbrella not meeting my full expectations. They offered a full refund or a replacement.  I declined both options because the umbrella wasn't broken and a replacement would have the same issue.  They issued a refund anyway with their apologies  Needless to say, this company truly stands behind their products.  If only all companies were like this one.

Nice but annoying.  I like the automatic open/close feature but it's a pain when you only want to close it temporarily.  It won't stay up unless you completely compress it to its original position which is a little difficult if you're carrying other things.