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Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Umbrella Obsession

I guess I'm not the only one with an minor umbrella obsession. This week's Slate Shopping column is all about them! My recent obsession with umbrellas stems from a few factors: 1) They actually aren't that cheap; even at the grocery store, they still cost upwards of $15-- a lot for something breakable and 'disposable', 2) They were super cheap in Holland, for whatever reason-- I'm talking the equivalent of $3 to $6, even for large ones, 3) It's harder than you'd think to find a cute one that isn't basic black, and 4) I'm always breaking them. Dari is also obsessed with umbrellas-- one of his first words was 'breya', when he was walking around with one of my many half-broken umbrellas.

My latest umbrella is super-cute, but when it gets a gust of wind, I'm guessing it won't hold up. We'll see! At least it's a cute orange and pink. I just don't get the basic black umbrella thing: if I'm going to put at least a bit of thought into my bags or shoes or other accessories, don't I want a cute umbrella too? The Dutch had it down; you could go to any store and there were tons of cool umbrellas for 4 euros. Now if only Chinatown would discover the $3 umbrella that's actually cute...

Slate: Un-brellas: How should you stay dry?
eBags: ShedRain Rain Gems (same model as my umbrella, but not the same color)
Eddie Bauer: Compact Mini Umbrella (really cute-- and actually cheap!)
Coach: Personal Accessories (the cutest-- but not worth the splurge, in my opinion!)

The cutest of the cute-- but 148 dollahs??!!

posted by sheryl | 6:51 PM |

Comments: (1)

sheryl,
i forgot how much you really are on the internet. but i have to admit, i learned a lot of information that i never would have known if i had not read your website (i.e. umbrellas being a crazy obbession of yours). but now that i have had time to sit down and read this site, i have also learned that i want to know whats going with you guys over there in seattle. its nice to know that my nieces can have so much fun with grocery bags, and that my nephew finds the cookie monsters new moderation a bunch of crap. but anyhow, i love you and stay in touch.
ang bunso mo,
jimmy
By Jimmy Cababa 5:41 AM