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I'm about to buy a patio umbrella. Does anyone have any strong feelings to share to help guide my decision? Right now I'm thinking about 9' cantilever.
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oh my father just did a bunch of research on this bc mine broke, i can try to get the info from him for you
one of the takeaways was that buying from amazon was cheaper than the local umbrella stores for the same company umbrella
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My plan was to walk into Lowe's and pick one out, since I'd rather have it today, and I have a Lowe's cc so I get 5% off
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Gotcha idk if lowes carries any of the companies that the research yielded
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Any information about features I should consider or avoid?
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I'd look a lot into warranties and age of the company.
Mine just blew away and broke.
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My friend told me they break easily so my takeaway is "buy something cheap because you'll be replacing it frequently anyway"
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Interesting. Mine lasted 20 years.
My parents gave it to me, and I stupidly left it open in the wind and I am at fault for it breaking, but it lived a long time in their hands.
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N00b umbrella question, do I have to close and open it whenever I use it so this doesn't happen?
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yes
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https://frumfinance.slack.com/archives/C04FDN85LE4/p1746981605900899?thread_ts=1746981180.129669&cid=C04FDN85LE4 Nowadays, this tends to be true for a lot of things. The expensive versions can be 5-10x the price, and even then, who knows if it will really pay off Was going to give an example, but afraid I'll derail the thread
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