Has the Bugaboo Bee got the X-Factor?
Tue, May 27, 2008
The Bugaboo Bee is what I like to call a ‘grower’. It grabs your attention with its refusal to conform, and while you make your mind up about whether or not you’re going to break its heart with a Simon Cowell-esque: ‘it’s a no from me’, it courts you gently, the old-fashioned way, with a list of undeniable benefits even your grandmother would have trouble rebutting.
If you’re still at the audition stage of buying a pram, and haven’t yet made your mind up whether or not the Bugaboo Bee is the star you’re looking for, Best Pram would recommend you take a couple of minutes to watch this inspired video the designers released, which demonstrates its selling points better than any pram catalogue I’ve ever read.
Watch it, smile and then hold your score card in the air while you decide whether the Bugaboo Bee truly has the X-factor you’re looking for. And if it does, the only other decision you’ll have to make is this … what colour will you be???!
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:27 pm
We have this Bugaboo Bee and we have had a lot of problems with it. It demonstrates that money does not always buy you the best. We have fallen back on the cheap Zia three wheeler because it is simple, reliable, lighter and easier to use. We think the Bee is trying to be too clever. The brakes failed, the handle bar adjustment has failed, bits snapped off of it within minutes of us trying to use it. It’s hard to fold and erect when ‘baby faces you’. On the other hand it pushes nicely, steers well, the shopping basket is quite good it also is very eye catching. If you want to show off with it then buy it! If you want to be pragmatic then steer clear of it. My wife has had sleepless nights over this pram!!!!!!!!!
September 22nd, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Thanks very much for the feedback on the Bee. It just shows how some of the most popular prams on the market are a bit like Marmite, with people either loving them or hating them, and often with very justifiable reasons as you have experienced and posted about here. I had the same issues with my iCandy Apple. Whilst friends were raving on about how much they loved it, I was having no end of trouble with it. My issues were resolved in the end, but it shows how it’s worth doing your homework first.
I do love the look of the Bee, and it ticks a lot of my boxes, but I’d urge everyone to gather a range of opinions and reviews before making their final choice. Along with the feedback posted here, some extremely positive reviews can be found on the Mothercare website, underneath the actual Bugaboo Bee description.
Would be interested in more views on this from other readers.
Thanks
Louise