My husband and I are finally starting our pushchair/travel system (to be honest i don't understand the difference) search. I am due early November and it seems these things need to be ordered fairly quickly in order to be available by then. What we're stuck on is where do we go where we can see a large variety of pushchairs on display? We live in South East London and don't have a car. We've spent several weekends already attempting different Mothercare stores but none of them seem to have a large variety of brands (certainly not the ones we really want to check out). So my first question is, where do parents-to-be go for good displays?
We our basically city folks so don't necessarily need an all-terrain type. In fact we prefer a compact pushchair that folds small, has a reversible seat, and can fold with the seat on. We live in a small flat and will have to keep folding the system all the time to be able to squeeze it in the storage cupboard. We don't own a car but will get a car seat for the few times we do rent a car to go out of town. Also, I have a few long haul trips planned for the first year so it would be handy if I can get an opinion on traveling with the pushchair.
Our short list (with comments) is as follows:
- Bugaboo Bee (have seen) - I personally don't like how low it is
- Babystyle Oyster (have seen) - Won't fold with seat on according to the Mothercare assistant
- iCandy Strawberry (haven't seen) - I understand the seat unit is from 6 months?
- Maxi Cosi Elea (haven't seen) - for the life of me I can't find it on display anywhere
- Jane Muum (haven't seen) - I'm very interested in this but can't find any reviews or a shop that displays it
- Easywalker June (haven't seen) - just discovered it but can't find any reviews or shops
- Uppababy (haven't seen) - we are very much inclined towards the Vista but want to try the Cruz as well. Do you know how long is the waiting time for this? Also, can the Vista be folded with the bassinet on?
Apologies I do realise this is one long post, but any help will be appreciated.