Shopping for a stroller is shockingly difficult. Modern strollers are frustratingly expensive and baffling because – to my untrained eye – they all look exactly the frigging same. It is like shopping for bananas, except all the bananas cost one zillion dollars and have features like optional cup holders and all terrain wheels.
I am pretty sure as a baby I was probably dragged around in a box with broken wheels. Why a baby in 2016 would need shock-absorbing, 4-wheel suspension, a one-button telescoping handlebar and an anodized aluminum frame is beyond me.
I have to admit I zoned out pretty early on in the stroller selection process and only stepped back in after Claudine had spent her 5th hour watching YouTube videos of people comparing different brands. People on YouTube post some serious bullshit.
The absolute only plus for me of us ‘test driving’ strollers was getting to see all the weighted fake baby models they have in the store to use. Without fail these things are way heavier and creepier than I think is necessary. I mean, just look at them.
I hope our baby doesn’t look like a stuffed sand sack with plastic arms and the dopiest face ever.
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