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3-Pack Phoenix Pocket Umbrellas - 22'' $9.95 Delivered with Visa Checkout @OO.com (was $24.95)

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3-Pack Phoenix Pocket Umbrellas - 22'' $9.95 Delivered with Visa Checkout @OO.com (was $24.95)
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CandyMan on 07/06/2015 - 10:23 oo.com.au (4242 clicks)
Last edited 07/06/2015 - 11:47

Well, probably not as good as the woodworm umbrellas. But if you prefer small umbrellas, or don't like that woodworm image on the umbrella, than this might be for you. And for only $9.95, it can be a saver on that rainy day.

Edit: and up to 3.6% cashback.

Description from website:

Keep protected from the elements even when they're unexpected, thanks to this handy set of 3 Phoenix pocket umbrellas! Super lightweight and compact while also being sturdy and durable, this folding umbrella is the perfect size for storing in your handbag, school bag, glove box, desk drawer and more.

Features
*3-pack of pocket umbrellas
*Folding up-and-down design
*Auto-quick opening and closing with large silver-tone push button
*Rubber coated handle for more secure and comfortable grip
*Waterproof pongee fabric panels in solid colours
*Durable aluminium and double FRP (fibre-reinforced plastic) frame
*Sturdy chrome shaft
*Woven wrist strap built into handle
*Comes with fabric slip cover for neat storage
*Provides great coverage for single user
*Lightweight and compact - ideal for everyday carrying
*Panels: 8
*Dimensions (open): (Diameter) 97cm x (L) 56cm
*Length (closed): 28.5cm
*Colours (each): Black, Blue, Red
*Brand: Phoenix

Package Contents
*1 x Pocket umbrella - Black
*1 x Pocket umbrella - Blue
*1 x Pocket umbrella - Red

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  • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2015 - 10:26
    +2

    You need really deep pocket to fit this baby.

    • CandyMan on 07/06/2015 - 10:26
      +3

      lol, will look great in your pocket

      • forumninja on 07/06/2015 - 10:33
        +10

        I can finally look symmetrical by placing this umbrella in my right pants pocket.

        • 8azinga on 07/06/2015 - 10:44
          +38

          Not putting that extra pair of socks in your left pocket would achieve the same result.

    • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 10:37

      Longer than the 1 I've got.
      Just got the ruler out - an embarrassed how short mine is ;-)

      Bought 1 180g travel umbrella over a week back from DS for just less than this 3 pack delivered. But it's only about half the length at 16cm.

      • CandyMan on 07/06/2015 - 10:39
        +2

        So Dick Smith has the short ones?

        • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 10:53
          +4

          And these ones feature Rubber coated for more secure and comfortable grip :-)

    • Scope on 07/06/2015 - 12:18
      +3

      "Is that an umbrella in your pocket or are you just really happy to see me?"

  • noise36 on 07/06/2015 - 10:46
    +1

    Wonder how the quality compares to the woodworm umbrellas?

    • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 10:50

      Well if you factor in what it would cost to deliver, the umbrellas are costing you no more than $1.50… if they were any good, I'm sure they would sell them for more.

      • CandyMan on 07/06/2015 - 10:52
        +1

        not necessarily, woodworm ones go for $15 and are great quality
        However I've never seen a sturdy "pocket" uumbrella

        • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 11:00
          +2

          The difference is we have good feedback about Wormwood umbrellas. These are a very unknown product.

          They may be cheap just because they are quite big for a folding umbrella.

          I travel cheaply - just with carry on, so rarely bring an umbrella. I've got caught in rain in various foreign cities, so bought from street vendors who assure me how durable & well constructed their umbrella is (same as stressed in this deal).

          But they fail sometimes within minutes. The vendor suddenly refuses to remember they just sold me it, demands I show a receipt they never provided, or just ignores me…

          This time I'll just say no & now have my tiny travel umbrella from Dick (I'm sure the cover can be used as a condom - I love protection in the wet).

        • Diji1 on 07/06/2015 - 14:07
          +2

          @brucefromaustralia: Eh?

          "…if they were any good, I'm sure they would sell them for more."

          I disagree: for example Woodworm umbrellas seem much more durable than Myer's $50 umbrellas that are usually in the mens clothing section. (Although Myer have always replaced the umbrella for me no questions asked when the frame has broken from strong wind).

          Prices are often no guide to quality. On top of this quality is often not tangible (for example I may well have a far worse opinion of the Myer umbrellas if I bought it in a service station for $10. Despite it being exactly the same item).

          Similarly you may have a higher opinion of these umbrellas were they sold inside Myers.

        • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 14:21
          +1

          @Diji1:
          They / Visa are paying for delivery, normally charged at $7.95 - $9.95. It may not cost them that much, but it leaves little margin on these cheap umbrellas.

          But at effectively around 65c each when factoring in normal delivery costs, I would doubt the quality at that effective price.

          Businesses sell at a price the market will bear. This tends to indicate the market didn't bear the original price. There is usually a reason they are clearing this stock so cheaply.

          Just because a product is expensive in a store does not mean it is of greater quality than a similar product elsewhere. I was commenting on a very different factor.

          Your point that Myers sell similar umbrellas dearer than other sellers (I'll take your word on that), shows the practice that businesses sell at whatever price the market will bear. People factor in the believed prestige of the brand.

          The same effect here reduces the price on these unknown, untested budget products from a discount seller.

          We can't put our hands on the product (Mr Selfridge taught the retail trade the value of that), we probably all have had bad folding umbrella experiences - so are wary, the brand is unknown, & there are no independent reviews - all factors mitigating against a higher price.

          That is, it's a risky unknown purchase, so the market pushes the price down.

          Discount b&m shops probably only shift their sub-quality folding umbrellas when there is unexpectedly high demand - rainy days. You can charge what you like then. There is no such demand here to keep prices up, just selling on price.

          Folding umbrellas are an unlikely fit for online trading, so they are being cleared.

          I bought a $29 umbrella from DS. When people want a travel umbrella, they don't immediately think of Dick. As it is not a core line in their business, takes up valuable retail shelf space (real estate) that could give a far greater return, & the current owners bought the stock at such an unbelievable write down, they still will probably make a profit selling it to me at $4.77. So reasonable quality can be bought at a knocked down price :-)

          DS will make the real profit from removing it from their system, & filling the shelves with highly profitable fast moving stock.

          That back story is absent from this company's deal. For those buying, I hope its good value for the price.

          But that's a lot longer than saying "…if they were any good, I'm sure they would sell them for more".

        • JediJan on 08/06/2015 - 13:59
          +1

          @brucefromaustralia: Any umbrella you buy cannot outlast a Melbourne gust. It's a conspiracy; they all invert and leave you looking like a nong. But yes, you cannot get enough protection!

      • noise36 on 07/06/2015 - 10:53

        Yeah…grabbed 2x (six) so cheap it doesn't matter…will be good for winter coming up.

    • justtoreply on 07/06/2015 - 14:04
      +3

      The woodworm ones are too big - even with the ventilation flap, they are prone to inversion. Quality components with a poor design still results in a poor product.

      Source: owning them. First inversion within minutes. Three times before I got to work (10 minutes). Wasn't even windy in the scheme of things.

      • noise36 on 07/06/2015 - 14:13
        +6

        Happens to my wife all the time…never happens to me….think some people dont understand how to use umbrellas properly…i.e. to adjust the angle for the wind.

        • JediJan on 08/06/2015 - 14:07

          Perhaps it's your wife stuck out alone in the bad weather and multi-angled wind gusts, also carrying the latest Ozbargain purchases and a 5kg bag of potatoes, whilst attempting to avoid oncoming pedestrians. Working in any city will soon put paid to any ideas of using an umbrella 'properly.' Besides of which, she probably has been using it to fend off the unfriendlies; the umbrella is a girl's handiest weapon. Perhaps you could show her your comments and ask for a quick demonstration; "Take that you varmint!"

  • Mr Simple on 07/06/2015 - 11:19
    +3

    Umbrellas are one thing you don't want to be cheap with.
    Cheap ones buckle inside out with heavy wind as I'm sure most people have seen and laughed at. The embarrassment! :0

    • fryandlaurie on 07/06/2015 - 11:21
      +4

      The Great Umbrella Slaughter of April 2015

      RIP Brave Umbrellas, cheap or not.

    • rumbl on 07/06/2015 - 12:27
      +1

      Laugh? I'm always like been there bro or I feel your pain. Small ones always break easily no matter the quality, just bring a big one so reliable.

    • Diji1 on 07/06/2015 - 14:13

      I agree with you in principle and goddamit I'm too good looking to get rained on but the Woodworm umbrellas from OO are fantastic in my experience: I have never had one turn inside out which I can't say for far more expensive umbrellas. They're certainly cheap relative to some other umbrellas that you'd hope are higher quality…

  • Jabba the Hutt on 07/06/2015 - 11:21

    Super lightweight and compact while also being sturdy and durable, this folding umbrella is the perfect size for storing in your handbag, school bag, glove box, desk drawer and more.

    But not pockets? Guess they're using it in a figurative sense, like 'pocket yacht'.

    I recommend the Fulton Tiny 1 for a genuinely (jacket) pocketable umbrella. The Go brand Dick Smith sell appear to be much the same as the Fulton. They're nearly half the closed length of these Phoenix ones, though there is some sacrifice in canopy size (87cm vs 97cm).

    • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 11:36

      perfect size for storing in your handbag

      You'd need a big handbag at 28cm long folded.

      Yes the ($29rrp Go brand, paid $4.77 pickup) little Dickie I mentioned above is 89cm in circumference, but that is only 77cm between opposite sides! Definitely will get wet in a downpour.

    • Diji1 on 07/06/2015 - 14:16

      Huh, not seen those, might give 'em a try as that's pretty large … how reliable are they in your experience in terms of surviving wind gusts?

      http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601…

      Actually looking at it though the handle is too short for me but damn that's pretty good for being pocketable (is that a word?).

      • Jabba the Hutt on 07/06/2015 - 14:46

        Been caught out with it in moderately windy conditions on a couple of occasions and it survived, but it's something I'd try to avoid subjecting it to.

        It's mainly for those 'chance of a shower' days when I'm heading out via public transport and don't want to be overburdened with a large/heavy umbrella on a day that ends up being sunny.

        • Diji1 on 07/06/2015 - 15:23

          Oh yah good points.

    • JediJan on 08/06/2015 - 14:15

      Need deeper pockets.

  • crunchyhead on 07/06/2015 - 11:35
    +1

    Forgive my Sunday dumbness… How do you negate the $9.95 postage fee? thx.

    • CandyMan on 07/06/2015 - 11:36
      +1

      You have to use Visa checkout, I've never used it but can't be complicated I guess.

      • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 11:41
        +1

        What - you're passing on buying your own deal ;-)
        For some one called CandyMan, I'm sure you know size matters.

        • CandyMan on 07/06/2015 - 11:44
          +1

          Id love to purchase, but got some woodworms hidden at home. The kids are always destroying umbrellas so these wont last till it rains if they get there hands on them.

          I'm passing, but will cry when it rains :(

        • Diji1 on 07/06/2015 - 14:20
          +2

          @CandyMan: I'm the same. Except instead of kids I donate umbrellas to random bus passengers. Unintentionally :| … :D

        • JediJan on 08/06/2015 - 14:25
          +1

          @Diji1: If you leave one behind on public transport, with a silly little ducks head on the handle, you would soon have the other passengers chasing you to return it! Fact; I had mine for years without it going walkies. True dinks!

        • INFIDEL on 08/06/2015 - 17:59

          @JediJan:
          Don't leave it near me, I'd souvenir it;-)

          Mr Curly of Leunig fame is my hero.

          Some people are caring souls, who would think an unusual object like that must be precious to you.

          Honestly, I would pick it up to return to you. I've spent a little too long in Japan, where that is normal behaviour.

      • crunchyhead on 07/06/2015 - 11:44
        +1

        Well no wonder I missed it… You hid the important details in that title with the really large font. :) Thanks.
        Looks like PayPal has some new competition?

    • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 11:39

      By reading the deal title.
      (I missed that important detail earlier.)

      Don't forget the 35c cash back offer as well ;-)
      You'd kick yourself for missing that.

      • CandyMan on 07/06/2015 - 11:42
        -1

        Yeah, This is OZB, remember :)

      • CandyMan on 07/06/2015 - 11:47
        +1

        Fixed: It's bold now (the font):)

        • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 11:56
          +1

          This is OZB, remember :)
          Some people will still miss it & regret it later ;-)

        • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 12:26
          +1

          Luckily I developed the OzBargain No Regrets Time Machine to deal with that very situation.
          (Please Note: backward time travel feature disabled in trial version)

  • ozjaki on 07/06/2015 - 12:14

    Oops. Wrong umbrella.

    • nahi11 on 07/06/2015 - 12:23

      Ugh, I bought it based on your review. :p

    • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 12:38

      jakiman, these aren't the umbrellas you're looking for…

  • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 12:18

    was $24.95

    Quick Google…
    $19.95+$7.95 delivery @graysonline

    $24.95+$9.95 delivery @oo.com.au

    • CandyMan on 07/06/2015 - 13:32

      Thanks Brucefromaustralia
      Todays price won't last. So why don't you bite the bullet ;)

      • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 13:37
        +1

        :-)
        When checking the umbrella size, I pulled out the other ones. I didn't realise I had so many. A quality fibre rib one needs a minor repair, the others I lubricated with a good silicon spray.

        So won't need any for a couple of years. Never paid $10 for umbrellas belore - I'm not made of money ;-)

  • EnTeTe on 07/06/2015 - 12:31

    Click & Collect is available for this product, but can't find the option available at checkout. :-(

    • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 12:33

      Free delivery is available.

      • EnTeTe on 07/06/2015 - 12:40

        Only with Visa card. I have no Visa card. :-(

        • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 12:50

          You use Visa Checkout, like PayPal.

          From memory, the Visa Checkout works with other cards. Try registering.

        • CandyMan on 07/06/2015 - 13:33

          @brucefromaustralia:
          Are you with me or against me?
          before you were warning us not to buy, now you encourage it!

        • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 13:50
          +3

          @CandyMan:
          It's a good price, but I'm a canny buyer. Others will buy, but I doubt the quality.

          Strange that the 2 of us with the most comments are not buying ;-)

          It's an umbrella thing for me. I still miss my very expensive ($110) carbon fibre folding umbrella I found in Düsseldorf. We were inseparable in my travels.

          I left it behind in a vehicle many years later after hitching in the snow to a resort (the nearest bus stop) in the mountains of Southern Japan. I explained to the bus driver I needed to go back for my umbrella, but he just gave me a ¥100 shop cheapie, left behind by a passenger :-(

          At each train station, I upgraded to another free umbrella, until I had a beautiful wooden handled golf umbrella. It never rained again on my long holiday :-)

          I will never look at another umbrella the same as I looked at that one.

        • Jesmond on 07/06/2015 - 14:42
          +4

          @brucefromaustralia: this topic has taught me so much about your life

        • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 15:26
          +1

          @Jesmond:
          I'm not sure if you meant that in a positive or negative sense ;-)

          I take it you weren't referring to my treatise on the effect of market economics of online umbrella pricing ;-)

          But if you've spent years in such close contact (travelling cheaply on many adventures with few possessions) with something as good as a quality umbrella, it is like a sensual lover you'll never forget, and long for long after it was over… I think I am giving too much away :-)

          It was in my top 3 items to travel with list - in my writing on the subject.

          But no discount umbrella will ever compare. It was a souvenir found on the banks of the Rhine after a concert, and a pointer to past travels. It was more than a mere folding umbrella.

          There have been many other folding umbrellas since, but I'll alway remember it ;-)

        • roughana on 07/06/2015 - 22:06
          +1

          @brucefromaustralia:

          From memory, the Visa Checkout works with other cards.

          It does. I used my Mastercard.

        • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 22:18

          @roughana:
          Good to know. I signed up when it launched. Too long ago to remember details like that.

  • CacheHunter on 07/06/2015 - 12:36
    +5

    I'm glad that these are both a 'folding up and down design'. All of my other umbrellas can only fold either up or down, but not both!

    • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 12:41
      +2

      When I first saw that, I thought that was a strange feature.

      Then I realised all folding umbrellas fold in the middle of the fabric, so do fold up & down to make them compact. Standard umbrellas do not do that.

      It's like no one has seen a folding umbrella before. I really trust this deal now.

      I'm waiting for their description of rain. I mean, I need to know that to realise I need an umbrella.

  • astero on 07/06/2015 - 12:37

    Are these umbrellas good quality or just run-of-the-mill stuff that is no better than el cheapo brollies picked up locally?

    • INFIDEL on 07/06/2015 - 12:43

      Buy & tell us.
      But the deal will end before any one knows the answer to that.
      Found no reviews online, except deal site.

  • twodollah on 07/06/2015 - 13:40

    Just bought a set. Fingers crossed!

  • myKidsPwnedU on 07/06/2015 - 14:28
    +2

    Thanks OP I am a huge believer in cheap umbrellas because I lose them all the time, and this price costs less than Reject Shop so I really don't care about quality!

  • roughana on 07/06/2015 - 15:15

    Has anybody got a coupon code for this site?
    If anyone wants to go if for a group purchase in North Sydney we could potentially get 15 for ~$40

  • Iwantthatbargain on 07/06/2015 - 15:33

    Thanks OP, ordered one

  • Squeezy on 07/06/2015 - 16:01
    +1

    Why is the VISA checkout popup Http only and not https ?

  • jeeg on 07/06/2015 - 16:50
    +1

    Thanks Op. Bought this.

  • Javin on 07/06/2015 - 21:48

    Beware..doing visa checkout to get free delivery actually incur a fee of $5.42 deducted from the card .. :(

    • noise36 on 07/06/2015 - 22:00
      +1

      I have no charge for that amount on my MasterCard…must be something else.

      EDIT: Maybe Visa puts a pending charge on there to test the card works…but it will clear on its own?

    • Jad on 08/06/2015 - 08:49
      +1

      As noise36 has suggested, it's only an authorisation done by VISA to check the validity of the card. It will clear in a few days.

      • Javin on 08/06/2015 - 20:41

        thanks noise36 and Jad.

  • adelaide on 07/06/2015 - 23:31

    Why don't oo send to parcel lockers :(

    • amsaini15 on 07/06/2015 - 23:37

      are you sure? I actually updated delivery address to parcel locker?

      EDIT: "Due to the deliver services we currently use we are unable to deliver to PO boxes or Parcel lockers. Please note that if we receive an order with a PO Box or Parcel Locker then we will be unable to ship until we receive a street address."

  • amsaini15 on 07/06/2015 - 23:36

    Thanks OP. ordered one. Hoepfully quality is not too bad.

  • RichardL on 10/06/2015 - 10:48
    +1

    Just received mine today, quality seem pretty nice.

    • CandyMan on 10/06/2015 - 13:45

      I'm glad you liked them
      Did they fit in your pocket?

      • RichardL on 10/06/2015 - 14:00

        Unfortunately no. I don't have deep pockets….

  • nahi11 on 10/06/2015 - 14:33

    They're basically twigs with a bit of fabric attached to them. Wont be any good for anything other than a light-medium drizzle.

  • roughana on 10/06/2015 - 16:48

    Mine were meant to be delivered today, but I haven't been told they've arrived… I wonder what happened.

    • roughana on 10/06/2015 - 22:36

      They were waiting for me at reception.

  • Squeezy on 11/06/2015 - 11:39

    Mine delivered today. Got 2 packs so 6 umbrellas all up.
    The first one I opened up to try didnt work - mechanism is broken. The other 5 open fine

    EDIT: Have got it to work now. The button to release is really stiff though. Might loose up after a few uses

  • CandyMan on 11/06/2015 - 11:44

    Send them an email
    Hopefully they will send you another pack

    • INFIDEL on 11/06/2015 - 15:40
      +1

      Or if they are out of stock, a refund.

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