November : Splurge on stroller

A baby stroller is one of the must have items for new mom - even in Thailand, I heard that it become a necessity item as well. My mom have no idea why I need to buy a stroller which make me wonder "do I really need it?".

In fact, living with a baby without helping hand, I do really need it. Without any information, my first thought is a travel system which is a combination of an infant car seat and stroller which I find out later about its bulky and short life span. we start to stop and stare at people using their stroller around our area and we hard to tell any different in function of a popular brand like Graco, Peg perego, Chicco, Combi, etc; all seems to do have identical concept. Then, I come across the european website for baby stuff, Oh! gosh there is a new era of baby stroller.

Over 4 month of (re) searching for a baby stroller, driving like crazy to try out the stroller from each retailer. Here are some little thought:
Most of American people use the stroller with kids from birth up to 4+ year, and the average number of stroller each family buy is 4 because of weight limit and the type of stroller.

Mutsy : 4 rider = nice design&color but very big and heavy even when it folded.
Uppa baby : vista = wheel span is too wide, the bassinet can not face out, construct not neat.
Valco baby : RAD = very new, nice color but bulky, don't like much about design, fold small.
Quinny : Buzz = Love the color, fold small, have to buy bassinet $$$.
Stokke : xplory = Very stylish-nice concept, too small storage, look plasticky and $$$$$.
Bugaboo : Frog = Original of high-end stroller, 2 pieces fold, very light and smooth drive $$$$.
Bugaboo : Bee = Cute, modest yet stylish, unfortunately the accessory for newborn are not launch yet.
Peg perego : Skate = Love love love these stroller, everything is perfectly done! but it will launch in the end of 2008 with $$$$$$ :(


Finally, I splurge with the bugaboo frog which is very light weight, can use for kids up to 3-4 years, stroll like a dream with $$$. PP test drive it and he also like the design and function as well. I hope I will get used to the 2 pieces fold in no time. In addition,the bugaboo had been in the market for quite sometime, so I don't need to worry about the recall or customer service.