The raindrops keep on falling my head. It’s time to whip out the ever reliable umbrella. For the past 5 years, I have resigned to the thought that umbrellas are meant to be disposable in America. We have been buying these $4 umbrellas from Walmart and they don’t even last a whole 3 months before they become total wrecks not that we play with them. They just don’t last. Then a trip to Staples introduced me to Raines umbrellas, I had to think hard about buying a $12.99 umbrella- the lifetime guarantee made me buy it. I’m glad that I took it home because now we have a reliable cover over our heads when we need it. It’s been with us for 2 years now and I don’t feel guilty about adding more bulk to the landfills with flimsy destroyed umbrellas.
Coming from the tropics where I have had my share of rain. Remember Forest Gump when he was in Vietman with the rain dialogue? He wasn’t exaggerating. When it rains it pours over there. So that’s why I know a thing or two about picking umbrellas. If you want to find a long lasting umbrella.
- Choose a non-folding umbrella, yeah I know it’s not convenient but hey it doesn’t get easily blown over by the wind.
- Find one with the rounded spokes. Why else would bicycles have round spokes and not square ones? The ones with lesser quality will get bent easily and break.
- Well, if you find one with a lifetime limited guarantee, it’s worth buying.
If you want to take the guess work out, just do yourself a favor and buy Raines.
I just had to see my hair stylist(Michelle) during this season and I happen to catch her during her day-off. She works in an upscale spa but she also works at a barbershop on Thursdays where I discovered her when she was cutting my husband’s hair. Anyway, to cut the story short, I asked her so nicely if she can do something for us(my husband, me and daughter) needed hair cuts. So she thought for a while and she said if we didn’t mind going over to her house. She was kind enough to take us in so short notice because she knows we are just visiting over this side of the bay and getting a schedule during weekdays isn’t easy to squeeze in. We gladly and quickly went over to her home after we had our late breakfast and we found out that she lives within a mile radius.
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