Which Pram?

Micralite

it's just great! nice and light and cheaper than the bugaboo - Not sure if you can get it in HK. I used it on a short trip to HK and found it worked a treat. Can also add the Maxi Cosi Carseat too

http://www.micralite.com/

I have the NEWBORN attachment to the main fastfold as well and I think it would work well

Another popular model in the UK is the QUINNY - again you can add the Maxi Cosi Cabrio Carseat too

http://www.quinny.com/

Good luck!
Shahira
 
Xplory

Thanks everyone for the inputs and informative experience.
Somehow I am still leaning on the Xplory because of 2 things really: high chair capability and ability to fold it into a 2 wheeler. Having said that, the price is pretty stiff HKD8,000 at MotherCare.

So before I make the big jump, can someone please share her experience with the Xplory in the streets of Hong Kong - how can it sustain the very uneven/poorly maintained pavements, the narrow escalators and the taxi trunks?

Also beside MotherCare any other shop that would sell them, cheaper? I am thinking about even buying on-line from the US as they are way cheaper but I think I will take the heat for the shipping.

Thank you all
 
I've been looking at prams here in Amsterdam, Netherlands (going back to HK next week). I checked out the Stokke Explory and felt it was unstable- the fact that the baby sits higher seems appealing, but I also felt it made the pram a bit unstable (center of gravity, etc.) And for the price tag, it contained a lot of plastic. I also have not seen many of them on the streets here in Amsterdam (even though it's a Dutch company), compared to Bugaboo, Quinny and various other heavier duty brands (Urban Jungle, etc.) Ironically, someone recently sold a Stokke Explory on the asiaxpat website- I think it might have been sold though as the ad is gone. I do remember the seller raving about the Stokke though- good on MTR, baby is higher up, away from the city's exhaust fumes, can be used as a highchair in restaurants, etc. The website babytrader.co.uk also sells this pram and ships overseas. Might want to check out their prices as the VAT reduction might offset the shipping cost... Mixed opinions as usual!
 
Then it was the Buzz

Thanks Alibaba for the feedbacks.
I ended buying the Quinny Buzz and I am now looking to get the Maxi Cosi Cabrio to fit it with. Any recommendations where I can get it at the cheapest price in Hong Kong.

Thanks again. You guys are great and very insighful.
 
check out this one...

i saw a woman with one a few weeks ago, she said it converts so easily, it's not a problem to use it in a taxi as a car seat!

they will ship internationally and as far as i can tell will come to just over $400USD... about the same as some of the prams i looked at for my first.

i know that i'd rather have the peace of mind knowing that my bubs is safe in the taxi as well as comfortable in his stroller!

here's the link!!!

http://www.strollerdepot.com/moreinfo.php?SKU=0012
 
Hi,

We've chosen the bugaboo chameleon which can also be used with the Maxi Cosi- basically we've checked the price of the Maxi Cost in three locations- Bumps to Babes, Mothercare and 0/3. It costs approx. $1600 regardless of where you buy it- the difference in price between the three shops ranges from something like $10-80!
 
Thanks for the info Beky.

I also checked the same. At In any case, still a very expensive car seat compared with the PegPerego or Britax etc...

Has anyone tried to use the MaxiCosi cabrio in a cab in Hong Kong? How easy/fast to attach it? I doubt HK cab drivers would be patient to wait that you attach it so I already resgined myself to have to attach the seat while the cab is moving - anyone having tried that? How easy?

I am actually surprised that Hong Kong as a "world class city" does not enforce the use of car seat for babies - especially for taxi (forcing them to wait that you finish attaching the seat, that is alright if they want to charge - how much would that be? $10, $20? as compared with the safety of the most precious thing in your life...)
 
I also agree that it is shocking that HK has no legislation enforcing the use of car seats for babies/young children!
I know the Bugaboo Chameleon fits other brands of car seats; we chose the Maxi Cosi because it seems the easiest to get hold of in HK- but maybe the Qunny Buzz fits other types too?
 
Good news,
I bought the Quinny Zapp and Maxi Cosi Cabrio.
There was a post a while back with concerns about fitting the Cabrio in a taxi, due to the length of the seat belts, so I took it out for a test run today in a private car and a taxi, and had no trouble fitting it in either with the belts.

Re getting the taxi driver to wait. While you are standing on the foot path fitting the seat in to the belts, the taxi has no chioce but to wait really. You just need to plan ahead for where you get in / out, so there is room for the cab to pull over properly for you to do that, you couldn't really jump in or out quickly on a busy street.
 
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i just clicked ont he link and it worked for me...

you can always try strollerdepot.com then search it for sit and stroll
 
ha!!!

i just found two on a different forum's trading post! right on! i'm buying them both!

i'll let you know how well they work! i'll be picking them up later today.
 
Thanks Gidget for the information - that is a relief.
I ended up buying the Maxi Cosi Cabrio (athletic color - grey, blue and orange, sounds ugly but it is actually very nice when you see it).

Good point about attaching the chair and the driver having no choice than to wait; I was actually thinking about entering the taxi from one side and putting the chair on the opposite side while inside the car and then start pulling the belt and fixing the chair.

Haven't tried it yet though - just received the chair 2 days ago.

This forum is full of great and pertinent advice, honest and caring ones.
Keep it up!
 
Hi,

I have a Stokke Xplory.

We wanted to get a stroller which could navigate Hong Kong streets and accommodate a car seat, so we decide on the Xplory. Stokke is a Norwegian design company which has been around for many generations.

What I like about the Stokke is:
1)it can go up and down stairs easily, no need to pick up or get someone to help you out when you come across stairs.
2)You can buy an adapter for the Stokke so you can use the Maxi cosi car seat.
3)It folds down and can fit in the back of a taxi.
4)Interchangeable colours and has a separate bassinet.
5)Comes with rain cover and mosquito net.
6)You can adjust the height of the chair and hand rail.
7)Adjust the direction of the hand rail.
8)Adjust the position of the chair from upright to horizontal so baby can sleep.
9)Can turn to face you when baby is younger and turn facing forward when baby becomes more curious.
10) No need to get a high chair when you go to restaurants, just push the Stokke to the table.
11)It's higher off the floor so less car fumes directly in your baby's face.

What I don't like about the Stokke is:

1. Its a little bit wide for my liking.
2.A bit wobbly when using the adapter for the car seat.
3.Sometimes the button to fold in the wheel gets a bit stuck.
4.The shopping bag which comes with the Stokke is big but not too organized and falls to the side when putting it into the taxi.

I don't think you need to buy the bassinet as you will hardly use it. Most of the time when we went out we used the Maxi cosi car seat and brought the Xplory with adapters.

Oh, and it's actually not that plasticky. The material is made from the same plastic they use in cars and the backbone is metal.

I hope this helps if some one who decide to get one.
 
I've not yet read all the responses yet (I do like the buggaboo but never purchased one), but here is my two cents.

I suffered from pram envy and, in 3 ? years I had about 6 prams/strollers (in my own defense, one was destroyed by an airline and the other by removalists).

With my first pram I wanted to buck the three-wheel “trend” and got a four wheeler which was good for a newborn baby but was rather large and the child sat too far back in the pram so couldn’t see out when we were walking (it was also hard to maneuver with one hand).

I then had a small fold-up one for taking bub to daycare and wanted to replace the four-wheel for a three wheel. So that is three prams. The three wheel lasted about 8 months before it was destroyed by the airline in our move to Hong Kong (they offered A$80 for a $400 pram! Thanks BA). So I replaced that with a Maclaren and purchased a second for our youngest, who had just been born. But the second pram was also not suitable and I ended up selling that and buying a new Chicco (again four wheel – oops). The Chicco was packed and shipped back to Australia when we returned but it when we got it back the steering just wasn’t the same so … well you can see the trend here. My husband left the Maclaren in the tray of his work car in the rain and it got mold on it which I can not get off! I purchased a three wheel which was just too big…

We have gone back to the McLaren triumph and I have taken most of the mold off although it is stained now but I am very happy with it.

My only advice is to invest in the little stroller weights that go on the front of the stroller to help stop it from tipping over! I got sooooo sick of this happening and only got them about three months ago. I had to buy them from overseas: My Wendy House well worth it though!
 
and then there's me.... bought one pram second hand, great but too big for hk... bought a second one at toys'r'us, no problem. bought a double pram for when baby # 2 arrived.

stopped using all prams by the time #2 was 18 months. now, only use double pram when we go on holidays.
 
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