to buy the silvercross Kensington?

[Happypenguin2014]

I am desperate to have this pram in my life.
Only thing is I will need to get a normal pram too.

But I want this pram. so. bloody. bad!

I could actually cry I want it so bad lol.

Buy it! i loved my silvercross. It was so practical. I could fit lots of shopping underneath. DS was so comfortable.

You will probably get stopped and complimented on your choice most days (which I liked because I enjoy chatting to people). And when your DC outgrows it, you can re-sell it.

Go for it! Those who think/say you'll look like a dick are only jealous
I have one and it is fabulous! I walk everywhere I can with it and get so many compliments. DD sits up with her harness on now, but there's still ample room for her to lie down and have a comfy sleep. So much sturdier than some modern prams whose carrycots you could poke a finger through, or will blow over in a slight breeze. Ok, it might depend on your house size where you can store it, but in the first few months ours was in the living or dining room (baby sleeping), and is now in the porch.
Many a bargain to be had on eBay...

Oh, also to say, I have no trouble steering mine and it pushes like a dream. Slightly challenging uphill, but my muscles are getting a good workout!

By the way, if you see one for dead cheap that needs a bit of refurbishment, you can buy literally all of the parts (including touch up paint for the body) on eBay. Everything is really easy to replace yourself

NoTedInTheBed, how do you steer round a tight corner? I live in an area that has lots of little roads and I struggle to turn it round corners. This is what puts me off using it! I have to lift it up and shuffle it round which is annoying I understand that you push down on each side to turn but it has such a massive turning circle that it doesn't work for me.

I can promise you I am not jealous, at all. The puschair I have cost just about the same, if not more. Just because one thinks that someone looks stupid doesn't make one jealous

a friend of mine is selling a silver cross coach built. £550 if you're interested. I am pretty sure it is a Kensington. its lovely I know that much!

Get this one....
www.johnlewis.com/silver-cross-daisychain-print-balmoral-pram/p1175783?navAction=jump

I saw some one pushing a traditional pram (don't know what exactly) the other day, they looked far from a dick. I can also remember my next door neighbour had one (a smaller version). I was offered one myself for my 1st born 25 years ago, I had to refuse sadly, as I lived in an upstairs flat.
Go for it if you want op, they never go out of fashion.

I love those prams, but even secondhand they're hard to come by here in Canada.

A former boss of mine had one for each of her now older children and said she used them for years as outdoor cots for her children. They were gorgeous!

She wouldn't part with them. DD's buggy had a pram attachment I used a lot for the first few months, so I managed to make due [firstworldissue]

I bought a Silver Cross pram when DD was born 41 years ago it cost me £39 new. I loved it as I didn't drive walked everywhere shopping went into the tray at the bottom. When I had DS 2 1/2 years later I got the pram seat for DD to sit on. As DS was born in that lovely summer of 1976 he used to sleep outside in it all the time in the garden with the insect net on I used it till he was 2 then up in the loft it went. In 2001 it came down for DGD she spent many hours in it used it for DGD2 and has just gone up again after being used for DGS they all seemed to love sleeping it. I don't want to ever part with it. I always looked after it well and is still in a very good condition.

I always wanted a coach built pram but they're just not built for modern times at all . In reality most people only get it for a few photos and perhaps a walk or two and then it goes into storage, seems such a waste.. They don't really fit on public transport, don't fit in most car boots and are near impossible to store in your house (unless you have a biiiiig house) and to get into shops... Back in the day they'd be left by the front door and in front of the shop so people didn't have to worry about that but times have changed. So I just didn't bother and ended up being a sheep with a very sturdy, reliable, small (!) and easy to steer Bugaboo.

YABU, I think they are WAGish and naff. If you really want and can afforded then why not, but you did ask if I think you are unreasonable.

Not waggish one bit. My mom had one for me and my 3 siblings. I was passed on to lots of our family members.

All that I candy stuff is a waste of time and money, Silver Cross are quality and you can get a shed load of shopping in them.

A silver cross pram is naff? I've heard it all now.

Get a vintage one. They are cheap on eBay ATM.

I am 70s obsessed, so bought a 70s silver cross with a beautiful fringed sunshade. It's done two kids (plus other buggies) and I am, with a heavy heart, about to sell it now.

It's great. Just be prepared for all the old ladies to coo over the pram instead of the baby

I don't think Silver Cross prams are about being trendy, they are worth the money in terms a quality ,durability, practicality and length of use.
Once upon a time everyone had one, long before yummy mummy became the " in" word.

All of you who use it for shopping on foot... Can you get it around the shops? In our local shops the aisles are too small. My friend had one and she kept having to leave it outside, bit of a PITA.

I do love them though. My mum had one, proper old when we were babies. We had a little plank across the top that I sat on when my brother came along.

I live in a small market town which has the sort of shops which are too small to fit aisles in so you get a central floor space with stock round the walls or everything behind a counter. The market is outdoors and very spacious.

Of course they're not naff. They are beautiful but not very practical for most families.

Naff?? Really?

YANBU at all. I have one in the loft in British Racing Green and loved using it. They've gone up in price a fair whacko though since mine was bought 17 years ago-think mine was about £450!
They're an absolute dream to walk with and the best thing going for babies, my 2 were able to lie flat to sleep in it till they were past a year. They're brilliant when they can sit up too-they're at a much better height for talking to as well. When I had ds in it, dd was 5 and would sometimes hitch a ride!
If you have the money and somewhere to store it, go for it. I'm holing onto mine in case of grandchildren! (Especially now I see the price they are these days!)

Get one.

What's vintage hair please ?