How many have you got?

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I've just been sorting umbrellas out in our house. They weren't all in the same place, so until now I hadn't realised how many we actually had. There are only two of us, with one pair of hands each... I'll update later with the actual number if I'm not too embarassed . But it occurrs to me that part of the clutter problem here, is not just having irrelevant stuff/rubbish, but having useful stuff, but just too much of it. Anyone relate?

Does nobody care about my brollies?!

I have several, usually black and found in the dark places of the cars or at the bottom of bags.

I have 1. Which I stole from work. DS is 3 so been thinking I might get him his own colour changing umbrella however we also live on the coast and don't really use them due to wind.

But regarding the other part of your post - yes (other than umbrellas clearly) I do have duplicates / triplicates (more sometimes) of useful items and I'm actually on a bit of a decluttering mission!

One. I hate brollies. I’d rather have a hood up, or get wet hair.

I have two that are small telescopic ones, and my husband has a large golf one.

Quick head count I have 9 and also 2 sun parasols.

I have 2. A large golf umbrella for the car, and a folding one for in a bag.

That kind of clutter is usually self-perpetuating. You buy new things (umbrellas in this case) rather than looking for the ones you already have amidst the other clutter. If you decluttered, you would find that having one or two would be fine, because you would know where they were.

Forgot to say they are all mine.

Oh gosh. It might be worse than I thought... @sittingonacornflake I was half heartedly de cluttering, so I think I need to bear in mind I can only use so much! There seems to be far too much tupperware stuff too, considering stuff generally gets shoved in a bowl, or a takeaway container in the fridge.

I hate umbrellas, I have 1, but I can't remember the last time I used it.
DD has one and uses it when she goes out to play in the rain.
DH has 5 (that I know of) scattered around the car and cupboard and office.

2 - one belonged to dh late grandad and a Rory the racing car one that was my youngest dc one, he’s nearly 16 so it’s probably not been used for about 10 years!

1. Plus parasols. There's two of us and I don't use umbrellas (clearly doesn't stop me buying them )

None. I just get wet. It's never bothered me. My Nanna has about 400 million - one in each shade of each colour to match her outfits.

Four. A medium black foldy-uppy one. Dull. A large black one that's normally in the car. A tiny red one that goes in my work bag and the piéce de resistance: a see-through one with red trim WHICH LIGHTS UP!!!

I'm so glad you asked

Alright Miss Schlegel

Forgot my niece 's panda umbrella she's left here - 10.

I have the one from Mary Poppins...
Never used it yet. I imagine holding 2 x ddogs +huge brolly in the rain won't be easily achievable...

1 beautiful pagoda umbrella that I rarely use as I'd rather wear a waterproof with a hood but I use at the occasions I need to be a bit smarter like weddings or funerals.

None. They break. I asked DS if he wanted another and he didn't. Wd just wear rain jackets if needed.

If I already have useful stuff then I don't buy more, as more than we need is not any more useful, it's just stuff.

2 good ones
2 ok ones (a bit wonky)
and about 5 that are just crap

A rainbow one from Mountain Warehouse. 2 Poundland ones that are supposed to be in the car.
1 Thomas the tank engine one I bought for DS1. He's now 22.

I don't even use them as they go inside out and break. Which is why the Thomas one has lasted so long! It just sits in the hall.

4

One I bought in an emergency and it has pictures of cats on and says something stupid like "It's raining cats". I won't use that.

My old trusty purple one but the handle comes apart sometimes. I should bin it.

A red one which is too flimsy and can't hold up to the slightest breeze.

And my favourite, my latest (and far too expensive for a mere umbrella!) a Resident Evil Umbrella Corporation one. My Umbrella Umbrella. I wish more people "got it" though.

I generally prefer a decent waterproof to an umbrella.
I don't have my own umbrella though we do have a couple of large ones and DD has a colour change compact one.

None, hate them. Wet slimy uncontrollable fuckers, would rather just wear a proper coat that has a hood and keep my hands free.