today I got on the bus with DGS in his buggy and .......

[Chottie]

a man made a comment about the size of the buggy (it is a Bugaboo Bee), I felt like saying if you weren't so large, you would not spill out of your seat and partially block the aisle But I zipped my lip....

What the classic MN response to this sort of situation please?

[SchroSawMargeryDaw]

It's first buses we have here. They're not that big but they usually have a decent sized pram and wheelchair space and normally a space for 2 (or 1 double) on each side of the bus.

Tbh, I haven't even attempted the double yet as DC2 isn't due until next month but I'm hoping I will manage it when the time comes!

[MrsBucketxx]

I couldn't get my double on a bus :(

your buses must be better equipped by you

[SchroSawMargeryDaw]

I now have a Herqules double that I may have to take on the bus at some point, I have the Trenton Delux and the single Herqules atm too, the Herqules has been on the bus...

I would just ignore the comments or question them on how it really affects them.

[WandaDoff]

I like coconutty's option B personally.

[youarewinning]

"they need to be, babaies come in all shape and sizes, just like adults"

[TolliverGroat]

I like Hec's plan...

[MrsBucketxx]

I would have said what you thought and watch him squirm, how rude!!

call a spade a spade me.

[Branleuse]

id say "do you think? I thought it was quite compact"

[Lavenderloves]

He might have just been passing comment. He saw you struggling, then thought gosh it takes up half the bus. That type of thing..

Were you just sensitive?

My response would have been " yes be thankful you don't have to push it!" with a smile.

[raisah]

i have s buggaboo bee snd I find it very small & compact compared to the other types of pushchairs. It fits into really tight spaces so ignore the comment from the caveman. The comment 'have you looked in the mirror recently' would have been apt in your situation but sadly lost on the caveman.

[complexnumber]

Don't engage, stare if necessary, but don't engage (worst of all is to respond by asking an arsey question that may receive an even arseier reply!)

[Loupee]

I've had that, but then again I have an Uppababy Vista, I wouldn't have chosen it if I used buses more than once in blue moon.
It was an elderly woman who humphed and hawed through the whole half hour journey, making sarcastic comments about the size of the buggy. She was the one sitting in the buggy space, there were only 2 other people on the bus! I just felt awkward the whole journey :(

[DeweyDecibelle]

AuntieStella are you confusing the Bee with the Chameleon? The Bee is really small, I've got one and it's brilliant for buses, much better than any other buggies I've seen.

OP, I'd say ignoring is probably the best course of action. Or politely pointing out that if he sat in a bit off the aisle then he wouldn't get knocked ("if you weren't too bloody fat to" being the underlying message!).

[ImTooHecsyForYourParty]

I would have just agreed with him

"Yes. They are very big, aren't they? Of course, I remember when my own children were babies and we had the silver cross prams. Do you remember those? They were HUGE and far more difficult to manoeuvre. I think it's lovely that they've got all this choice these days. They're not just prams, they're travel systems, apparently. I saw one with only three wheels the other day. Do you have any grandchildren? They do keep you young, I find..."

The trick is to not draw breath. Eventually, he'd have just moved.

[Xmasbaby11]

Bugaboo Bee is about the smallest about! I have very rarely seen a smaller buggy. He was just being an arse.

[LineRunner]

Coconutty's 'B' would give him a platform from which to expound his proposition, though.

[changechangechange]

The Bee is no wider than an umbrella-fold.

[Ezza1]

Was it actually a rude comment? Or was it just in passing?

I guess its ok to joke about his size on here but he is unable to pass comment (rudely or not?) about a buggy?

[Fairydogmother]

Hahahahaha - option b for sure

[WafflyVersatile]

at coconutty and adagio

[LineRunner]

Coconutty's B.

[WeleaseWodger]

It's smaller than a wheelchair, which is what the space is designed for

[Raum]

I need a big buggy so dipshits like you can see it coming.

[fairylightsinthespring]

bees have the advantage of being V v small when folded so actually quite good for buses I would have thought. I don;t think they're especially wide. Man is an arse.