These super fun umbrellas will make you wish for rain and snow

Image: Blunt Umbrellas

By TEAM COMMERCEMashable Deals2018-11-12 10:00:00 UTC

Most umbrella purchases you’ve made haven’t been particularly well thought out. Most days, you find yourself sopping wet and scrambling into the nearest bodega or drugstore for a new one after misjudging the day’s forecast. 

You can go on blaming your local weatherperson, or you can just invest in a legit umbrella. Here are two solid options:

Featuring an innovative Radial Tensioning System that makes it easy to open with just one hand (see above), the Blunt Metro is a collapsible umbrella that fits easily into your backpack, briefcase, or purse. It is crafted with rip-resistant polyester — meaning it’s durable enough to hold up to wind speeds as strong as 55 miles per hour — and also comes GPS-ready with Tile integration support. (Say what now?) Most groundbreaking, though, is its canopy’s design: Since all of its edges are blunt, you don’t have to worry about accidentally taking out someone’s eye when you use it in a crowded space.

The SwissTek’s unique reverse-folding design opens from the top rather than the bottom, so it’s easier to open, close, and store; it can even stand vertically so that it drains while closed. As a bonus, its canopy (available in four different colors) is made of UV-protecting pongee fabric so you can use it under sunny skies as well as rainy ones.