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Anonymous wrote:When did the Graco stroller become so unliked?
It seems very few people have them. I have a Graco and a city mini, both used. I like the Graco for the large basket but am almost embarassed to be seen at the mall with it.

I love my Graco. I used it for almost daily for well over a year for walks, since I live in the city. It's still going strong. I actually bought a Maclaren before it and hated it. It never occurred to me that my status was shown by my stroller. I just wanted one that worked for me.

+ 1. I loved my Graco so much that I bought another one when DC2 came along (Graco 1 got so much use with DC1 it was a ratty biohazard by then). I like the large basket because I'd use it for grocery shopping on the way home, I liked that it was sturdy because we walk a ton and it holds together for that. I also like that it's not expensive - that way if it gets damaged, I don't freak out. I don't particularly care if someone judges me for having an unhip stroller - it's the one that works for me. Plus, while I spend money on a nice house or trips or enrichment activities or whatever, as long as the stroller works, the cheaper the better is my motto. I'd rather put the extra cash into DCs' college funds.

Anonymous wrote:That's the thing though. Bugaboo is not for suburban types who need to put strollers in the car on a regular basis. It's for people who live in NYC, London, Amsterdam...on the rare occasions we do put a stroller in the car, we use a cheap umbrella buggy.

We lived an "urban" lifestyle in Chicago (Lincoln Park) - no car and walked and took transit - and we did fared fine without a fancy stroller. The idea that even urban parents "need" them is a myth.

Anonymous wrote:When did the Graco stroller become so unliked?
It seems very few people have them. I have a Graco and a city mini, both used. I like the Graco for the large basket but am almost embarassed to be seen at the mall with it.

I love my Graco. I used it for almost daily for well over a year for walks, since I live in the city. It's still going strong. I actually bought a Maclaren before it and hated it. It never occurred to me that my status was shown by my stroller. I just wanted one that worked for me.

Graco strollers are mass market ginormous plasticky crap that generally fall apart within a year. People get them because of the travel system aspect. Then they get tired of lugging those behemoths around.

I think they have made some improvements and it is nice that they now have their own snap n go which is really all you need in the beginning and people (your typical suburban mom) have caught on to that.

We actually have a couple different strollers. We have one that serves as the infant seat carriage (a used peg because that new seat did NOT fit in any of the frame strollers), a baby jogger stroller with the nice wheels for neighborhood/trail walks and an umbrella inglesina for when we are going somewhere and need something lightweight.

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Anonymous wrote:the more expensive strollers also tend to be easier to maneuver and more durable. It probably doesn't matter much if you only use your stroller for the occasional walk around the mall or the zoo, but it's nice for two walking miles of commuting every day.

I'm not sure if my City Versa qualifies as a status stroller or not, but it sure is nice to push around!

Um, no, sorry but that's not even remotely a status symbol sort of thing. That's pretty funny that you think your stroller is high end.

Exactly--there's no way that a stroller that costs only $400 could possibly be "high end." Silly downmarket stroller owner.

(Hint: this is sarcasm. I own a Versa and love it.)

BMW: the car of douchebags.

I purposely avoid the moms who have high end strollers. Who wants that kind of shallow in their lives?

When did the Graco stroller become so unliked?
It seems very few people have them. I have a Graco and a city mini, both used. I like the Graco for the large basket but am almost embarassed to be seen at the mall with it.

Even back in the early '90s there was an "it stroller"; if you lived in Upper NW, Bethesda or CC, you had to have an Aprica, not a Graco. To some extent, yes, the Aprica was worth it -- it was lighter and easier to fold -- but we all knew it was really about status.

When we had our youngest in the late '90s the Aprica was dead; you had to have a Maclaren. We got one because the old Aprica, which had been through 2 babies, was such a wreck and probably needed to be quarantined as a germ haven. Status aside, the Maclaren was a revelation: incredibly lightweight and easy to use -- definitely worth the price.

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Anonymous wrote:The Bugaboo seems like a really versital stroller.

Unless you want to put it in a car.

That's the thing though. Bugaboo is not for suburban types who need to put strollers in the car on a regular basis. It's for people who live in NYC, London, Amsterdam...on the rare occasions we do put a stroller in the car, we use a cheap umbrella buggy.

I was a nanny before being a mom and tried every single stroller under the sun.
When the time to buy my own came I knew exactly what I needed and got a Vista.
I don't regret it one bit. Got it used almost new, sold it for exactly what I paid for when we were done with it 3 years later.
Awesome stroller and awesome deal.
You only pay 1K in a stroller if you have the money to spare and have no patience. Nowadays between eBay and Craigslist you can get any fancy stroller for close to 2/3 of the price of one new n

I really don't think there's any reason to spend $1000 on a stroller.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Bugaboo seems like a really versital stroller.

Unless you want to put it in a car.

Bugaboo is a fricking amazing city stroller. I got one as a gift!

I agree with both. Bugaboo is a great city stroller, but depending on the Bugaboo version you have it might be hard to put it in the car.

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Anonymous wrote:If you can afford them I think they worth every penny. Its all about the opportunity cost that buying one of these strollers might represent for you. If barely none...
I believe it has nothing to do with status.

At a certain level, yes (Maclaren being superior to Grapo). But once you're into Bugaboo/Uppababy territory, it is about status. People just buy them because trendy New Yorkers and Hollywood celebrities have them, they want to show off or because they think more expensive is ipso factor better.

Sorry, but I don't agree. I have a Bugaboo Donkey and I love it. I did a lot of "research" before buying one and I chose Bugaboo because it was the one I liked -by far- the most. My first stroller was a City Mini, really great, but when I needed a double stroller Bugaboo Donkey was really the best option for us -in fact, besides being City Mini such a convenient stroller, I regret not having bought directly a Bugaboo with my first son.

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Anonymous wrote:The Bugaboo seems like a really versital stroller.

Unless you want to put it in a car.

Bugaboo is a fricking amazing city stroller. I got one as a gift!