ugh looking for a stroller again

Cryssy Jane

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• Jan 26, 2010

• #1

was so happy to get my bob duallie but goodness that sucker is a bear to haul everywhere.

I'm looking for a single or double stroller, relatively lightweight, colors don't matter, easy to fold, and hopefully able to be found at BRU since I could trade in an old stroller. Have a budget of $150-200 but would like to keep around $100 if at all possible.

I like the blink but no one carries it around here and based on some responses the handles may be to tall for me (only 5 feet).

I do not want a cheap umbrella stroller and would rather have something that would last a while.

Spam me with suggestions.

 

Cryssy Jane

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #2

no ideas?

 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter

• Jan 27, 2010

• #3

Sorry, I stopped thinking after you said Bob duallie.

 

Cryssy Jane

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #4

Judi said:

Sorry, I stopped thinking after you said Bob duallie.

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lol that sucker is huge and its spending more time folded up in the playroom than getting used. In order to fit it in my trunk (impreza) I have to take all the wheels off and lift. In the van I still have to pop off at least one wheel with the 3rd row up and it's just a pain in the butt. But, it makes a great stroller when we go jogging.

 

InternationalMama

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #5

You could order a Blink online, but I agree that if you are 5 foot the handles might be too high.

If I were in the market for a $100 stroller that could be a double and for which color didn't matter I would get this purple Joovy Caboose:

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But I have no idea if it is an easy fold and it isn't at BRU. I just think it's so pretty and fun. I'm new to strollers though.

 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter

• Jan 27, 2010

• #6

So, do you like a 3 wheel?

 

Cryssy Jane

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #7

InternationalMama said:

You could order a Blink online, but I agree that if you are 5 foot the handles might be too high.

If I were in the market for a $100 stroller that could be a double and for which color didn't matter I would get this purple Joovy Caboose:

Amazon.com: Joovy Caboose Stand On Tandem Stroller, Purpleness: Baby

But I have no idea if it is an easy fold and it isn't at BRU. I just think it's so pretty and fun. I'm new to strollers though.

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Can't do that. Most of the time it's the 8 month old and the 9 month old in the stroller. Occasionally it's the 9 month old in the beco, and 8 month old and almost 2 year old in the stroller.

 

Cryssy Jane

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #8

Judi said:

So, do you like a 3 wheel?

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I don't have a problem with three wheels, as long as it was to meet the other criteria above.

 

InternationalMama

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #9

stegmanc said:

Can't do that. Most of the time it's the 8 month old and the 9 month old in the stroller. Occasionally it's the 9 month old in the beco, and 8 month old and almost 2 year old in the stroller.

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Ah, I see. What about this Maclaren Quest for $130? Still not at BRU, but closer to what you might want.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Maclaren-Quest-...tZStrollers?hash=item3ca74b0c2a#ht_2155wt_941

 

Cryssy Jane

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #10

InternationalMama said:

Ah, I see. What about this Maclaren Quest for $130? Still not at BRU, but closer to what you might want.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Maclaren-Quest-...tZStrollers?hash=item3ca74b0c2a#ht_2155wt_941

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That may work. I've started not really going out when I have more than two kiddos, so a single stroller to put the near 2 year old in and beco the baby would be fine. Although the last time I used a mac I almost chopped my finger off

 

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rodentranger

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #11

I love my Phil & Ted's. You might be able to find one on CL. It's great...on Mondays, I have a double. Every other day, I have a single.
Or a Pliko P3 is nice with the rider board too for short trips. I know you can get one of those for under $200.

 

Cryssy Jane

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #12

rodentranger said:

I love my Phil & Ted's. You might be able to find one on CL. It's great...on Mondays, I have a double. Every other day, I have a single.
Or a Pliko P3 is nice with the rider board too for short trips. I know you can get one of those for under $200.

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I was thinking about a P&T. I was trying to see if someone wanted to trade a newer p&t for a barely used bob duallie on cl, but didn't get any good hits. One lady wanted to trade her 2003 p&t with doubles seat for my 2009 bob duallie... I didn't think that was a good trade. I think the few that are on cl right now are in the 300+ range and I don't think I can spend that on another stroller.

 

lovinwaves

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #13

Link me your craigslist.

 

Cryssy Jane

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #14

lovinwaves said:

Link me your craigslist.

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http://seattle.craigslist.org/bab/

 

lovinwaves

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #15

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/bab/1573585423.html Wouldn't be too bad to push with an 8 and 9mth old. $40 is pretty cheap.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/bab/1573363848.html It's an older double mac, but it looks really well built. Might be worth checking out. $50

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/bab/1573028019.html Zooper for $125

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bab/1572699384.html Ok that just looks nice, and I want it.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/bab/1572557215.html Another maclaren twin. $130

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bab/1571814587.html Double maclaren for $30 Looks like it needs some cleaning up.

Ok, can only handle two pages for now



Probably not your best option, but you could get a nice used Peg-Perego and have the 2 year old ride on the back.

 

Cryssy Jane

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• Jan 27, 2010

• #16

lovinwaves said:

Ok, can only handle two pages for now

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I've actually emailed a few of those, some are ones that have been relisted 5-6 times. The rough part is the couple that I have heard from are minimum 1.5-2 hours drive one way away from me and they aren't willing to meet in the middle.

 

Cryssy Jane

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• Jan 29, 2010

• #17

I really like how the baby jogger city mini folds up nice and small. There's one on my cl for 180, is that a good deal? They say it's brand new, got it for a gift and haven't used it.

 

gecikuh

Senior Community Member

• Jan 29, 2010

• #18

stegmanc said:

I really like how the baby jogger city mini folds up nice and small. There's one on my cl for 180, is that a good deal? They say it's brand new, got it for a gift and haven't used it.

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it's not an astonishing deal, but not bad. you can get them on albeebaby for $196 ...it's just a single right?

 

Cryssy Jane

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• Jan 29, 2010

• #19

yes, just a single. majority of the time that we do go out now, I only have 2-3 kiddos. 1 perfers to walk, 1 prefers to be beco (ed) and 1 really likes to ride.


What's the difference between the micro and the mini?

 

vonfirmath

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• Jan 29, 2010

• #20

I wouldn't purchase the micro, personally.

The mini has an AWESOME sunshade (that was a large part of why we bought ours)