Stylin' bouncy chairs?

[JacksMommy]

I know it's silly but I'd love to register for a vibrating bouncy chair that's not made of some supposedly kiddie-friendly loud fabric (since baby sits in the chair, they can't even see the fabric, can they?). We had a loaner with DS and he adored it so I'd love to have one on my registry for #2 but thought I'd check first to see if there is anything slighly nicer looking out there. I love the look of the Garnet Hill chair but $118 is madness!

I figured if anyone would know, it'd be someone on these boards :)

TIA,

Laurel
WOHM to Jack, 6/4/02
EDD baby girl 12/24/04

[new_mommy25]

Is there any way you could have someone sew you a cover? I suspect it would be quite simple.

[Marisa6826]

The Combi Activity Rocker is quite nice. We have it in a cranberry colour. It's more expensive, but the tradeoff is that it lasts well into toddlerhood.

-m

[murpheyblue]

Maclaren also makes a rocker that appears to be a solid fabric.

http://www.rightstart.com/global/store/product_detail.cfm?TID=12430104163786400420102178&Site=baby&rs_section=travel&category=Bouncers%20%26%20Swings&GroupID=2365805&GroupTP=Model

[hwin708]

Target has the Baby Papasan, the Chicco Rocker, and the Maclaren Rocker, all of which are slightly less jarring on the eyes:
http://www.target.com/gp/search.html/ref=/602-5691441-2453413?%5Fencoding=UTF8&index=target&field-browse=1038590&field-keywords=bouncer
There' also the Bbay Bjorn Baby Sitter:
http://www.babyage.com/product_details.aspx?productid=216
For more options, I would suggest you search British children's websites, as they have MUCH simpler equipment. It's just a matter of finding one reasonably priced and with decent shipping (and there's always ebay once you find a brand you like). Here's a few to get you started:
http://www.cheekybrats.co.uk/productlist.asp?t=Play+time&s=Baby+Rocker&c=403&currentpage=1&orderby=
http://www.nurseryandtoys.com/asp/prodtype.asp?prodtype=92&ph=&keywords=&recor=1&SearchFor=&PT_ID=1&PT_MasterCategory=n
http://www.johnlewis.com/Shopping/ProductType.aspx?ARA=Nursery&CAT=Nursery+Furniture&SCT=Room+Accessories&PRT=Bouncers+&Page=1&Order=0

My personal favorite, though I don'w know how well it would work:
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=2501&productId=110413&Trail=C%24cip%3D18652.Toys%2Band%2Bbaby%3EC%24cip% 3D18823.Baby%2Band%2Bnursery%2Bequipment%3EC%24cip %3D18832.Bouncing%2Brockers%2Band%2Bswings&categoryId=18832&clickfrom=name