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Warning! Stroller sites ahead; prepare to be irritated.

Family & Pets
By Kelly Burgess on July 16, 2011 in

Man distraught at computer

You would think that a manufacturer's website would be the ideal destination for a consumer to find out everything they need to know about a stroller they may be interested in purchasing. Think again. While there are some manufacturers who answer the role of the Internet as an informational highway, others are clueless.

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Strollers: Would you pay more for superior customer service?

Family & Pets
By Angela Stringfellow on April 30, 2011 in

Bugaboo Donkey

If a stroller is on your must-buy list, your choices are vast. Most definitely, price becomes a factor in your decision. We have discussed before whether a high price stroller is worth the cash, but in the process of reviewing strollers, a bad customer service experience raises this question again.

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Love my strollers. Hate their wheels

Family & Pets
By Carey Rossi on March 23, 2011 in

Maxi Cosi Foray

I walk. I walk a lot. Even before moving to New York, my preferred mode of transportation has always been my legs—and I lived in Los Angeles for decades, where the Missing Persons song is right: “No One Walks in LA.” So when I was pregnant, I researched strollers like a fiend. I knew that when my son was born I needed an effective and reliable mode of transportation for him. Between a baby carrier—the Bjorn was my pick, though if I were to do it again I’d opt for the Ergo—and a stroller, I figured we were set.

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Older Graco strollers recalled for strangulation hazard

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By Christine Frietchen on October 20, 2010 in

Graco MetroLite stroller

Do you own a Graco MetroLite or Quattro Tour stroller purchased prior to December 2007? If so, it's time to check the label and verify the model number -- Graco is recalling 2 million of these strollers in cooperation with the Consumer Products Safety Commission. The danger is a result of the distance between the bottom of the child's toy tray and the seat bottom. When a child isn't buckled into the harness, the child could slide down between the tray and the seat, becoming trapped. Four deaths by strangulation were reported between 2003 and 2005, along with several injuries.

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More strollers recalled for finger amputations

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By Christine Frietchen on January 20, 2010 in

Graco Spree Stroller

On the heels of more than one million Maclaren strollers recalled earlier this year, Graco has recalled 1.5 million strollers for the same reason: a hinge that can pinch childrens' fingers, resulting in fingertip cuts, and possibly amputation. According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission,  canopy hinges on the Graco Passage, Spree and Alano strollers and travel systems are the problem; affected strollers were manufactured between October 2004 and February 2008. The CPSC website has pictures of the hinge. Parents are instructed to stop using the strollers and contact Graco for a repair kit.

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All Maclaren strollers to be recalled due to finger amputations

Family & Pets
By Christine Frietchen on November 9, 2009 in

Maclaren Volo

It's not yet official, but the news has been leaked to New York's Daily News and was on CBS News this morning. Maclaren, in cooperation with the Consumer Products Safety Commission, is poised to recall every umbrella stroller it's made since 1999 -- more than a million models -- including several of the strollers recommended in our reports on umbrella strollers and double strollers.

According to the Daily News, 12 children allegedly suffered amputated fingertips when their fingers were caught in one of the stroller's hinges. Maclaren will send consumers guards for the hinges, which should correct the danger.

It's not yet official, but the news has been leaked to New York's Daily News and was on CBS News this morning. Maclaren, in cooperation with the Consumer Products Safety Commission, is poised to recall every umbrella stroller it's made since 1999 -- more than a million models -- including several of the strollers recommended in our reports on umbrella strollers and double strollers.

According to the Daily News, 12 children allegedly suffered amputated fingertips when their fingers were caught in one of the stroller's hinges. Maclaren will send consumers guards for the hinges, which should correct the danger.

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