EEZ Y Windproof Travel Umbrella Compact Reviews Summary

Build Quality and Design

Pros:

• "This umbrella is very sturdy."
• "The design of the umbrella is very nice and solid."
• "The pieces That hold the umbrella open are reinforced so it makes the umbrella strong."
• "Build quality was excellent."
• "These are the best umbrellas I’ve ever bought. They have a design that makes it very sturdy in the wind."
• "This umbrella is well made and seems like it will be durable."
• "The frame seems a bit cheaply made."

Cons:

• "It broke after using it three times."
• "However the button which opens and closes the umbrella stopped working after 3 months."
• "Unfortunately, this umbrella only survived a few uses."
• "The umbrella was used a total of 4 times, 3 times during light-mid level hard rain. On the 4th use... A few of the metal pieces holding the umbrella together were broken."
• "After a few weeks with high winds two of the springs damaged, now the mechanism that makes it fold itself doesn’t work."
• "It rusted after using it only twice within a few weeks."
• "Heavy winds broke it a couple of weeks ago."

Functionality and Convenience

Pros:

• "Compact to carry. Fast open."
• "It has been reliable and convenient."
• "I love the pop up feature button to make it easy to open when its raining."
• "I really like that it opens and closes with just a push of a button!"
• "It can easily fit into a purse or backpack when collapsed, making it easy to carry around."
• "The automatic open/close with push of the button works well & is very convenient (especially when getting in & out of car)."
• "This umbrella is small enough to fit in my purse, but still makes me feel confident it won't collapse."

Cons:

• "It takes some powerful thumb strength to push the button hard enough to open the umbrella."
• "Nice umbrella but it’s really hard to open. When you get it to go it’s very aggressive. It literally POPS open."
• "It is difficult to close, particularly when it is wet."
• "On my second use it flipped inside-out and bent, making closing it and carrying it awkward."
• "Yes, the push button closes it half-way, but having to manually push the umbrella down its rod to close the other half, I am not strong enough to do."
• "It is really hard to close. The spring pressure coupled with the tiny slippery-when-wet pull makes it difficult to close."
• "It's very difficult to close and takes both hands and a lot of force to do so."

Customer Service and Warranty

Pros:

• "I reached out to customer service and they sent a replacement as soon as possible."
• "I'm glad to report that their customer service replaced it for free since I had bought several within the 1-year warranty period."
• "After my previous post, I was contact immediately by the seller, they offer a brand new umbrella that was delivered in 2 days."
• "The company was excellent and easy to deal with! Very responsive!"
• "True Customer service is a rarity these days. How encouraging to know a company honors their warranties & stands behind their product."
• "They even followed up to make sure that my new umbrella arrived undamaged."
• "I made a warranty claim and received another umbrella within 72 hours."

Cons:

• "I would’ve liked to have a replacement, but I can’t mail back in the packaging with it extended out, so it will just have to be thrown out."
• "Just got this umbrella and have no experience yet about the quality. The manufacturer makes a big deal about a lifetime warranty if you go to their website and register within 30 days. Problem is… there is NO website!"
• "Tags that came with my umbrella tell me to visit this website to register my umbrella for a lifetime warranty: 222.-eez-y.com. Well that website doesn't exist."
• "I had read that they offered a lifetime warranty, but they've made it very difficult to find any information or to reach the seller."
• "There’s no site to register for the warranty."
• "No website or number for customer service."
• "Their warranty site doesn't exist and if you try to contact the seller, they just say that they can't do anything since Amazon does everything for them."

Wind Resistance and Durability

Pros:

• "It is sturdy so the wind didn't break it (like many of my other umbrellas have broken)."
• "It holds up to the wind very well! The other umbrellas I've used you could blow on it and it turns inside out."
• "This is the first umbrella I have that did not flip when a wave of wave of wind just passed by, proving to be extremely wind resistant."
• "It is certainly windproof. When we had a really, really windy day I went out and opened it up. Worked exactly as was advertised."
• "Great sturdy / durable umbrella. Love the one hand use with the pop up and retractable button."
• "This umbrella withstands strong winds."
• "Got this for walking to work in rainy Seattle. The windproof vent is fantastic and makes it 10x easier to hold on to your umbrella on rainy days."

Cons:

• "The first use it was raining and windy and the umbrella flipped inside out!"
• "This umbrella is sturdy and has a unique design. However, it flips when the wind is strong."
• "It can't really handle strong wind and doesn't quite cover you well in the rain."
• "It is NOT wind proof, it flips inside out with minor gusts."
• "A gush of hard wind blew towards me and... The wind somehow blew through the flaps of the umbrella and flipped the umbrella the other way/outwards."
• "Heavy winds broke it a couple of weeks ago."
• "No more than thirty seconds out in the wind and rain of a moderate Nor'Easter the umbrella buckled and bent."

Weight and Portability

Pros:

• "Compact to carry. Fast open."
• "It can easily fit into a purse or backpack when collapsed, making it easy to carry around."
• "The umbrella is very compact so it fits in my bag pretty easily so I liked it!"
• "It’s compact, lightweight, and easy to use."
• "The size is indeed what I was looking for as it will fit into the very small side pocket of my purse as my emergency umbrella."
• "it collapses to be pretty small, easy to stick under a car seat/travel with."
• "It is also nice and compact."

Cons:

• "A little heavy for travel packing."
• "Maybe because of the quality of the metal used, it does make the umbrella's weight on the heavier side."
• "It's a bit heavier than I would have liked as I will be using it while traveling & there’s only a 50# luggage limit."
• "The problem is that it’s very heavy for its size."
• "Kind of bulky. And heavy. Not ideal for traveling."
• "It is heavy and definitely adds weight to the book bag."
• "To call it small is an understatement; it’s actually miniscule."