My Own Brand of Craziness

I have finally lost my mind.

OK. This little image is the exact stroller that was stolen. It is no longer made. The one from the previous post is the one I ordered to replace it. They are very different, but in my haste to replace our stroller at a decent price I overlooked the fact that the new one has only a 3 point harness (rather than 5, which is much safer) no extra padding and is lacking the wonderfully convenient removable parent cupholders. No wonder it was so cheap! So, for the past 3 hours I have been trying desperately to find the closest stroller to the one that is gone, with all the same fabulous features at a low price. Combi does this annoying thing: not only do they (like most manufacturers) come out with a brand new product every year and discontinue last year's models, but they also give each stroller an almost IDENTICAL name. For example, what is the difference between the Combi City Savvy and the Combi City Savvy Select , the Combi Saavy Sport, the Combi Cosmo ST, the Combi Saavy Soho and the Combi Savvy Soho DX? Well, for starters, from the highest end to the lowest, there is a price difference of about $150!!

Maybe the real question that I need to be asking myself is: Why is this SO important to me?

I remember once, in a previous life, trying desperately find the perfect bicycle. After scouring every bike shop in the Bay Area and test driving at least 20, it never happened. I ended up buying an overpriced, clunky mountain bike that I never ride. Mostly because it's just too heavy to lug around. A stroller is different: It's (I was trying to explain this to S who thinks I've gone completely off the deep end) a personal item. I use it every day. Not only does it have to provide a cushy place for my child to rest, it needs to be easy to push, lightweight, not too tall (I'm just under 5'0) narrow enough to fit through doorways, easy to fold, not too expensive and beautiful. Um, exactly like the one that was stolen.

Is that too much to ask for?