With the arrival of Spring comes showers as well as sunshine, meaning it's not often we leave the house without that commuter essential -- a decent umbrella.
We like to do things a little differently here at Mashable though, so we've trawled the web for the wackiest umbrellas money can buy.
Take a look through our unusual umbrellas in the gallery above. Link us in the comments below to any others you've seen that could turn heads, even in the pouring rain.