to hate the BugaBoo (or however you spell it)

[LordVolAuVent]

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

I luuuuuurve my new bee and am totally smug, it is just as cute as hell - even has a cupholder to put my overpriced (but tepid!) coffee in, am considering getting iphone holder for my nexus.

I am a yuppy, and am not even the tiniest bit sorry!

porcamiseria - hilarious!

At least you are honest morloth, honest smugness is totally bearable. I am honestly smug about many things myself.
Who, me, porcamiseria? Actually the Stokke thing doesn't really bother me, just the BugaBoo. Having said that - think sungirl (apologies if someone else) mentioned the icandy last night. I'd never seen it. Saw one today. Awful. Like a BugaBoo squared. And the name icandy?? What is that? So I may have a new favourite hated pram.

Anyway, you Bugaboo pushing lot are very defensive of your prams, I wonder what the response would've been like if I hated the pliko or gracco or something. Would be interesting to know. I don't think people would've been as vocal, Bugaboo owners know they've got a lot to defend, kind of proving my point

True Lordvolauvent, someone that has spent £800 on a pram is hardly going to shout it from the rooftops if they have decided it's shite.

I went to a baby group this morning. There was a woman there with baby (with a badly- spelled named, but that's for another thread), an iCandy pushchair, complete with vile chrome spoiler, a trendy changing bag with 'Yummy mummy' wrote on it and cupcakes all over, and she was giving it the full coochi-coo "you're my ickle fairy pwincess" to the little girl.

I actually wanted to kill her.

Personally if I'd owned any of the other prams and you'd made same connections with owning pram=smug twat then I would've said the same I think. I mean,it is a good pram and I've found it has worked really well for me,for the reasons I mentioned...but I don't think I'm actually,y'know, passionate about it. It's a feckin' pram!

I just didn't like the idea of someone donning judgeypants with regard to me as a person based on a pram. But now I know you are too busy judging my feet to care

how are your ankles today? Itchy?

I tend to feel the same about a lot of over-designed must-have baby products. Or any sort of over-designed must-have products for that matter.

Trying too hard stressheaderic if she needs to advertise then she isn't aa ymmy mummy. .

I toyed with the icandy but it just didn't fit for us, loved the mulberry colour though.

I have a Bee. I am smug because I can get it down the aisle of every bus and through small gaps (everyone else I know got a big travel system or pram). DH on the other hand is smug because it has a cup holder etc etc. But we have no car so he has to get his gadget fix somewhere.

I had/have one for my last baby mainly because they are easy to steer with one hand and I had a just two year old when he was born.

there are some faults though....

The handle extends on stairs.
The hood clicked funny when up and then when I fixed the click the hood self opens.
The ride on thing kept snapping off and was a pig to fit, meaning I've only used it a few times. Bug' said they would replce it and then that they would charge to replace it.

ChocolateMoose They are just so nimble aren't they? The handle goes down really low as well so DS1 gets a turn pushing his brother (in safe places) and I can drink that overpriced coffee and chat to my similarly smug friends.

Am new to the expensive pram experience, thoroughly enchanted with my new toy.

I had my hair cut the other day. Got to school gates that afternoon and realised 85% of the mums there have the same hair cut. It freaked me out for a moment, then I realised resistance was futile.

How's the tooth Gin soaked old hag? Yes, I have bigger fish to fry with you than your unfortunate choice of pram.

Morloth, your unabashed smuggery (teehee) is almost making me want a Bugaboo/icandy so I can enjoy being so smug.

Yummuy mummy change bag? She actually better have been yummy or she deserves to be stoned in the street

I had one, it was rubbish. Think people just buy what suits them.

You will be assimilated.

You can however choose the colour of your assimilation.

Which is always nice.

What colour is yours Morloth? Tell mr it's pink.
Someone I know didn't know what sex she was having and bought a Salamander (or something) in both black and pink, to be prepared for either sex.

I meant tell me not tell mr, that just sounds a bit pervy. Sorry, the typing boy is being flogged immediately

Mine is blue - this is because I let DS1 choose the colour, I wasn't that fussed, would probably have gone for black if he hadn't had an opinion.

You know you can buy different coloured hoods and just change them according to your mood? You can also get some custom made.

I think I need the sun canopy next, it is very excitingly shaped.

I am aware I am slightly mad you know.

You are making me laugh Morloth, have you a footmuff also?

You see, gin hag, despite my foot hatred I love a footmuff.

No, I having a lambskin. Footmuff was not cuddly enough for my precious.

Beside if you put the footmuff on, you can't see all the lovely clothes.

Can you tell he is my second and that I didn't have the same kind of cash with the first?

Repeats to self "DS2 is not a toy..."

Lambskins! Now there's another thing, thanks Morloth. People who purchase lambskins, grrr

I have a lambskin, that goes on my Bugaboo. That is sand and chocolate coloured and therefore matches my changing bag
Lambskin for summer and a footmuff for winter.

But I stand by my post several pages back, I am not an identikit Mummy with highlighted hair and the same clothes as everyone else.

Although I did have my hair cut today

Can just imagine your lots kids on the school PGL trip or wherever, crying because they can't sleep unless on a lambskin and their canoes are not "nimble" enough. Don't ou know they'll get bullied???