Damn you Stroller Gods!

Finding the right stroller is becoming more of a challenge than it should. My first idea was to get the stroller frame and a carseat that snapped into it. I bought the stroller and took it to BRU and lo and behold it didn't fit the carseat like the ad said. It sat in there and you could buckle it with a little strap, but it was not locked into place. So I returned it and began looking again.

Then one day I was looking online and there was this travel system on sale and I had a 20% off coupon. I went ahead and bought it and hoped it looked like the picture. Well, it did NOT look like the picture. I was kind of iffy on the pattern before I bought it, but for the price I was ok with it. Well, in person it was so washed out and grandma looking. The colors were much more vibrant in the picture. So back to the store that one went!

Back to the mission I go. I found a super cute stroller and a matching carseat. I decide to go ahead and buy the stroller and just put the carseat on my registry. I found a good price from an online vendor and went ahead and ordered it. Well when it got here there were weird stains on it. It looked like the colors bled into the fabric where it was white. If the stroller was cheap I would have just rolled with it, but when I'm spending a lot of money on something I want it to be right. I contact the manufacturer and they say it's discontinued and they can't send a replacement. Well, the store I got it from still has it in stock so I thought I would just ask them for a replacement. This becomes a long drawn out thing of me trying to send pictures and them not getting them. It takes them one week to get back to me to tell me that they stroller is no longer available and to pick another one. AAHHH! I try searching online everywhere to see if I can buy it somewhere else. I can't find it anywhere except for one that has it priced for $100 more than I paid. Yeah, no.

There is another stroller with the same pattern, but is a different style. I wrote them back asking if they can discount the stroller since it was damaged. If it's a reasonable amount I guess I'll keep the stained stroller. If it's a crap discount I'll send it back and get the other stroller with the same pattern.

I just feel like I can't win!