The Umbrella Shoulder Holder - Neatorama

Although it's not as stylish as the UFO Cap Umbrella, the Umbrella Shoulder Holder lets you keep both hands available. Just plug your umbrella into one end and wrap it around your shoulder.

Link (in Japanese) via DVICE (in English)

That won't work. One gust of wind and that thing slides down your arm and ends up tangled in your bags.

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but it´s a major improvement over the UFObrella from two days ago

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Maybe less stupid then the umbrella hat. Why not just have an attachment to a backpack, like an aluminum pipe that the umbrella slides and clicks into?

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I know why. Because we are looking for innovative as cute and not innovative as utilitarian.

There are so many cutesy backpacks these days, my umbrella idea could easily fit both cute and utilitarian and I didn't even go to design school.

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What exactly is the cultural thing that makes all these umbrella based inventions come out of japan all the time?

It is cool that while the rest of the world seems to be in low gear on Bumpershoot tech, japan sees room for improvement of the design.

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great for when you're carrying all those grocery and shopping bags

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My mother used to say to me when i complained about going out in the rain: "Come on, you are not made out of sugar, are you"? :-)

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What's wrong with a raincoat?

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Clever; I've been looking for something like this for years. The Japanese Amazon website has a photo showing how to use this, and wrap it securely, so the wind can't knock it off. Great way to save money and not get wet. Why aren't we putting any attention on developing low-tech and use-what-you-have ideas?

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