{"id":13910,"date":"2016-09-19T17:40:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T21:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/rainy-day-psa-dont-buy-umbrellas-theyre-scams\/"},"modified":"2016-09-19T17:40:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T21:40:44","slug":"rainy-day-psa-dont-buy-umbrellas-theyre-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/rainy-day-psa-dont-buy-umbrellas-theyre-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainy day PSA: Don\u2019t buy umbrellas, they\u2019re scams"},"content":{"rendered":"

A typical rainy day in New York City. via @arpluce on IG Rihanna didn’t know what the hell she was talking about when she offered you the chance to stand under her umbrella. Know why? Because her umbrella, like most every crude fashioning of nylon and metal sold for $10-14 at a passing Duane Reade, is doomed to disappoint you. It’s raining today. It’s going to rain for many more days before you die. But if you care about the cleanliness of the city, or have any humanity for your fellow New Yorkers on the sidewalk, then you’ll opt out of buying an umbrella. Umbrellas are a constantly circulating commodity in New York City, by dint of our shared opinion that they’re\u00a0a disposable good. If you lost one at a bar, then you’ll find one in a cab. Why waste your money on it? Umbrella racketeers thrive\u00a0off of\u00a0your pained faces as you pass them… Read More<\/p>\n

Rainy day PSA: Don\u2019t buy umbrellas, they\u2019re scams : Brokelyn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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