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Which Stroller/Pushchair?

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 10:45

I know I still have a few months to go but the choices out there boggles the brain! I tried googling pushchair reviews and it got even more complicated. How do you choose a pushchair?

I think the most important factors for me would be:

has to fit into a small car
lightweight
easy to fold

am I missing something?! What is your favourite? and also which shop to buy it from?

Sorry for all the Q's :\:

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EW GURU
Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 14:58
Choosing a stroller is like choosing a car - Budget first, then practicality, durability and lastly all the accessories and customer service ;) And like a car, it's the experience you get when using the product! Bugaboo came out tops for us in all categories and by far is the lightest stroller there is on the market! Off-road it is awesome, navigating through tiny corridors when out shopping - can not fault it, easy to clean especially when you have had a reflux baby who regularly threw up in her buggy :\:, traveled well on flight and the travel bag is easy to carry and handled knocks well - all in all, well worth the money and a good investment :)
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 14:37
Just adding my 2c worth on things to consider when making a purchase... if you're planning more children in the near future, you might want to consider one that you can add a toddler seat to as well. Just a thought...
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EW GURU
Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 12:54
Goodbaby in Bur Dubai gave us great service when we bought our pushchair and car seats. They have a good choice, their staff are knowledgeable and the price was good. I found Just Kidding tremendously expensive tbh.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 12:49
We've got the Peg Perego Pliko P3 which has been great. It is very similar to the M&P Plko Pramette that jc2010 mentioned below but it doesn't have the option to change into a bassient. It folds pretty compact and is easy for travelling, we have been on quite a few flights and have taken it to the door of the plane. It also has a car seat that can clip into the pram and is available from Baby Shop and Toys R Us.
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EW GURU
Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 00:15
We got the Sola from Mamas and Papas and totally love it.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 23:44
we've bought, but not yet used, a mama's and papa's pliko pramette. Its umbrella handled so it folds down smaller in my opinion than the singl handled ones that can only collapse flat. It was important for me to have a lie flat option, which this one does and it does it by converting the regular push chair seat, and it does seem light weight, they advertise it at around 9kg i think, and a the m & p car seat clicks in it too. One critisism that I don;t know how it will affect us yet is you can't fold down with one hand I don't think. I know how you feel!!! Too much choice and not one seems to meet exactly what you want. We were inundated with advice and what everyone wanted from their stroller, that when you compile it all, it would have made for a super pushchair with a million different things, that just didn't exist. We had to decide from what we had been recommended what was most important for us, and what you are prepared to compremise on. We spent weeks looking and assessing the costs/features of each buggy before deciding what was going to work for us, and you never know, we could have got it totally wrong!! DH didn't like the ones you clip in and out of a frame so many mentioned here weren't an option for us. Good luck!!!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 14:22
Again the bugaboo bee, bought the chameleon and now it justsits in DH car as i lovethe smaller and more practical bee.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 13:51
i've put them on my list, so I can look out for them thanks :)
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 11:07
I would suggest Bugaboo Bee! Folds up really small and its compatible with Maxi -Cosi car seat.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 May 2011 - 11:06
In terms of service and knowledge, go to Just Kidding, they are really good and have a wide range to choose from. for small and compact, lightweight and easy to fold either the Bugaboo Bee, Maxi Cosi Mila or Quinny Zapp is my recommendation.
 
 

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