2004 Inglesina Zippy - availability in Canada

[jacolis]

hi ladies,

well, i called the stores on the link provided by a previous poster and NONE of them have the 2004 Zippy! (actually one store did but they wouldn't ship to ottawa)....

I am a little concerned that none of the stores seemed to know when they would get the 2004 zippy in stock....

we asked here in ottawa at kiddy town and they were told to get rid of their 2003 stock and had NO idea if the 2004 strollers would come. She suggested that the company may be having problems.

Now I am not sure what to do -- DH is concerned that if the company is in some kind of financial trouble we won't be able to get replacement parts or have a warranty.

For this reason I am too scared to purchase a used 2003 from another mom or on eBay.

Does anyone have any news on this????

we had FINALLY decided on the zippy and now i don't know what to do. our second choice was the P3 but we have already purchased the Graco snugride car seat. So, now DH just wants to get teh Graco Metrolite stroller.

arrrrgh.....

[pamela mom of 3]

That is strange i have seen 2004 inglesina products in Thornhill ontario in a store called dear-born baby express.


I have heard nothing of any "financial trouble" with inglesina or any other issues in general.

I don't know what the delay would be about...you could try contacting inglesina.

-good luck :)


~Pamela Mom Of 3

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[jacolis]

Thanks Pamela.

We called this weekend and they said they did not have the 2004 model but to check back in a few weeks (she noted they had been on order for a while....).

Nursery Rhymes in Kitchener had one but they would not ship to ottawa....

it just seems odd that NONE of the stores had the 2004 stock..... i will try and call inglesina on monday. this has made DH very nervous.

We are considering the P3 as a possibility but have already purchased the Graco snugride car seat so we don't know what to do!

[snowangel]

Dear-born is usually really on the ball with these things. If anyone gets the stroller in, it will be them I am sure. I would be hesitant about buying the Metrolite. It doesn't collapse well. My friend has one. I would consider using a Snap N Go for the car seat and then just wait til the new Zippys come in. That's my $0.02

[jacolis]

Hi all --

My latest update on the quest for the 2004 Zippy.

Dear Born has now informed me that they are discontinuing carrying the Zippy as has Kiddy town in Ottawa.

Doh!

I am going to call Inglesina today to find out what is going on.... it seems odd that no one can get this stroller.

We may end up getting the P3 as our alternate (we were debating between these two strollers).

We did purchase a SnapnGo from DearBorn so we can use that for the first little bit anyway with our Graco snugride.

I would like a nice stroller for walks around the neighbourhood though.... I am due in mid-August so I imagine i may want to go for walks in September.

Thanks you so much for all of your help - this site is great!!

[hipmaman]

I have not heard of Inglesina in financial trouble. I think it might be because anything deems high-end (means expensive) but non-PegPerego in Canada has a hard time selling. So not too many stores wanting to carry them as turn over isn't great. Peg Perego has a large following in Canada and virtually no competition from others high-end companies like Maclaren, Chicco, Inglesina, etc.

The other reasons could be that the distributor of Inglesina in Canada and not the company itself might be in financial trouble or that it decided that the return doesn't worth the investment.

[pamela mom of 3]

Well an interesting tidbit a guy working @ dear-born said to me..most people come in and ask "what do you have that isn't perego" LOL }(


Yet it is an odd thing, i thought the zippy was doing quite well ???





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[jacolis]

hi all,

a quick update... i was finally able to order my zippy!!

because we already had teh graco car seat i didn't want to then get a peg stroller. so, i found a store in montreal (www.juniorbaby.com) that carried the zippy. plus, he only charged me $18 to ship it to ottawa which was very reasonable.

i also got the bassinet attachment but it was only available in blue check so we ended up getting the matching stroller in blue check. [unfortunately it will clash with our black car seat but alas...) i'm a bit nervous as we bought it sight unseen but it has so many rave reviews and the features we want....

did anyone bother getting the "boot" to go with it? i know we won't need it until the winter but i am wondering if it is worth it... or do you just put a fleece blanket over it?

are there any other accessories you would recommend? i have heard that the stroller holder cup is good for the zippy as is the skip hop diaper bag. did anyone get the matching cartella diaper bag?

thanks!

[pamela mom of 3]

Well good for you! that is great, being persistent pays off ;)

I did like my boots, didn't have one for the zippy though but may i suggest something like a cozy rosie instead>? reason being you can use it longer....i still used mine last year with my son and he was 2.5yrs/3yrs at the time.

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enjoy your zippy! :)




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[jacolis]

hi again,

well, my zippy came the VERY next day from Junior baby in montreal - very impressed with their service!!

It is fabulous!! Even DH had to admit it is a great stroller (he had been trying to get me to buy the Metrolite since it was available in Ottawa).

The one-hand fold is AMAZING! I had trouble with the other strollers - especially the Pegs. the wheels are also fabulous. Our bassinet should also be arriving this week. I cannot wait to take baby out for walks in the zippy!

i would like to order some accessories. I read about a new diaper bag called "Jam Packed" -- it is a Canadian product. Anyone used it? I am not sure if it fits over an umbrella stroller like a skip hop would. I would also like to order a cup holder for the zippy.

Do you know if the Prince Lionheart cup holder fits over the zippy? can you close it with the cup holder on?

Thanks again for all your help!!