Do you secretly judge parents by their strollers??

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:definitely. i could never be friends with someone who used a bugaboo.

we used a graco snap-n-go, then maclaren. but i got that maclaren off ebay for $100! it was new with tags, but a previous year's model. that was cheap! and it held up really well.

Really? A little silent judging is one thing but to not be friends with someone? My circle of friends probably encompasses every stroller made. I don't have a Bugaboo but I do have an expensive stroller and it is amazing to me that someone would not want to be friends with someone because of a stroller.

OMG!!! This will be my new go to phrase.

Instead of saying "I'm not racist, my sister adopted a Korean girl!" or "I'm not an elitist, I ask my housekeeper 'como esta?' every day!", I can just say "Excuse you, my circle of friends probably encompasses every stroller made!!!"

[Anonymous]

I admit I judge the bugaboo owners too. What kind of fool spends $900 on a stroller? I can afford one, but I'd be too embarrassed to be seen with it.

[Anonymous]

Weird thread. I don't think I'd recognize the brand name of any of these strollers, including a bugaboo, if they ran me down at the park.

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Anonymous wrote:I think people who spend the money on a bugaboo are foolish or just have way too much disposable income. Get yourself a Graco and give the other $850 to a needy kid or something.....

I think that people who spend money on SUVs are foolish or just have way too much disposable income. Get yourself a station wagon and give the other $20,000 to a needy school or something.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't judge, but I do notice expensive strollers now the way I used to notice expensive handbags.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another depressing DCUM thread. Why on earth would anyone give a sh*t what other random people spend their money on? It's a free country, and you have no clue what other family's priorities are or what went into the decision process.

....said the Bugaboo owner.....

Nice assumption, but totally wrong. I'm assuming you're a judgmental b*tch. Hopefully, I'm wrong about that, too.

[Anonymous]

I judge everyone who has a BOB swivel wheel "jogging" stroller as being a runner wanna be. Double, single, it really does not matter. The real BOB jogging strollers have a fixed wheel intended for its original use "jogging." He He

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Anonymous wrote:I had to laugh on the inside when an acquaintance told me she was getting a $600 stroller but wouldn't spring $1000 for a doula (and was gung ho into a certain method of natural childbirth). I guess it's all about priorities. Personally, I'd rather have a successful childbirth the way I wanted it to go with whatever resources it took to help make it happen (not making a comment here about natural vs. mediated vs. anything in between) rather than a silly stroller that may not even be the right fit for my child and lifestyle. If I had to go back, I'd keep the $150 stroller I bought and spend any extra money I had on a doula - just to have kept my DH sane and calm during my labor & delivery. Would have been worth it weight in gold...

Is this post a joke? You laugh at your friend who prioritized everyday life with her child?

[Anonymous]

This thread should not be surprising to me at all. OP I hope I do not know you. Really.

I could afford any stroller we want and I went with lower price because it quite literally operated fine for us. We have lots of money, we are fortunate, and plan to stay that way by NOT spending money frivolously.

We also choose NOT to spend our precious time with shallow people. We purposely avoid people with big ticket items of certain kinds; such as certain strollers that people clearly use at status symbols. Frankly, the only people I have seen with the expensive strollers don't own much more. They seem more preoccupied with appearances, and life is WAY too short to be spending time with the loud and clear SHALLOW.

I could understand if people have their priorities straight; but as I mentioned, those who have the high ticket bling often have very little else going for them.

If someone came up to me and started talking to me because of what stroller I owned, I would run the other way. More people should be so apprehensive, but I suppose that would require common sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I judge everyone who has a BOB swivel wheel "jogging" stroller as being a runner wanna be. Double, single, it really does not matter. The real BOB jogging strollers have a fixed wheel intended for its original use "jogging." He He

The swivel wheel can be fixed, dumb ass. And I know plenty of runners that use it. Probably got it because it's more versatile than the fixed wheel ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This thread should not be surprising to me at all. OP I hope I do not know you. Really.

I could afford any stroller we want and I went with lower price because it quite literally operated fine for us. We have lots of money, we are fortunate, and plan to stay that way by NOT spending money frivolously.

We also choose NOT to spend our precious time with shallow people. We purposely avoid people with big ticket items of certain kinds; such as certain strollers that people clearly use at status symbols. Frankly, the only people I have seen with the expensive strollers don't own much more. They seem more preoccupied with appearances, and life is WAY too short to be spending time with the loud and clear SHALLOW.

I could understand if people have their priorities straight; but as I mentioned, those who have the high ticket bling often have very little else going for them.

If someone came up to me and started talking to me because of what stroller I owned, I would run the other way. More people should be so apprehensive, but I suppose that would require common sense.

Similar to when you see the Mercedes parked in front of a dumpy little house. . .and you know they aren't visiting.

[Anonymous]

No, I don't just people by their strollers.

But I judge OP for her silly and (unintentionally) hilarious judgments of others. If you think you can draw reliable conclusions about people's education and income level based on their strollers, you're mostl likely a moron.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This thread should not be surprising to me at all. OP I hope I do not know you. Really.

I could afford any stroller we want and I went with lower price because it quite literally operated fine for us. We have lots of money, we are fortunate, and plan to stay that way by NOT spending money frivolously.

We also choose NOT to spend our precious time with shallow people. We purposely avoid people with big ticket items of certain kinds; such as certain strollers that people clearly use at status symbols. Frankly, the only people I have seen with the expensive strollers don't own much more. They seem more preoccupied with appearances, and life is WAY too short to be spending time with the loud and clear SHALLOW.

I could understand if people have their priorities straight; but as I mentioned, those who have the high ticket bling often have very little else going for them.

If someone came up to me and started talking to me because of what stroller I owned, I would run the other way. More people should be so apprehensive, but I suppose that would require common sense.

Tell you what. Why don't you fax me a list of your purchases from the last year, and I'll decide whether each item was an appropriate expenditure. If you have any high-end items (based on what I define as high end), I will tell you that you're frivolous and shallow.

What is WRONG with you people? It's a stroller not a $50 million home. And if Oprah wants to buy a $50 million home, more power to her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I judge everyone who has a BOB swivel wheel "jogging" stroller as being a runner wanna be. Double, single, it really does not matter. The real BOB jogging strollers have a fixed wheel intended for its original use "jogging." He He

The swivel wheel can be fixed, dumb ass. And I know plenty of runners that use it. Probably got it because it's more versatile than the fixed wheel ones.

Exactly. The PP would know that, too, if she were a runner, but clearly is a wanna be herself.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is a $600+ stroller needed for "urban streets". Are there strollers out there that can't handle sidewalks?

Have you walked in DC lately? Uneven bricks, tree root eruptions, old curb stones with no wheelchair cut: it's bad for just walking! The metro are just as bad; I hate getting stuck in the gap at the platform with one of those little wobbly plastic wheels. Maybe in the better parts of town they have wide, newly-paved sidewalks, and if you never take Metro then you'd be great. But not so in many areas.