Why We Love It

There are now an over abundance of umbrellas out in the market and sadly, many or most of them seem unreliable and compete with each other for how cheap you can get it for.

From as long as I could remember as a child, Totes was the “golden standard” of high-quality umbrellas. 

The school days where it rained, you know you would stay dry and the umbrella won’t flip on you immediately if you were carrying a Totes Umbrella. 

Fast forward decades since then and now with kids, I always wondered why anyone ever made umbrellas that were not transparent. I remember the struggle of having to lift my black umbrella, while crossing the street with my children and a stroller in tow. 

Since then, I have gotten quite pretty transparent umbrellas with nice floral designs on them, but the have to be replaced almost yearly because they flipped often and fell apart easily. They were manual long kids umbrellas and never fit in their backpack. 

I believe I have found the most perfect umbrella! After reading about Totes now as an adult, I am even more in awe of their company and mission. I could see it looking pretty classy for a formal event. It is super easy to open and can fit on the side pocket of their backpacks. The close is however manual. 

If I were going on a hiking type of trip or where I expect heavy wind most of the time, I would probably opt for a non-transparent umbrella because in my opinion, the plastic material of a transparent umbrella will probably never be as flexible and fold as a good old standard umbrella material, but this umbrella is very comfortable for every day use for the rain. 

Their umbrellas are LIFETIME WARRANTY! They stand behind the quality of their umbrellas for life!

I have since also learned that many many of their umbrellas are made from recycled bottles (as if I couldn’t love them any more). 

I hope you get the chance to invest in a Totes umbrella and see the quality and feel yourself!