As in Graco = low-class
Maclaren = Highly-educated upper-middle class Bugaboo = Rich & trend-oriented I have a Graco Metrolite, now on its second child, but my nearby park is a sea of Maclarens. It has a huge basket, big wheels that are great for trekking, and a snack tray. Yet I feel alone. |
Huh? No. |
LOL Really? |
No. |
wow - no I don't and frankly don't even really pay attention. Oye |
Yes. I carry my baby in an organic wrap. Why do you stroller people like to push your babies away from you? Don't you love them? |
yes-bugaboo means I want everyone to know I spent $900 on a stroller. |
Yep. If I see someone with a crazy stroller I think, why the heck did you spend so much on a damn stroller? |
hah. We are highly educated people who have a $2 thrift store stroller. Wonder how trashy people think we are?
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Yes, bugaboo owners look like they're pushing their child in an office chair with wheels. Looks ridiculous and it's way overpriced. |
For the most part, no. I don't pay much attention to the brand or model of stroller. I figure most were picked out before the babies were born and before the parents knew much about it the realities of parenting.
Although, I do sometimes wonder about the decision to go for the Bugaboo. I'm too scot to spend that much (or ask someone else to do so). But I do form opinions about the use of strollers. ;-> physically capable children in strollers past the age of 3 = strong correlation to why childhood obesity is skyrocketing. children snacking mindlessly in the stroller, and not just for *A* snack between meals, but endless snacking to placate the kid = another reason childhood obesity is skyrocketing (I only have one kid, so it is a little easier for me to actually stop and have snack rather than eat on the go; I realize life is different for other families and circumstances) |
"Away we go"? I could care less what strollers others have. We just went with what works best for us. We like to run together, we got a Bob. Works awesome. Then just a light weight Graco IPO for the trunk of the car when we are out and about. |
um, my 3 yo DD still rides in a stroller if we are out all day. If you want to deal with a whiny, snail-paced 3 yo that insists on being carried the second they get tired, go right ahead but I'd rather not, thanks. |
I don't (at least not consciously). But I do have to say that the Bugaboos amaze me. Unless that stroller feeds my kids and changes their diapers I just don't get how it can be worth all that money. But then, I never had one, so maybe I just don't know what I'm missing. My kids were perfectly happy in the MetroLite. And I didn't have an aneurism every time they spilled something. And I never had to complain about how heavy it was, and how I couldn't fold it one handed. |
When I see some of the bugaboo types I wonder why the heck the parent thought they needed it, but really, I don't care.
As for graco being low-class - definitely not in my book. Heck, my family thinks I am snobby for having registered for chicco because graco is the gold standard where I'm from. And the fact that I upgraded from a chicco lightweight to a maclaren (after wearing two chiccos out on my mile+ commute each way) well, don't even get them started!! |