Blissun 9' Outdoor Aluminum Patio Umbrella, Market Striped Umbrella with Push Button Tilt and Crank

Loved the colour and tilt function. Height was too high for me so had to cut down the support pole. Not hard to do.

This is a great value! We love it and after a month it is holding up great! Fit perfectly and the black and white colors are beautiful.

My umbrella was beautiful. However, I went to work leaving it open and an unexpected wind/rain storm blew through and trashed it. It appears the plastic mount supporting the stays of the umbrella snapped. I did not ask for a refund because it was my own stupid fault but I did contact the seller to see if I could buy a replacement part in attempt to fix it. Well guess what? THEY SENT ME A BRAND NEW UMBRELLA FREE OF ALL CHARGES, even though the damage clearly occurred AFTER THE RETURN PERIOD EXPIRED! Unbelievable top-notch customer relations. I highly recommend this company! I'm still shaking my head in amazement. However, make sure to crank your umbrella down if a storm is brewing in your area because they're not designed to survive a monsoon or hurricane. I was a dumb-head (and they knew it) yet they still responded so graciously. Thank you WINDBOW for providing me with a beautiful new umbrella.

I bought this umbrella two years and two months and 9 days ago, and it’s still holding up well. If I wanted to take better care of it, I would put it away in the winter time, but I like the snow protection, because I like to use my deck and BBQ all year around. Of course, there is a natural bit of fading, our summers get over 100°, winters can drop below zero, snow can get very deep, over a foot sometimes (in those cases, I lower it and knock the snow off). From underneath, there are a few little wrinkly-looking spots, (not actually wrinkly, though), maybe an inch or two long, 1/8 or less wide, in just a few areas here and there that may be wearing thinner. That comes from my use of it. The way I treat it, I might expect to want to buy one next year or the year after that. If I put it away in the winter time, or covered it when not in use, I would easily at least double the life of it. When there are going to be high winds, and I’m aware of it, then I lower it down, but it has held up at least in 20 mile an hour winds. Of course, it’s smart to lower it, even cover it if you’re not going to use it, but sometimes I leave things on the table under the umbrella, because I know it will protect them. So I very rarely lower it down. If it has a heavy snow load, I will lower it to knock it off. Anything over 3 inches of snow, I will probably knock it off. Because it is kept affordable, I recommend it. I did buy a second one to use for a different area in my yard that will get less usage, so it will be lowered more often. But I also think of sun fade, and if I want it to fade evenly, then it’s better to leave it up…or lower and cover it. Where to lower it at not cover it, I would expect it to develop stripes over time from uneven sun fade, as is obvious, but something people overlook and then complain about (totally their fault). There’s a novel idea, lowering and covering it, but not something I do, so up it stays 99% of the time. Lowering it down and covering it would, of course, extend the life of it even further. All the mechanisms are properly made, the pole is sturdy and tilts; it’s not some rinky-dink, cheap pole or mechanism. You can rely on it. And I love the 2 colors I bought (they are out of sight of each other, though they would be complementary). You will need an umbrella stand…I had a neighbor that didn’t seem to understand this concept, and twice I pulled her umbrella out of the street after a little wind, because she would leave it up and did not have a stand. That basically makes it a wind sail. A good one is worth the price. Buy a good one. It’s no place to skimp. And it’s how will you attach it to that stand that matters. If I didn’t have the type of stand I have, (a good, vintage steel plate with the post to receive the umbrella post, and bolts with wing nuts to secure it) I would have the heavy stand, but I would drill into the stand (apparently not all stands actually have a hole for this, and put a screw or bolt in on 2 sides, and it won’t be able to fly up and out of it. I’ve seen people put their umbrella in the stand, but not actually secure the two together by bolting through the receiving post and the umbrella post, and tightening it down so the bolt can’t fall out, and then they wonder why their umbrella flew away. The stand can’t hold your umbrella down unless you lock the two together. Hence the bolts or screws. I know, it should go without saying, but then again…we all see the complainers who don’t get it. And theoretically, one could use anything that is wider than the hole in the table (if that’s your application) where you put the post that can be securely locked onto the bottom of the post is enough to keep it from flying away, even if it were lightweight, as long as it didn’t come off, and wouldn’t fly up and potentially be hard enough with a high force wind to break a glass tabletop. A fairly flat (1/4”-1/2”) circular solid steel umbrella base with the flange is best. It’s heavy, and one can tip the umbrella stand and roll it on the edge to relocate it, and there’s no clunky, bulky base full of sand or water to interfere with where your feet go when you stretch your legs. Plus, those bulky plastic ones seem to crack and break on people. As long as these stay affordable, I’ll keep recommending them, and would definitely buy them as a gift, or to have more of them in my large yard. I like having different spots to hang out.

I really like the look of this umbrella and was planning on getting a lot of use out of it. Has a good tilt ratio and was good for shade on hot sunny days. I was not a real fan of how high the tilt mechanism is. I'm 5'1" and had to use a stool to access it. I could live with this. The problem is we get really high winds and the metal bars that support the umbrella were not built for that kind of pressure. Would be good for areas protected from strong winds, or if it were put down when not in use.