8 Foot Deluxe Beach Umbrella Combo Set – Includes Easy Go Storage Bag – UPF 50+ Sun Protection!

We went to the beach on the Atlantic coast on a very hot and windy day. This umbrella covered my husband and me plus our cooler easily. It has venting on the top to let the air flow through and to keep it from toppling over. This thing is so strong, it didn't even budge in the strong wind. It is made from heavy duty material and we didn't even need the umbrella 'anchor' we bought separately. (it has too large of a pole to even use the 'anchor') The pole on this umbrella screws into the sand nicely and is easy enough for a weak person to do. It comes in 2 pieces. The colors are very nice and it is easy to spot from a distance because of it's size and design. By the way, the carrying pouch makes it a breeze to carry and is convenient. Also, the umbrella has a bar to hang goggles, shirts, etc (it wasn't meant for that, but it works anyway) Overall, this umbrella is well worth the cost! I felt a little guilty watching all the other umbrellas fly inside out and blow over in the wind!

I saw the reviews and description and ordered 4 of these umbrellas still wondering "is this going to be more made in china cra* that breaks after 2 weeks??" WOW these umbrellas are great... the little drill mount on the bottom of the post screws easily into the sand (even Florida white, dry, fine sand) and it holds that umbrella in even pretty strong winds. People around us were watching their umbrellas fly away and all four of ours stayed firmly put. Set up is a breeze - just a minute or two, and the umbrella is large enough for two people to sit comfortably. It tilts and the colors are great. Good sun protection. Overall I can't think of a single complaint (except the price has gone up $15 per umbrella since we ordered). We found that ordering 3-4 of these is the same price of our usual beach canopy, and the umbrellas are much easier to set up and much better in wind. Highly recommended!!!! PS - Just found that this umbrella is available at Sam's Club for $24.99!

As hard as we tried, we couldn't get this umbrella to stay into the ground. The anchor part, as said in other reviews, is worthless unless you take a shovel with you to dig down into the sand, then try to screw in the anchor, then ... Anyway, we didn't have a shovel. I had purchased a nice anchor separately in case of problems. However, the anchor attached to the umbrella would NOT come off and the umbrella's attached anchor would not fit into the separate anchor we purchased. We actually tried to break the anchor off...but to no avail. We ended up with no shade for the day. I definitely should have read the reviews prior to trying to use the umbrella. It seems like a nice umbrella, but it required a screwdriver and a shovel to make the required adjustments.

I ordered this umbrella last week for a planned beach trip, and have to say that it was an excellent purchase. The umbrella was super-easy to put together and use, it provided dense shade on a very bright and windy day, and the bright colors made our bit of the beach easy to spot from the water. I did appreciate other recent reviewers mentioning that the design of this umbrella has apparently changed in the last few months - it DOES NOT have a built-in screw on the bottom of the pole despite what the description says. If we had only the umbrella, we would have been unable to use it yesterday on the beach, as we wouldn't have been able to "plant" it deep enough to get it to stay upright. I highly recommend purchasing it with the recommended Rio Sports Sand Anchor. It was lightweight, easy to "plant" and the umbrella then set in easily and stayed put for 8 hours on a windy day. Excellent purchase, and we're planning to buy a second one to expand our shady territory!

I love the coverage that this umbrella provides, however, it is poorly made. The button that locks the two pieces together is difficult to push in and the button that operates the tilt mechanism is impossible to use. If you manage to depress the button it still won't tilt and you need a hammer to get the button to go back to its original position just so that you are able to close the umbrella. I wish this worked better because it would be the perfect beach umbrella. Good coverage and light weight.

Received this item yesterday & was very disappointed when I opened it to check it out. Looks great, very sturdy but didn't have the auger bottom initially described. It has a tapered plastic point. I would be happy to try that but I couldn't easily attach the top to the bottom base pole. One of push in buttons on the bottom of the top pole was so stiff, neither I (nor my husband) could could easily push in enough to slide the top pole onto the base pole. and the opposite side kept sticking in and not popping back out fully so I suspect there would be problems with this staying locked on if we did actually manage to finally get the top pole & bottom poles together. Luckily we examined the umbrella at home before taking it to the beach. I would have been even more frustrated to arrive at the beach with all my things & find we had a defective beach umbrella. Very, very disappointed& frustrated for the amount of money we spent on what we assumed would be a top of line beach umbrella. Packing it up and sending it back today! Hopefully there will be no issue with getting a refund. Want to add that since initially writing this review yesterday, I was able to easily contact the seller (NetStoreUSA). They were extremely responsive to the problem & are promptly issuing a refund. Good customer service.