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Original poster

to expect my childminder to use DS's £400 pram for him!!!!!

161 replies

nearlythere · 07/04/2007 14:58

Well, i'm silently fuming! When one of my ds's starting with a childminder friend we bough a silver cross linear freeway for her to use so that we don't have to lug prams etc around all the time. He is her only charge as he is mildly disabled and she is fantastic with him, however, yesterday i nipped out of work to go to the bank and saw something that has wound me up!

The childminders daughter has come to visit for a few days with her 8-month old baby, so there's the start of the story!

I turned round in town and saw my SC pram (very distinctive as is a limited edition colour and i've not seen one the same) went over to say hello to DS and what did i see- the grandaughter sitting in my lovely pram, and my ds shovelled into a cheapo £15 beach type buggy- no padding, no canopy, doesn't lie back etc!

should i say something? am i being silly? Just really annoys me that the daughter is a real cheapskate- has the cheapest of cheap travel system from argos then swans off with my pram as soon as she gets the opportunity! I would understand if she had a small car and couldn't fit everything in, so asked in advance if she could borrrow it, but i know for a fact that her travel system is in the boot of her very large car!!!

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Nemo2007 · 07/04/2007 16:49

tis a very nice pram but I have a nightmare of a front porch door and you can get barganious prices on ebay!!!!

LittleEasterLapin · 07/04/2007 16:48

oooooh

Nemo2007 · 07/04/2007 16:46

better pictures here

Nemo2007 · 07/04/2007 16:44

here

LittleEasterLapin · 07/04/2007 16:41

First Wheels?!

Nemo2007 · 07/04/2007 16:40

that first wheels pram does look superb but would never have fit through my narrow front door so I have a P+T which I do really like for the ease of use.

LittleSarah · 07/04/2007 16:37

Yes that would infuriate me too! If it is probably just a one-off I would try and be calm about it but would say something.

misdee · 07/04/2007 16:36

MB are fab!

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nearlythere · 07/04/2007 16:35

i don't like he P&T- doubledecker kids! not my thing- and getting very common these days- i tend to go for the unusual! mountain buggies are supposed to be fab but i'd have the first wheels any day!

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looneytune · 07/04/2007 16:34

I'm a childminder and think this isn't on. Ok, you don't know the facts but I'm not surprised you're upset!! Agree you should say something.

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nearlythere · 07/04/2007 16:33

she was flaffing about getting her purse out and stuff- i didn't know what to say so i just sort of said hello, is he behaving? nice weather! the type of things you say when there is nothing else to say!!

i felt really awkward!!

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LittleEasterLapin · 07/04/2007 16:33

It's the height on the Xplory I like. I know people LOVE their P&T E3s, but I can't stand how low the baby is - I'm sure I'd kick it in the head!

nearlythere - that is a cool buggy. I was thinking of a double Mountain Buggy ...

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nearlythere · 07/04/2007 16:30

maximummummy- yes- self confessed and have built a buisness from it- no help needed, quite happy with my pram obsession and it does no harm!

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fishie · 07/04/2007 16:29

nearlythere what did cm say when you met her in town? she must be expecting you to say something.

chocolateface · 07/04/2007 16:28

I agree with Raspberryberet.

I too would have been fuming!

maximummummy · 07/04/2007 16:28

nearlythere- you sound like another of these pramoholics to me i think you should seek help

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nearlythere · 07/04/2007 16:26

littlelapin- bertini twin steerable!!! looks gorge and drive spectacularly!! v difficult to get hold of now though!

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misdee · 07/04/2007 16:26

nemo, isnt it designed to be tabl;e height and good eye contact etc etc. it looks quite padded and probably very good for under twos.

colditz · 07/04/2007 16:25

Hey, it's very littlew to do with snobberuy and everything to do with finding someone else using something you paid for for your child, simultaneously denying it to him.

It's like paying for your child to be taken to the zoo, to find that someone else was taken on his ticket and he was taken to the park instead. Nothing to do with money, everything to do with theft of purpose!

maximummummy · 07/04/2007 16:24

though as a childminder myself i think this (using someone elses equipment on own family) is very unproffesional(sp?)and i would say you are not happy about it

Nemo2007 · 07/04/2007 16:24

misdee but it means it looks uncomfy...lol

raspberryberet · 07/04/2007 16:23

She admits to being a snob. That's not the point.

The point is that, when she has provided a pram for her child to use which meets the special needs he has, the cm isn't using it as she has put her grandchild in it instead.

That's not really on.

misdee · 07/04/2007 16:23

thats the point nemo lol.

Nemo2007 · 07/04/2007 16:22

guess I am alone in thinking the Xplory looks like a highchair on wheels..lol

maximummummy · 07/04/2007 16:21

"maybe i'm a snob"
mmmmm. . . YES why don't you read your posts back to yourself . . .i think you'll get your answer