Does anyone else think £600 - £800 is a bit steep for a pram?! update last page - Page 4

honeygrl · Sep 7th, 2009, 17:57 PM

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600 is insane for any baby item! That adds up to over 900 US dollars!! I paid $60 USD (that's £36) for my son's and daughters strollers and only $100 USD (£61) for their cribs. The baby is going to ruin it anyway (most likely by peeing, pooping, and smushing food in it) so spending a bunch of money on it is just pouring money down the drain.

Why is it insane if you can afford it, and have that disposable income available? A friend of mine spend £4,000 on her nursery. No, it's not something I would do but I wouldn't automatically say she was nuts for doing it. It's her money, and if she can afford it then why now?

Babies also don't tend to ruin things through use. Things like prams, highchairs, etc are made with heavy duty wipe clean material to avoid it being ruined. Maybe the cheaper brands aren't as hard wearing or something.

Even the cheaper brands have linings that come out and an be washed in the washer but poo tends to stain it permanently and no amount of washing is going to get it out.

honeygrl · Sep 7th, 2009, 17:58 PM

And I didn't say *she* was insane for spending that, I said the price itself was insane. I would never call anyone on here insane themselves.

pinktaffy · Sep 7th, 2009, 18:06 PM

my mother in law is paying for mine so i dont want to look greedy and ask for somthing mad priced like 600-800 haha. me and my partner r looking at prices around £200-300 as there not in the main big prams that long soon as there toddlers u mostly use light pushchairs, so i think its a waste of money for people like me who dont have that kind of money lol.

loopy_lou · Sep 7th, 2009, 18:06 PM

i have been looking at the stokee and this is £650 plus but this is only because its the only pram i have found which fits into the back of my convertible when the roof is down.

Includes- Xplory,Carrycot, Mosquito Net & Car Seat Adaptors and i will need to get a car seat as well.

Yes its a lot of money but i want something that will last and that i can use with my bad back so i dont have to bend down 2 far to pick up the child. I have given myself a budget of £2,000 to fund everything i need for the child which includes all the bedroom furniture, steamer, bottles, clothes, nappies (washable). I think that i can afford this pram in the budget and there is good resale values so i see it as an investment.

LL

Blah11 · Sep 7th, 2009, 18:08 PM

I've never heard of a baby pooing in a pram lol wtf

pinktaffy · Sep 7th, 2009, 18:11 PM

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I've never heard of a baby pooing in a pram lol wtf

lol i duno about having a poo in a pram but my neice did have a few wee accidents in her pram were it leeked out her nappy i think it happend with poo once aswell were it just seeped out.

Blah11 · Sep 7th, 2009, 18:13 PM

Surely they'd have clothes on though?!

pinktaffy · Sep 7th, 2009, 18:16 PM

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Surely they'd have clothes on though?!

haha yer but wee tends to just leek out of clothes spesh baby grows, and if they have skirts on an things its not much to hold up . saying all this im going for a baige pram or white and black haha. oh well thats what washing machines r for

Lisalovesbean · Sep 7th, 2009, 18:18 PM

Spend what you want! I have had 45 prams in total (I'm on child three) ....all price ranges and varying styles and Marlow now has a Bugaboo Cameleon that values up at £1200 with the chassis, carrycot, older baby seat, car seat and base, cup holder, raincover, car seat raincover, adaptors and two sets of spare fabrics...I paid a bargain £754 and believe it was money well spent....and it was saved for and worth every penny, imo...also have a Bugabloo Bee stroller for spare and when I have to pack son's wheelchair also in boot......

It may sound shallow but you can tell the difference (in looks and feel) between a quailty higher end pram than a cheaper one...but you have to get what suits your needs and wants and your budget!

EternalRose · Sep 7th, 2009, 18:29 PM

Im just going to go for a pram that I like, and is good quality xxx

Sep 7th, 2009, 17:58 PM	#32
honeygrl Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,555	And I didn't say she was insane for spending that, I said the price itself was insane. I would never call anyone on here insane themselves.

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Sep 7th, 2009, 18:06 PM	#33
pinktaffy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,301	my mother in law is paying for mine so i dont want to look greedy and ask for somthing mad priced like 600-800 haha. me and my partner r looking at prices around £200-300 as there not in the main big prams that long soon as there toddlers u mostly use light pushchairs, so i think its a waste of money for people like me who dont have that kind of money lol.

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loopy_lou Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 2,656	i have been looking at the stokee and this is £650 plus but this is only because its the only pram i have found which fits into the back of my convertible when the roof is down. Includes- Xplory,Carrycot, Mosquito Net & Car Seat Adaptors and i will need to get a car seat as well. Yes its a lot of money but i want something that will last and that i can use with my bad back so i dont have to bend down 2 far to pick up the child. I have given myself a budget of £2,000 to fund everything i need for the child which includes all the bedroom furniture, steamer, bottles, clothes, nappies (washable). I think that i can afford this pram in the budget and there is good resale values so i see it as an investment. LL

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Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 32,892	I've never heard of a baby pooing in a pram lol wtf

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Sep 7th, 2009, 18:13 PM	#37
Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 32,892	Surely they'd have clothes on though?!

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Sep 7th, 2009, 18:18 PM	#39
Lisalovesbean Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wirral Posts: 2,257	Spend what you want! I have had 45 prams in total (I'm on child three) ....all price ranges and varying styles and Marlow now has a Bugaboo Cameleon that values up at £1200 with the chassis, carrycot, older baby seat, car seat and base, cup holder, raincover, car seat raincover, adaptors and two sets of spare fabrics...I paid a bargain £754 and believe it was money well spent....and it was saved for and worth every penny, imo...also have a Bugabloo Bee stroller for spare and when I have to pack son's wheelchair also in boot...... It may sound shallow but you can tell the difference (in looks and feel) between a quailty higher end pram than a cheaper one...but you have to get what suits your needs and wants and your budget!

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EternalRose Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,739	Im just going to go for a pram that I like, and is good quality xxx

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