Limited Lifetime Coverage

When the thieves took my backpack, they took with them a vital piece of equipment - my umbrella. So, I had to buy a new one. Out I went to the Big Box-mart store. I tried a super-mini one out (without doing the pirouette), but it wasn't really my style. I prefer my umbrellas come with auto release, not manual. So I tried another, couldn't get it back into its original packaging, and bought it. I noticed on the handle it had a tag with a brief description of its "Limited Lifetime Warranty." Pretty exciting that a $7 umbrella would come so well equipped. The manufacturer must have great confidence in this product - and now I do, too. Then I read on. The warranty covers everything except the material and the handle. Should a defect in workmanship be discovered in any part of the umbrella besides the handle and material portions, I could send $5 to Ontario and they would send me a new one. Amazing. I guess the manufacturer wants me to know that if I ever have a problem with the non-umbrella portion of my umbrella, that I will be taken care of for as long as the umbrella lives. Finally, I can sleep at night.