Your next installment of why an umbrella makes a great gift at any time of the year, especially Christmas:
Compact umbrellas make excellent gifts because, by their diminutive nature, if the recipient absolutely hates it they can easily and discreetly pop it away out of sight. Unlike a painting, item of clothing or a three piece suite, it is perfectly acceptable to tuck a compact umbrella away. If no one ever sees it again it will hardly be a surprise. But imagine your Auntie’s face if you’re not wearing “her” jumper for the annual pilgrimage down to the Ye Olde Cabbage and Suppository for Boxing Day refreshments.