Comments on: If you build it, they will buy it

By: suze

suze — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:10:54 +0000

What a terrific post! So well written

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:07:28 +0000

Great story! Here in Italy people spend tons on strollers and car seats so there just may be a market for that here ; )

By: trixie

trixie — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:33:31 +0000

Fun!! I’d like Lucy to be my new babysitter. Is she free?

By: alison

alison — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:06:08 +0000

It’s funny because it’s true. And the worst is when the mommies buy in to the hype and buy a status-stroller.

By: Dal

Dal — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:58:43 +0000

one word…unbelievable.

By: Mac and Cheese

Mac and Cheese — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:25:26 +0000

I think you picture it exactly how it is.

By: Miche

Miche — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:48:26 +0000

Terrific post!

By: StrollerInfo

StrollerInfo — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:51:10 +0000

Great post. I can’t even imagine what a stroller with all of those gadgets must weigh!

Lighter is better: a trend that has not yet caught on, but is surely more marketable.

StrollerInfo
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By: Kerry

Kerry — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:30:57 +0000

I guess Lucas is adjusting to letting you type during the day? )

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:54:46 +0000

This makes me think of all the “Fat free” products out there. My favorite is red licorice. Of course they’re fat free. I would certainly hope they don’t have animal products in one of my favorite theater treats!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:42:42 +0000

Great post! It’s like that dry clean only diaper bag with a built in change pad. You have to dryclean it everytime it’s used. Smart.

By: Chantal

Chantal — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:45:22 +0000

lol that is too funny

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:16:53 +0000

Great post! I am so happy to hear that she spoke up, how ridiculous a $1500 stroller please!

By: Theresa

Theresa — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:18:20 +0000

Wow girl! You’re doing a stellar job recovering from child birth if your mommy brain can work out a post like THAT!

One thing – once you’ve finally found a good (parent/child friendly) stroller – wouldn’t it be nice if you could buy ALL of the worn out pieces from the company?!? In this ‘assembly required’ day and age all of us mommies could probably handle rebuilding our WHOLE strollers… (instead of having to find NEW strollers for babe # 2, 3, 4… and be subjected to the consumer brain washing you mentioned!)

By: snackmommy2

snackmommy2 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:15:38 +0000

What a great read Dani. Very well written post!

By: Cait

Cait — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:33:53 +0000

Great post Dani!

By: MomOnTheGo

MomOnTheGo — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:23:30 +0000

What? You didn’t spend $1000 on your stroller? I chose the $200 Graco stroller and bucket car seat from Sears. I love, love, love it. The best feature is the basket can be collapsed to take stuff in and out even when the seat is reclined. I didn’t know that should be a decision point but now I mention to parents-to-be. I like that it can be folded up with one hand and has 4 positions, too. It was a little more than the absolute base model but the basket was bigger and there was an additional recline position. We’ve replaced the front wheels once in 4 years but that cost only $15 and we’ve got more than our money’s worth. For $1000, I want someone to push the stroller for me while I take a shower. My mom wished I would have bought a version that person pushing the stroller see the baby’s face (like a pram) but that was too expensive an option for me.

By: Mad Hatter

Mad Hatter — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:23:06 +0000

Oh how sad, how funny and how true. I was reading Canadian Family mag on the weekend. This month, they have a photo-product spread called Mini-Me–you know for parents who actually WANT to dress like their kids. Anyhoo, some of the stuff–toddler shoes and pants–retailed at $150. C’mon!