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to hate the BugaBoo (or however you spell it)

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LordVolAuVent · 18/05/2010 20:48

that's it really. I don't even 100% know why but I can't stand them. Some reasons are they are horrible colours and ridiculously expensive, unnecessary to spend that surely? And it seems to me (round here anyway) that BugaBoo owners are v smug - "only the best for my children" types. Someone I know insisted on getting one and they have so little money that half the time she can't afford to even get on a bus to do anything, so she and her kid sit inside all day, pretty much every day. Better to get a cheaper travel system and let the poor child get some fresh air IMHO... ooh, they just really make my blood boil. Happy to be put straight by proud BugaBoo owners

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LordVolAuVent · 18/05/2010 23:33

How do you know I have feet?

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PosyPetrovaPauline · 18/05/2010 23:34

bravo lady thompson

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LordVolAuVent · 18/05/2010 23:34

I used my puddle grey maclaren to chop off my own feet in an act of self-mutilation, gin hag. It's a touchy subject and meant we got no compo for the faulty maclaren, like the others, as I chose to do it. Grrr, will think twice next time.

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ginhag · 18/05/2010 23:34

Where do you put your converse? Or is that a bit personal?

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LordVolAuVent · 18/05/2010 23:36

Sorry LadyT, meant to say Could you tell me why it's called Bugaboo etc

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LordVolAuVent · 18/05/2010 23:37

on my prosthetic feet

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ginhag · 18/05/2010 23:39

If you hate feet so much why did you choose to replace them with fake ones? Or did you do a complete redesign?

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LordVolAuVent · 18/05/2010 23:44

It's easier to walk on feet than your ankles. I think that's why we have them. Prosthetic feet are slightly more attractive than the real thing though.

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LadyThompson · 18/05/2010 23:53

I don't work for Bugaboo, and again, couldn't give a fig what they are called or why (they originated in the Netherlands I believe so you'd have to take it up with the Dutch) - they are just a bloody good design and really, genuinely user friendly. If I stopped buying stuff because I once saw someone on the street ho had one and they looked a bit XYZ, or in some way not to my liking, a) I'd be cutting off my nose to spite my face and b) I would hardly buy anything.

ginhag · 18/05/2010 23:55

That was dead scientific VolAuVent. Am impressed

I really need to sleep but my stupid bloody (in literal and figurative sense) mouth hurts.

jessiealbright · 19/05/2010 01:03

Well, this thread has brought me to the abrupt realisation that my own hatred of bugaboos is unreasonable. (It was the Daily Mail's fault, so there!)

Now I want one. Gee, thanks a lot, folks!

madmissy · 19/05/2010 07:27

dulcie
Nipper is one of the narrowest double side by sides you can get. Great lightweight pram. Some find seats to slumped due to the hammock style.
Mountain Buggy Urban Double great side by side can take a carrycot although its on heavy side and wider than nipper.
Phil&Teds but thats the one up one down option, think you said somewhere here you didn't like that?
Double maclaren, narrow good seats etc but can be harder to push being single handles.

If I needed a double hands down P&T as narrow and has single option however nipper great buggy too.

madmissy · 19/05/2010 07:30

Just to add I am sure the Bugaboo is alo older than 7years....

The original classic one (brake on front wheels and different logo) is much older than 7 years...

Anyway off to get ready for school run with my fake tan, highlights, uggs or sandals (undecided!) bugaboo, prada oversized sunnies and my yummy mummy bag

madmissy · 19/05/2010 07:31

1999 was when they first appeared....
sad enough to actually wikipedia it!

lucky1979 · 19/05/2010 08:20

We nearly got a Bugaboo (lady in John Lewis was very definite it was the ONLY possible choice for us) but then got a Mamas and Papas Ultima instead, which I have absolutely loved - we've just moved onto the seat unit from the pram bit and it's still brilliant.

Bugaboos are ten a penny round here and I like having something a bit different.

ladylush · 19/05/2010 10:42

I got my frog after getting advice from madmissy (thanks again ). It was hardly used so still a bit pricey @ £350 but worth it imo as for that price I'd have got a new pram that I might not still be using when dd is older. I've got great value from the carrycot as dd was prem and still in it at 6 months old - not that I'm recommending prem babies Lol at them being named after reptilian wildlife . Have often wondered why myself. It's great for walks - so light and easy to steer/turn. I don't like lattes but the cupholder is very handy when I collect ds - he puts his drink bottle in it. The only thing I don't like about it is that the shopping bag underneath the pram is not very roomy. Umbrella buggies are handy in that you can hang bags off the handles but terrible if you need to pick your child up - whole thing collapses.
Btw, no highlights and my change bag isn't even a proper change bag - let alone Kath Kidston one

flockwallpaper · 19/05/2010 11:03

I don't hate them but they seem overpriced. I don't really understand why people would buy one new or even particularly aspire to have one second hand. If it comes down to it, I don't understand the whole pram obsession thing.

Is the design really so much better than anything cheaper? The one person I knew that had one used to complain how tricky it was to fold, but this was an early model so they might be better these days.

ClenchedBottom · 19/05/2010 11:04

I've never understood wrt Bugs how they can be so fantastic when the majority of the ones I see (see a lot!) have moved the baby from the carrycot to the seat when the baby is still very young? I looked at Bugs, admittedly years ago, (our preference, decided against) and it clearly stated that the seat was not suitable for infants under 6 months due to back support etc etc? Often wondered about that.

Mind you, it's the P & T that I really dislike......

ladylush · 19/05/2010 11:14

I didn't aspire to have one - it just seemed the best choice for us when we researched different travel systems. It was practicality for us rather than style. Some people 'aspire' to have new prams - their choice.

I think a lot of people stop using the carrycot because the baby wants to sit up/see what's going on. At 6mo dd was small enough to still use the carrycot but clearly wanted to sit up. People take their cues from the baby I guess.

ClenchedBottom · 19/05/2010 11:18

Well yes, Ladylush, but the whole point I'm making is that the info re: the bug I looked at clearly stated that the seat was not suitable for infants younger than 6 months, so potentially parents are taking their lead from from their baby to do something potentially harmful for the baby?
IKWYM about babies wanting to be able to look around more; that was why our DD and DS both moved out of the carrycot at about 12 weeks - but the pram seat reclined flat and was safe for newborns onwards, so it was fine.

ILoveGregoryHouse · 19/05/2010 11:18

Oh dear.I have a bugaboo, a pink lining bag (with diamante bag clips) , prada sunnies, birkenstocks. And I drive a volvo (from necessity in order to ensure my and the DSs lives are safe on the road - it's mad here). Just as well I don't live in the UK.

I do like it, it's very versatile and about to be used for the second baby and still looks like new. And I'll be able to sell it for bags of cash on ebay when we come home. But I liked my Jane tandem pram most of all (dulcie, that's a good one for 2 under 2).

Hate the Phil and Teds. They make me shudder.

BongoWinslow · 19/05/2010 11:19

Seems to me there are two main explanations as to why people buy Bugaboos going around:

  1. they think they are a stylish accessory (ie 'Gwyneth has one, I like Gwyneth, I shall buy what she has' or similar)

Or

  1. they work well and do things other prams don't (can change handle without removing cot, good suspension etc)

I'd put my money on 2 being the explanation in most cases, given that the majority of people choosing are more worried about doing the best (in their view) for their baby, than looking good or modeling themselves on a celebrity.

Certainly that's what's going on in my mind when I look at prams for my first baby due in October. I'm not sitting there saying to myself "well, that one works well and will make my life easier, but it's really not flash enough so best not get it".

But then I want an Xplory...

ladylush · 19/05/2010 11:21

clenchedbottom - yes icwym.

ladylush · 19/05/2010 11:23

Another handy feature is that you can turn it into a kind of highchair when you are in cafes etc. as the handle can go forward and rest on the floor under the table.

porcamiseria · 19/05/2010 14:07

then what do you think about people with stokke then, you must want to kill them!

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