Where do all the used boogaboos go?

Park Slope Parents, Craigslist, friends, stoop sales. I don't know about a consignment store...I would imagine there are some insurance nightmares that may make this a hassle, although I'd check out the local S. Army.

I've been throwing my outgrown stuff on friends w/younger kids as fast as possible so I don't get buried in it....

I have had 4 kids and I can tell you that it all goes in the garbage. Especially yuppy babies (the strollers go in the garbage, not the babies, fool). They ride their strollers until they get their first beemer and they're still in diapers. Seriously look at some of the 4 and 5 year olds riding in their beater strollers, wheels worn down to the rims. Not to mention the permanent brown streak going up the middle of the seat, or is that in the beemer? Whatever.

Stoop sales. My friend got the luxe Bugaboo at a stoop sale...and you can too.

The bugaboo was just getting big when my son was born (a little over 4 years ago). His younger brother now uses it. When he is done with it in 3 years - give or take - we will probably donate it if it is in any kind of usable condition, or sell it for scrap.

...used boogawhat? Wow...I thought you were talking about something else.... :oops:

If you mean strollers, I see parents push kids in strollers from birth to the third grade in this neighborhood. After all those years, the strollers are probably kaput.

usually they are given away with the baby since having babies is just a fad.

When I was a young mother I bought a Perego carriage that converted to a stroller as well and that was it. For its time it was expensive but no where near what those Bugaboo things cost.

Well as a Grandma I have bought strollers for the 3 grandkids and I mean many. I started out buying brand new the stroller that my kids "thought" they wanted but then they needed a lighter weight one and a jogging stroller and then an umbrella stroller.

Somewhere back there I gave up on "new" and started to scout around stoop sales, the salvation army and classifieds on PSP and Craigs list and bought some great used strollers and sold some of our collection. The strollers I have sent back in to the universe were in good condition. It was like having many pairs of shoes..you aren't likely to wear out any one pair to quickly.

One of the benefits of having children while young, poor, and politically idealistic is that you don't have to worry about buying things like thousand dollar strollers. I didn't even know that there were such things before moving to Brooklyn.

Plus three year olds can walk fast enough to keep up. Damn it.

daver wrote:

Plus three year olds can walk fast enough to keep up. Damn it.

Yes, but not for very long.

Ruska B wrote: [quote=J0518]they could donate them to my agency, which is a preventive agency working with families who are at risk of becoming involved with ACS, or are. the need for strollers and car seats is pretty big, the agencies who provide them have more demand and supply, and they could make a major difference to a family.

What is the name of your agency?

I work for the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service, although if anyone actually wanted to take me up on that post, they should probably PM me.