ChiccoSkip Stroller (Astral)

was not very good at all just keep close on the granddaughter so had to bye another from some where else

We bought this to replace our old push chair that had fallen apart. In hindsight I wish we had kept the old one because this lightweight stroller has a number of flaws...Opening the stroller requires you to undo a clip then flip the push chair over. You then push a button on the handle bars and pull them into place. With the handle bars in place, you then need to push down with your foot, while holding the push chair in mid air. It's not much fun in the middle of a busy car park! Awkward would be an understatement.Folding the chair back down requires pressing the button, pushing the handle bars in, pulling a release mechanism on the side, then pulling a strap at the back while you push the handle bars down. You need to tip the push chair forward slightly to do this. This actually isn't too bad once you have the knack, though I have nearly overbalanced once or twice. The clip is supposed to snap back into place, but the wheels and frame interfere with each other, so it is not easy. I've picked it up several times thinking it was clipped together, only to have it collapse half open.Seat adjustment is done by pulling a chord. It starts in the down position and if you pull the chord out as far as it will go, it can get your child into a slump position. I've never got our son into anything I would consider an upright sitting position.If you keep the seat in the most upright(ish) position, it interferes even more with the folding mechanism and folded up the chair forms a triangle shape. The end result is something that is much harder to store and much harder to carry than our old 'heavyweight' push chair. I'm not convinced we can take it on holiday next year as it will not fit well into a boot full of luggage, so we will probably have to replace it.The shopping basket looks quite a decent size in the picture. What you can't really see is that there is a dirty great big cross bar straight through the middle that effectively divides the space into smaller compartments. You CANNOT fit a full shopping bag in there. We have to remove the contents and stuff them into separate parts of the basket. If you have a second bag, you are stuffed. There is nowhere to hang a bag over the handlebars as they are joined in the middle to form one bar.To top it all off, after just three weeks of use, one of the wheels squeaks - probably as a result of having to force the stroller to get it folded down.I really recommend that you stay away from this stroller. I can find nothing to recommend it at all. At this price there are plenty of other options.

Where to start....here goes!Initally i was very happy with the pushchair, considering it was [...] in my local store, i jumped at the chance to buy one for just [...] on here! BIG MISTAKE! The first problem i encounted was that the instructions made no sense what so ever! It took myself and my 13year old daughter ages to get this thing into working order. Second complaint is that HUGH cross bar in the middle of the shopping basket which completely obstructs you from actually putting any shopping into your shopping basket. (this cannot be seen on the amazon pictures as they have clearly used clever photography!) Furthermore it states in the manual that they have put zips on either side of the basket for 'easy access' but to be quite honest if the zips werent there you just generally wouldnt have any access!! as you would have to try and force your fruit and veg past the bars...this in itself is not an easy task!!!If that wasn't enough to put you off...i visited blackpool for new year, hoping to have a lovely bit family time! HOWEVER what we did get was some extremely funny looks!! The push chair squeeked like mad! it sounded like i had a dying bird strapped to my wheel! Some of there looks were very disturbing, imagine trying to shop but having one hell of a squeek constantly coming from the push chair! We literally had to stop off and buy WD40 to oil our wheels and stop the funny looks!AND IF THAT WASNT ENOUGH!! When i got home one side of the backrest completely snapped! soooo it is safe to say i would not recommend this push chair!don't say i didn't warn you!

I bought this pushchair for my toddler to replace a cheap one I had bought. It started off okay but doesn't fold down flat or stay clipped in at all, so it opens up in the back of the car. Also the seat itself it not upright enough so my daughter is slouching and the seat is not deep enough so when she naps in it her legs hang uncomfortably. Also the metal bar behind the seat holding it straight has bent at some stage, probably due to me trying to fold the pushchair as it takes a bit of force to try and get it flat.I like the fact it has one handlebar rather than two sticks to hold on to. Though the shopping basket is very small and hard to get much in. My daughter has to lift up her legs so I can get the shopping in, as the back of the pushchair has a metal cross bar in the way of accessing the shopping basket, great design!! It is nice and light and easy to push though one of the wheels has bent, again probably due to my trying to get it folded flat so it pushes to one side slightly. The height is nice as I am 5 foot 7 tall so doesn't ache my back. But on the whole very disappointed with my purchase.

I bought this after reading many good reviews and i thought for the price it would be a great buy for my 10 month old.Although lightweight and easy to push there are a lot of faults if i'm honest.NOT 1 handed fold down or put up, its quite fiddley actually to fold away. You cannot get to the storage compartment underneath the chair. My son looks like he is constantly slouched and uncomfortable and you cannot hang a changing back on the back, which for me was important if i'm honest. Also resting the chair back and putting back up is not great and the break leavers are really flimsy and i think if you were heavy footed or not paying attention you would quite easily break it.It'll do for now and if it was, say £26.99 i would say a good enough buy but for [...] i think its a bit overpriced.if i was to buy a pushchair/stroller again i wouldn't recommend this one, i think i would go for something a little more sturdy.Hope this helps.