Please help me decide which stroller to get!?

Question

I have experience with the infant car seat all-in-one stroller and I HATED the stroller. It was a nice stroller but once I was done with the baby seat (5 months) using the stroller portion was horrible. Here's why: The handle bar was too low and it HURT my back. There was no cup holder for my son. It was very lite -- thus not very sturdy. I liked that I had a cup holder though and I liked it when it when it carried the baby car seat. That whole package cost me about $275 (9 years ago).

So I bought another stroller. I liked: the snack/cup tray for my son; the "boot"/cover that kept him warm; it was reversible so it faced me or away from me; nice size storage bag underneath the seat; it layed flat like a bassinet; it was sturdy but didn't fold down very small. I also disliked that it had no cup holder for me and the after-market ones were a joke. This cost me about $300 (8 years ago) and I had to purchase a toddler seat for about $150 (8 years ago). I also had a miserable umbrella stroller for short, quick needs.

In all I paid $750 for the whole traveling package for my son and we used the latter three products for about 4 years.

NOW I'm having another baby and have found a few options but can't decide. I've included the links and would love opinions. Yes, they are a LOT of money so I'm taking my sweet ol' time and searching eBay too. Thanks for your input:

Orbit comes with a baby seat for $900. Toddler seat is another $300 but it's also a toddler car seat. You can get a lighter weight toddler seat for the stroller only & it is $180. The bassinet is $240 and it works as a bassinet in the house too. TOTAL: $1620 (OUCH!)

http://www.orbitbaby.com/products/index.html

Peg Perego is $480 but an additional $250 for the baby car seat = $730

http://www.pegperego.com/page.php?sid=8972cc3a9f5cb36e14b9212b2860607a&pageid=UJVNL001&idf=08&idp=0000000161&cl=N

Chicco is about $300-400 depending on the location & the type.

http://www.chiccousa.com/product.php?productid=293&cat=18&page=1

If you have any other suggestions, please share =)

Answer 1

My favorite, of the 7 strollers I've used is a cheaper version of the jogger stroller.  Mine has adjustable handles, and for a drink holder, I used one that normally goes on a microphone stand (same size as the handles-available from www.karaoke.com).  It is made for a little bit older child, however, I placed my car seat in it, and it worked pretty good.  

And, the great news, I bought it for $15.00 at a yard sale.  It was already clean looking, but I washed everything in Dreft, and it looks like brand-new.  Many used stores have cheaper strollers, and you can try and see the ones you like at stores like Walmart and at thrift stores.  Good luck!

Answer 2

Giggle.com is one of the best sites for all baby products….they have an amazing interface and a ton of content (product information and giggle insights) and products especially strollers……Here is a link for some discounts as well if you are interested… http://bit.ly/NLNse