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£35 buggy 'is better than designer rivals'

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2sugarsagain · 29/01/2008 09:11

Here www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?_DARGS=/core/lowerHeaderBarWideFrag.jhtml

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2sugarsagain · 29/01/2008 09:12

A**e. You'll have to search '£35 buggy' in their search box.

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Dropdeadfred · 29/01/2008 09:14

your link goers to the telegraph front page?

yummylittlelapin · 29/01/2008 09:15

here you are

Dropdeadfred · 29/01/2008 09:15

ahhhh

Hulababy · 29/01/2008 09:15

Copy and pasted:

£35 buggy 'is better than designer rivals'
By Sophie Borland

A buggy that costs only £35 has been voted better than many expensive designer models in a survey of parents and experts.

The Mamas and Papas Mamu Mu1 scored 76 per cent in the satisfaction rating, placing it second in the league compiled by Which? magazine.

It came second only to the Maclaren Techno XLR travel system, priced at £295, which scored 77 per cent.

The Mu1 was praised for its "exceptional value" and for the fact that it was "very compact, lightweight and easy to manoeuvre in tight spaces".

The tests determined how easy the strollers were to use, how comfortable they were for the baby and the person pushing, and how manageable they were once folded down.

All were road-tested by parents and their children while some criteria were assessed in laboratories and others by a panel of experts.

Designer buggies such as those favoured by the rich and famous did not fare as well, however, and were often deemed impractical despite their high prices.

The £770 Stokke Xplory, owned by the Hollywood actor Russell Crowe, scored 59 per cent and came last out of 21 pushchairs.

The £555 Bugaboo, favoured by the actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her singer husband Chris Martin, fared only slightly better, gaining 69 per cent and 11th place in the rankings.

Which? said that the more expensive all-terrain pushchairs were often difficult to use in crowded spaces.

They are supposedly ideal for parents on the move and can be cheaper than buying a separate carry-cot, car seat and pushchair.

But the report said: "They are usually heavy and very bulky and difficult to turn in tight spaces."

FioFio · 29/01/2008 09:16

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Dropdeadfred · 29/01/2008 09:17

It's hardly a compreghensive survey though is it? And whereas a travel sysytem is suitable from birth that buggy looks like it could only be for a toddler..where's the bloody hood/sunshade/raincover etc?

peanutbear · 29/01/2008 09:17

I have one of those it has a hood as well and a velcro on rain cover it has lasted through my son and now my daughter. we use it in emergencies if my proper pushchair wont fit through somewhere or for taking on holiday

Its really good but I dont remember it being as cheap as £35 so they must have come down in price

2sugarsagain · 29/01/2008 09:19

So, how do you link to an article, rather than a the first page of a website? I made sure I'd highlighte d the article first before copying and pasting the address.

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peanutbear · 29/01/2008 09:19

p.s I wouldnt put a child under 12 months in it it not sturdy enough or supportive for that it more for a child that sometimes wants to walk abit IYKWIM

MrsPuddleduck · 29/01/2008 09:22

Does it come with a hood/raincover - if not you can't really compare it to the Maclaren surely?

Plus I agree with another posting - you cannot compare a lightweight buggy with a travel system - they have different purposes. You don't buy a travel system and expect it to be lightweight and fold up small.

Interesting though if you are about to go out and buy a buggy. I would definitely check it out at that price - especially if you could buy a hood and raincover at extra cost. Without them it wouldn't be much use other than for holidays abroad.

Mercy · 29/01/2008 09:23

Blimey, I didn't realise prams could be so expensive.

I bought a similar buggy for dd when she was 15 months old - I think it cost £50 - and it's still going nearly 6 years later.

yummylittlelapin · 29/01/2008 09:25

click on the article, and then copy the resultant address from the address bar

MrsPuddleduck · 29/01/2008 09:29

Just been on their site - if you get it in Blackberry it is reduced to £25.00 with a free raincover!

Mercy · 29/01/2008 09:31

I have the Chicco here. I bought another raincover from Mothercare which was also fairly cheap.

TheHonEnid · 29/01/2008 09:31

770 770

[faints clean away]

2sugarsagain · 29/01/2008 09:34

LL, I thought that's what I did!

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alfiesbabe · 29/01/2008 10:18

Doesnt surprise me - it's usually the way isnt it? The things that cost 5 x as much are crappier. Someone is making a lot of money out of gullible new parents and must be laughing all the way to the bank

misdee · 29/01/2008 10:22

you cant compare a £35 from 3months+ (6months IMO) lack of full recline stroller, to a system which is suitable from birth?

the mac XLR they rated above the XT just because you can use a car seat on the buggy, never mind the two hour rule for car seats, and the fact that a lot of parents [prefer their little ones to be lying flat and not all scrunched up in a car seat.

i have a stroller. but not the £35 one as dd3 feet drag on the floor and she cant snooze in it comfortably. i have an XT and she falls asleep in it, and i know she is comfortable and she isbnt getting sun glare in her eyes in the mornings as it has an extra sun visor thingy on it.

Ubergeekian · 29/01/2008 10:28

Can't say I am surprised either. We helped a friend do some road testing of posh buggies for a magazine last year, and most of the expensive ones were dreadful. Big, clumsy, flimsy assemblies of aluminium extrusions designed to give an illusion of safety. And three wheels? What the hell's that about? Less stable and a pain to get up and down kerbs.

goingfor3 · 29/01/2008 10:30

The M&P one is from 6 months, so can't really be compared to most other buggies that can be used from birth.

MotherFunker · 29/01/2008 10:31

I love the McClaren Techno. I've got a bog standard McClaren, and I think even that pisses on most 'top of the range' buggies. Ah, going all 'pram hun' for a sec, there.

MotherFunker · 29/01/2008 10:33

I love the McClaren Techno. I've got a bog standard McClaren, and I think even that pisses on most 'top of the range' buggies. Ah, going all 'pram hun' for a sec, there.

MotherFunker · 29/01/2008 10:34

£770 for that Stokke buggy...PMSL...Jeez, they must see the first timers coming!

cupsoftea · 29/01/2008 12:48

I have a cheap pushchair & it's fab - lots of space to put things (not just a bunch of flowers!!!!)