Things You'll Need:
- internet
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Step 1
...Figure out what type of wooden pool umbrella you need...
The search engine will bring up too many results if you just search the term basic term pool umbrella. Below are options that umbrellas for your
pool can have. Take a look at the options and pick the most important ones to help you get a more specific search term.
Size options- Umbrellas may range from 6 ft to 9 ft in size.
Pole options- Poles may be aluminum, Fiberglass, or wooden.
Opening options- Crank or pop up mechanism to open the umbrella.
Type options- There are several names that are associate with outdoor umbrellas. Market umbrella, patio umbrella, garden umbrella, and pool umbrella are the most popular.
Shape options- The common shapes are hexagon, rectangle, octagon or round
Tilt options- Allow an umbrella to tilt in a certain direction or stay stationary
Color options-Umbrellas will come in a variety of colors -
Step 2
...Use your options to help you search…
After choosing the most important option from above you can perform a search on Google to get a look some of the umbrellas. If the most important options were the size and pole your search would use those specific words. It might be “6 ft wooden pool umbrella” rather than just patio or pool umbrella. This will help weed through all the umbrellas that will not meet your needs. Take a look at some of the relevant search results and find a couple of umbrellas that fit your needs. -
Step 3
...Compare the pool umbrellas you liked best...
Once you find a couple of wooden market umbrellas for your pool area that you like. The next step will be to use the Internet to see consumer reviews of the product. You can do a Google search of the product name or brand name and add the word review. Look for the search results from reliable review sites like epinons, consumer reports, buzzillions, or cnet. Not all products will come up but it is very useful to see the experiences other consumers have with a product. -
Step 4
...Find the best deals on the pool umbrella you want...
The last step in your online search would be ways to get the best price on the pool umbrella that fits your needs. A simple Google search with the specific brand and product name will bring up the stores that carry that umbrella. You can check pricing at a couple of stores or compare pricing website like bizrate. Since this is a larger item it is important to include the cost of shipping in a price comparison. Once you have narrowed it down two a couple of stores on the market that carry your wooden pool umbrella you should do a Google search for each of the web store names with the word coupon included. This will help you to find out if there are any coupons available for any of the stores that carry your umbrella.
