totes Signature Clear Bubble Umbrella Reviews Summary

Visibility and Coverage

Pros:

• "Love this umbrella. It comes down over your body completely protecting your head, shoulders and arms from the rain."
• "It’s great because you can see through it as you walk in the rain."
• "Keeps me dry while giving me visibility to see everything around me."
• "The clear bubble design effectively shields your head, face, and shoulders from the rain and light winds all the while being able to see directly ahead of you."
• "I love being able to see the raindrops while staying dry."
• "The design lets you see clearly around you, giving a bit more protection against the rain."
• "This umbrella is perfect, and its shape prevents it from being blown inside out."

Cons:

• "Though this umbrella is great for one person, or isn't not for 2 people just by design."
• "It's very long, as people have said. It can be a pain for storing it in places like seats of a lecture hall/ similar arrangements, or a car seat, etc."
• "The visibility is better than an opaque one but not what I hoped for, so I still end up tipping it backwards to see out from under it."
• "I end up with either my purse, back, front, or arms (usually a combination of them) wet because no matter how this umbrella is held there simply isn't enough coverage."
• "This umbrella works well and keeps most rain out. However due to the structure it doesn't really work well for if it is raining and windy as the wind will still cause the rain to hit anything below my shoulders."
• "The area that is shielded from water is not very wide."
• "Because the umbrella comes down closer to your body, so does the water."

Build Quality and Durability

Pros:

• "The plastic dome is made from a durable plastic."
• "Build quality seems to be decent, the umbrella itself is plastic, but decently thick."
• "Its construction is so much better than the bubble umbrellas I've seen in stores."
• "The plastic is very durable and the dome shape from the umbrella keeps it from blowing inside-out in high winds!"
• "The mechanics of the umbrella seem very durable and the plastic material is thick and sturdy."
• "Much sturdier then I expected, The handle and the frame are well made!"
• "Really sturdy and beautiful! I've been caught in the wind with it a couple times and it's held much better than any other umbrella I have."

Cons:

• "Right out of the box umbrella was broken."
• "And now the return window is closed and I'm stuck with an umbrella that won't stay open. What a waste of money!"
• "The open/close button has now cracked which makes it difficult for me to open my umbrella."
• "After a few uses, the umbrella gets dislodged from the tines and it seems shoddy in quality."
• "The plastic is basically saran wrap. Never in my entire life have I damaged an umbrella while it was closed and this one tore wide open on after I bumped into a COMPLETELY smooth surface."
• "Umbrella broke during only the third use. I'm really disappointex in the poor quality."
• "The clear plastic used is extremely thin and fragile."

Cleanliness and Maintenance

Pros:

• "I absolutely love the neutrality of this clear, plastic, umbrella!"
• "I’ve had the clear umbrella for about 2 years now and it’s still going strong!"
• "This has lasted 1.5 years so far without any signs of deterioration."
• "I’ve dried it before closing to avoid the plastic sticking."
• "It’s perfect for a single person. It provides some protection from wind and airways rain too."
• "This baby held its own and I’m so happy! Unlike the regular umbrellas that tend to blow upward, this did not."
• "The shape gives perfect rain coverage and it won't turn inside out when it's windy."

Cons:

• "Has a weird white powder all over it that I keep trying to wash off and can't quite seem to, which makes it look dirty/cloudy/hard to see through."
• "The product arrived covered in a weird white-ish dust."
• "The umbrella seems foggy and hard to see out of when looking through it."
• "It weirdly sticks to itself, which makes it difficult to unwrap and re-wrap."
• "That said, the powdery film people mentioned has yet to come off completely, so it's kind of like looking through the world as someone with not too terrible vision but who still needs glasses to see in detail."
• "The plastic began to stick together frequently after closing, and eventually after under a year the umbrella completely broke when I opened it."
• "You definitely have to clean off the powdery coating upon arrival."