Where can I find a black-and-white folding umbrella?  To be specific:
a folding umbrella with eight ribs, alternating 4 white and 4 black
panels.  The umbrella must collapse for storage and automatically
expand with the touch of a button.  No logos, panda ears, or other
distractions. Must be able to be delivered by overnight service to
Texas.  A cost of less than $20 would be nice.  Please note that I have found
many, many umbrellas online that match all but one of the above
characteristics.

Example picture - http://www.buymack.com/acatalog/m0949.jpg

"Wild Native Flowering Plants" can ship overnight:
http://catalogs.google.com/catalogs?start=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&issue=8375&catpage=63
You can call (828) 656-2723 to order

Crestline (www.crestline.com) offers two sizes of
black/white umbrellas for very reasonable prices,
but they require a minimum order of 25 umbrellas
and may not be able to ship overnight.

Search Terms:
 'umbrella'
 'alternating umbrella' 
 (at catalogs.google.com)

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Request for Answer Clarification by vermack-ga on 03 Sep 2002 09:38 PDT

Oops, did I approve the answer?  I didn't mean to..."Rate Answer"
doesn't sound like "Answer is OK".  Anyway the answer didn't pan out.

Sorry, I made a mistake earlier, instead of reposting I'd just like to
get a refund instead.

I appreciate the effort, but on closer inspection the linked site does
not have a black and white umbrella, but only navy/white and
green/white.  The poor picture contrast makes it appear black and
white at first glance.  I'm doing some more searching myself at
catalogs.google.com, now that I've been made aware of it, but my
results seem to be mostly wholesalers who only sell 12+ items, or
prize catalogs that require points of some kind to purchase from.

Rough start on your first answer Treylane... 

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