Cosatto Wow 3 - Which Colour?

[woodlandfan]

I've been testing out travel systems and think I like the Cosatto Wow 3 Everything Bundle.

I really like the Foxford Hall design for the lovely fox embroideries on the outside, but I also quite like the Meadow design. My mother thinks the pale beige on the lower half of the Foxford Hall carrycot will 'look grubby in no time' and the tweed will fray and look tatty, and that it makes far more sense to get the Meadow.

Has anyone purchased and used the Foxford pattern and could confirm whether her worries are valid?

I've also added a poll so people could give me their preference based on looks but also the factors I've mentioned.

The green. Your mum is right.

I prefer the Foxford

To answer your question, I like the green one the best.
As a side note, I know this isn’t what you asked, but please do your research on the Cosatto car seats. They are known for being minimally safely tested and don’t generally offer the best fit for a newborn, but they lure parents in with the bold designs!

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I've heard this, but are people specifically talking about the Acorn 2 car seat? Because I can't find anything about their testing that makes me think they're any worse than say, the Tiago that comes in Venicci bundles (my 2nd choice brand). Or are people saying you should never buy one that comes in a bundle and you should always buy a specialist one?

When it comes to safety equipment the look should be the lowest priority, safety, easy of use and then look is the way you should be looking at it.

Having a quick look, I think the Venicci has had only the bare minimum legal safety testing, less than the Cosatto. Venicci primarily sells prams so the minimum car seat safety requirements are met but not exceeded. Not all travel system bundles are bad, but if you can find one that includes a car seat tested to higher safety specifications (or buy this separately) such as maxi-cosi, Nuna or cyber, you’ll have the reassurance of a safer seat that will probably give a better fit for a new born.

We paid an extra £140 to upgrade our travel system car seat as it came with one that wasn’t highly safety tested and that wasn’t negotiable for me. We had Maxi Cosi for both of our children.

Speaking from experience of somebody who stupidly purchased a lovely cream/beige very expensive bugaboo donkey double pram for mine, go for the darker colour.

Yes of course. I'm not naive I promise. I tested multiple brands for ease of use and did some research on safety too. I didn't choose Cosatto over any other model just because it's 'cute'. But once I'd settled on Cosatto the only thing I couldn't choose is the pattern, hence the question. And as you can see I'm not just concerned about buying the 'prettiest' - I'm factoring in practicality with the different colourways.
Also, I work with new mums and whenever I see a pram that looks nice I always say "oh that's a cute pram. But is it also a GOOD pram" and ask them about whether it's been easy to use or whether they have any regrets.