Worth every penny. Really. Even my DH (finally) agrees. I use our Bee all the time! Love it for the mall, restaurants, and whenever I need to run quick errands. It's just the easiest stroller to use for us (we have the Bee, Vista, and Mac Easy Traveller).
At first it bothered me that the seat was so close to the ground, especially after being spoiled by the high seat of the Vista. But honestly, it hasn't made a difference- my LO and I still 'talk' to each other all the time... I make silly faces at him, and he giggles. We have so much fun together!
Mommy to DS 2/10 and furbaby 7/08.
I love facing DS and cannot imagine using a non-reversible stroller at this time. I find it very easy to communicate with DS in the Bee even though the seat is lower to the ground, he sees my face clearly and smiles a me and gets reassured whenever he is stressed or upset.
Not sure why this stroller is getting such negative publicity on these boards and is considered overpriced.. It's no more strange looking than Stokke or Orbit, or Ion or Joovy Cooper. It costs the same as Vista or Mutsy or PP Skate or similar urban strollers, it's just a different type of stroller, but still a full featured loaded stroller that can be one and only for many people and can be used from birth. On the contrary something like Vista/Mutsy/PP Skate/Teutonia/I'coo usually requires purchasing an additional lightweight stroller with small fold for car use, travel, PT, etc. It seems like Bugaboo strollers in general don't get much love on these forums I guess.
I actually think the Bee is neat. I think the difference between Bugaboo and these other brands (well, a lot of the others you mentioned also don't get a lot of love here) is that Bugaboos seem not to go on sale or not to have deep discounts readily available so the price is out of reach for most people for a single and unlike the Vista it doesn't come with a carrycot and can't be made into a double. Also, I'm not sure you can call a stroller full featured that doesn't even come with its canopy for $600.
But like I said, I think the Bee is neat. If money were no object I'm sure I would already own one.
Bugs are very popular where I live, but I think a lot of people just get them because of the image they project. Still, lots of people obviously love them or they would not be so popular. My issue with the Bee is that it is not a full featured stroller like the others you mentioned and it costs $650!!! IMHO, a fair price for that stroller would be around $350-$400. I personally don't like the looks of it but what bugs me the most is the price! I would never rec. it for that reason. I mean, few double strollers cost that much! The Mutsy Slider I owned cost much less than $650 and was pretty darn nice and had AT capabilities.
It comes down to personal preferences, but that is why I am personally not into the Bee. I am not a Bugaboo lover in general though, FWIW.
Strollerswap is full of Bug lovers. They drive me a little nuts. LOL.
Last edited by arivecchi; 08-16-2010 at 03:57 PM.
DS1 2006
DS2 2009