Blissun Umbrella Aluminum Manual Parasol Reviews Summary

Build Quality

Pros:

• "The two pieces snap together securely. Crank operation is easy, and the tilt mechanism is also very doable."
• "The fabric is heavy duty and nice and bright."
• "The materials are top notch and the construction is super solid."
• "With 8 sturdy ribs, it's built to withstand the elements with ease."
• "The quality on this one is excellent and seems very sturdy."
• "They are sturdy and well built."
• "The fabric is excellent quality and REALLY is WATERPROOF unless it is really pouring for an extended time!"

Cons:

• "The thing completely fell apart, snapping over less than a 5MPH breeze."
• "The umbrella started having issues shortly after purchase."
• "The metal support bars are cheap and not sturdy. So cheap, they crack in half like a damn twig."
• "The umbrella is cheaply made and doesn't open and close easily."
• "The canopy is overly saggy upon maximum expansion, not taught like the others."
• "The clothlike material is deteriorating, tiny rips and holes appearing across the umbrella, along with the color virtually faded away."
• "The metal tubing making up the shaft of the umbrella is thinner than my previous ones, as is the cloth of the umbrella itself."

Functionality

Pros:

• "The hand crank works smoothly and the sun coverage is great."
• "The cranks 'crank' without fail and the umbrella ribs are still intact after near-daily use putting it up and down."
• "It's easy to raise and lower."
• "Easy to put up & take down for our farm stand."
• "It's easy to open, tilt, or close."
• "The umbrella nicely covers a table of 4 people and is easy to open and close."
• "The crank works well."

Cons:

• "The umbrella would not crank up. we finally got it up but almost did not get it back down."
• "The tilt mechanism which allows the umbrella to tilt in either direction has broken after less than two months and it it will no longer stay locked upright."
• "The button to tilt the umbrella has broken and now our umbrella doesn’t stay vertical."
• "The mechanism for the tilt will no longer lock."
• "The umbrella that I received in April is already broken. Amazon won’t help me and there is no way to contact the seller."
• "I've had this umbrella for less than 1 year and the tilt mechanism will not stay locked."
• "item does not close we have a storm coming item will not crank close wokls open cranking close does not work want a replacement that closes pretty basic."

Color and Material

Pros:

• "The fabric is a nice consistent color, and more than anything, the crank to raise and lower it works surprisingly well and easily."
• "I ordered the teal and the color is beautiful and saturated."
• "The color is perfect, just what I'd hoped for."
• "The umbrella material has more of a canvas feel."
• "The fabric has a nice weight with a canvas texture."
• "Love the blue color and hasn't faded after an entire summer of direct sunlight."
• "The color has NOT FADED AT ALL even in full sun, in the south, which is amazing!"

Cons:

• "The fabric was completely different and the 'topper' at the top was cheap looking."
• "The umbrella is ok for the price. I am a little disappointed in the material. It is a bit flimsy."
• "This year they are terribly faded."
• "So disappointed in this umbrella… it makes me mad every time I look at it because the tan color is a totally different ugly mess of a color now."
• "Faded. Loved the color for the first few months, then the outer color began to shift to a dull worn dirty version."
• "Material is very thin n color is more yellow than tan."
• "Yes, it's sturdy and easy to assemble and does protect from sun, but I'm very disappointed in the blue and white stripe that went from vibrant color to washed out light blue/purple in 30 days."

Customer Service and Warranty

Pros:

• "After contacting the seller, a replacement was received quickly."
• "This lasted 2 hours and this is what we have. I’ll post how the seller handles this.Edit 7/31/23. Was contacted and they are sending a new top( fabric). Good customer service."
• "The seller reached out to me BEFORE the umbrella arrived."

Cons:

• "No number to even call and Amazon said it was outside the 30 day warranty."
• "Bought 9’ umbrella in May 2023. In August, a storm came through and broke the umbrella in half. I have no clue how to get a hold of the seller to see if it’s covered under their warranty."
• "Of course I’m out of the return window and no contact info for seller."
• "Contacted seller and they offered me $8 for this $139 umbrella."
• "I ordered this umbrella at the end of the season and just opened to box and umbrella, it has a hole in it and return window has passed."
• "It was a hassle to return the umbrella. The woman from the chat told me I didn’t need a box but the UPS pickup would not take the umbrella without a box."
• "The umbrella that I received in April is already broken."