Pyrrhic
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I think some of the prices are shocking, I really do. And I don't think the argument "what's better than spending your money on your baby?" actually holds any water, because you aren't spending money on the baby, you're just buying "stuff". How many people do you see on here who are on their 2nd, 3rd, 4th pram?!
Your baby needs something secure and comfortable, and you need something practical that can fit into your car (if you drive). That's all. The brand doesn't matter, the colour doesn't matter, the price tag doesn't matter.
Half of the people I know who have really expensive prams bought them for the same reason that they bought designer handbags, because they're showing offIt is just how some people live. Personally I find it really embarrassing to watch them.
You see the same on here, the ones who want the designer prams are the same ones who want the designer nappy bags
Sure, I can afford £1000+ for a pram, but do I think it is justified? Not a chance.
Same with spending more than £300 on a cot, what is the point? Or kitting out the nursery in baby sized furniture which will only last a couple of years before the hanging rails are too short. Why would you waste all that money?!
There are far more valuable ways to spend your money than overpriced baby kit, if you really want to invest in the child put the money into savings for it's education.
It is obviously a personal choice where you have to balance what you can afford to spend versus what you think the product is actually worth. If you have a fixed budget you decide where the money will be best spent, for me that means saving on the travel system so I can buy an Angelcare monitor.
I think it is one story of the pram is amazing quality and gets wonderful reviews, but quite another if it just looks nice and you want it because it is the most popular or because famous people have it!
I found that entire post VERY rude and judgemental.
Yep, I did too.
Some people can afford an £800 pram, and £4,000 of nursery furniture, and nice cars, houses, etc. Why should they be made to feel bad for their decision to spend their money on what they want? I know someone who has £11,000 disposible income a MONTH (lucky *******s
) what are they supposed to do? not spend it?And yes, you are spending money on your baby. Just because someone buys an expensive pram, doesn't mean they are doing it to the detriment of other things, it generally means that they can afford it. Saying people just buy something because it's expensive is ridiculous. You only have to look at all the pram threads on here to realise that people look for quality, safety and practicality too.
Quality does also come at a price. look at the difference between Mamas and Papas, or John Lewis nursery furniture and Ikea. There IS a difference is quality, and as such a difference in price. That isn't to say any of the options are bad quality at all, just that some brands are better, more sturdy, longer life, etc. That's what I look for when purchasing any item. I go and see it, read reviwes online and spend a lot of time thinking it over. If that item is deemed expensive by some, then tbh it's no one's business but mine what I spend my money on.
I didn't spend a lot on things like furniture, but I wouldn't be jealous or begrudge someone who did (like a friend of mine). I'm on my third pram now, but I sold my others to pay for a new one, and I know most people do this
Honestly, it just sounds like some people are jealous in this thread. No, I can't afford a top of the range brand new pram right now, but I wouldn't say someone who bought one was 'ridiculous' 'frivilous' or 'showing off'. I think if you can afford it, then why not?
I was thinking the same!
