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How many people use long umbrellas like this one on a regular basis?

I'd love to see a usable, attractive design for the collapsable umbrellas that I use more.

I actually thought it was a dog bowl combo. But if it was not the rainy season, I see my dog being very thirsty.

In the end, isn't this a regular umbrella stand without walls?

I also like the look of it, but it would seem that the far outside umbrella water would just drip on the floor since it overhangs the stand. Also, I think any time there were no umbrellas it it, I would be tripping over it. I could see someone getting creative with it as some sort of candleholder or planter or combination pencil holder/candy dish.

It's supposedly for damp weather but the design only seems to make sense for dry umbrellas. As Robyn said, not ALL the run-off from the umbrella from the would end up being caught in the concave dish. Especially if the used umbrella was (properly) left open to dry.

What's more, there's no gutter/grooves in the holes to allow the rainwater to run from the holes to the concave dish. When full with water one has to remove the umbrellas to dispose of the water (or let it evaporate, I suppose).

Instead, the thing should have 3-4 holders, a convex dish in the middle that allows the run-off to flow into a removable compartment on the side.