Worked great for 11 months...but then was horrible
Written: Jul 21 '03
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Pros: lots of storage, compatible with most infant seats, good for tall parents
Cons: folded with my son inside!
The Bottom Line: Great stroller, but due to the potential for it collapsing with your child inside I would not recommend it.
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| kfvalentine's Full Review: Combi Perfect Match 6630 Standard Stroller |
We got this stroller after doing much research. We wanted something that would be compatible with the Century SmartFit Plus infant seat that we chose for our baby. It has a good storage basket, 2 cup holders, a plastic "hidden compartment" to store your wallet and keys, a good sun shade, and nice snack tray. Overall I have been very pleased with it...until last week.
We have used this stroller almost daily for 11 months now, and last week I had my son inside and had been shopping for about 1/2 hour, when I needed to go up onto a curb with the stroller. So I began to tip the stroller so the front wheels would clear the curb (like I've done thousands of times before), and all of a sudden it folded in half with my son inside. It was so compact that you couldn't even see him in there. He was of course screaming in panic, I was scared to death, and luckily I had someone to help me open it and extract him because I was having a heck of a time getting it back open with him in it. It kept trying to fold up again. Luckily he was not hurt, just scared, but continued to "panic cry" for at least 20 minutes. I can't describe how horrible I feel that this happened to him.
I contacted Combi for warranty work, and they want us to ship it to them at our expense (which will be very expensive since we will need to get a box and pay for shipping a large stroller half-way across the country). They will pay for the return shipping. I asked if I were to enclose a receipt with the shipping charges if they will reimburse us, and was told that they will not. At that point, I pointed out again that the warranty work was required due to a SERIOUS safety issue, and couldn't we work something out? I was then asked if we needed to seek medical attention, replied that luckily we did not, and was told that we will still have to pay to ship it to them. For us this might be cost-prohibitive, since we'd be paying approx $30 to ship a stroller to be fixed that I will be very apprehensive about ever using again.
Based on our experience, even though we initially liked this stroller, I would not feel comfortable recommending it to anyone.
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Amount Paid (US$): 100.00
Age Range of Child: 0 to 12 Months
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