Baby Strollers: Seven Money-Saving Shopping Tips

A baby stroller is one of the most important purchases you will make before your baby learns to walk. Your baby's safety and comfort should be your main concern when making a decision among stroller makes.

Only after you've looked first at the features of strollers that make it safe and comfortable for your child, should you look at their price and any features that make it convenient for you to handle.

Fortunately, there are many resources available online and offline that will help you gather enough information for you to compare and decide on the baby stroller that's right for you.

Here are a few points to consider:

1. Know Your Baby's Measurements

Look at a stroller's dimensions and make sure they are within the range of your baby's height and weight. Consider buying a stroller large enough that your baby will "grow" into. That way you won't have to upgrade too soon and you'll get the most use for your money.

2. Predict Usage

Consider the amount of time your baby will be sitting in a stroller. If you think your baby will be in it, a great deal of the time and on a daily basis, then you might consider a stroller that is comfortable and durable. On the other hand, if your baby will be in it for short periods each day, then you might consider an economical stroller.

3. Set Your Budget

You want the best baby stroller your money can buy. Unfortunately, you can't have every possible feature and expect to get it cheap. Nevertheless, if you do your homework, you can find good features in a stroller for the price you can afford.

4. Read Customer Reviews

You can learn a great deal about strollers by reading customer reviews. Amazon.com and Epinions.com are just two of the places online that allow customers to leave their feedback about products they have bought.

5. Test in Stores

Bring your baby to your local baby store that sells the strollers you're looking for. Try each of the strollers with your baby in them. Check out each feature. Practice folding and unfolding. Ask the sales person any questions you might have about the strollers they carry. This is your chance to learn all you can about the strollers you have decided on before you spend your money.

6. Check for Product Recalls

How a stroller keeps your baby safe is more important than how much you pay for it. Therefore, before you buy a stroller you should look at its record. Visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website http://www.cpsc.gov and find out if there are recalls on the strollers, you are looking at.

7. Choose Parent Friendly Features

Once you are confident about the safety record of the strollers you have chosen to compare, you should also look at the features of strollers that make it easy and convenient for you to use.

For example, strollers that fold compactly and fit snuggly in your car trunk will be good for you if you drive around town often with your baby. Having a large basket to put items in will be convenient when you go shopping. A cup holder for your baby's formula bottle or your own beverage will allow you to keep both hands free.

Final Thoughts

Give yourself plenty of time to pick your baby stroller. Weigh all the factors together before you make your final decision. Then when you do make your purchase, you can be confident you did your best in finding the right stroller for your baby and yourself.

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