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Mega-strollers (Original Post) Recursion Dec 2016 OP
LOL I wrote about them when I first joined DU! femmocrat Dec 2016 #1
And on the walking/bike trails: As much as I do appreciate families getting out with their multiple hlthe2b Dec 2016 #2
I took one like this to Disney NightWatcher Dec 2016 #3
The two-tier ones are great Recursion Dec 2016 #4
You know what's even worse? Laffy Kat Dec 2016 #5
Well, That And RobinA Dec 2016 #9
Some of them are almost the size of backhoes. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #6
Seriously, how long does it take to get those things in and out of their Coventina Dec 2016 #7
My Suggestion RobinA Dec 2016 #8

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
1. LOL I wrote about them when I first joined DU!
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 09:53 AM
Dec 2016

Seems like the problem has grown even worse. I called them strollers "the size of a Winnebago."

hlthe2b

(101,730 posts)
2. And on the walking/bike trails: As much as I do appreciate families getting out with their multiple
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 10:51 AM
Dec 2016

kids in double or triple wide jogging strollers, along with their poorly controlled dogs--hey why not? But, could they possibly leave the rest of us just a few inches to get by them? And maybe the harried Mom trying to jog while simultaneously controlling 3 or more children and multiple dogs, could enlist a neighbor to go with them, rather than depending on the oncoming strangers to try to intervene before disaster ensues?

But, yeah, that is why I so rarely frequent shopping centers and tend to grocery shop late at night or wee hours of the mornings. It is bad enough to deal with the congested aisles without those ridiculous monstrosities that serve to "weaponize" families against everyone else. Much like trying to negotiate in the midst of a monster truck (crush) rally.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
3. I took one like this to Disney
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 11:10 AM
Dec 2016


I also modified it by adding molle pouches that held water bottles to each side and other pouches for snack and other Disney survival gear. I got compliments from workers and other parents. It was never unwieldy or in other people's way.

Laffy Kat

(16,356 posts)
5. You know what's even worse?
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 08:50 PM
Dec 2016

Recently I've noticed grocery stores putting display items in the aisles. It's horrible. You can't get around them w/o running into another shopper who also hates the new set-up. I complained to my grocery store manager and he said, "We are getting complaints constantly, but it comes from corporate; our hands are tied." Guess they have to market something in every effing square inch.

RobinA

(9,878 posts)
9. Well, That And
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 09:24 AM
Dec 2016

the carts with all kinds of plastic kiddie junk stuck on the front so the kid can pretend he's driving a car. Whatever happened to fighting with the sibling about who gets to sit in the cart? If you're too old for the cart seat you should be walking under your own power.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
6. Some of them are almost the size of backhoes.
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 09:47 PM
Dec 2016

You have to assume there is a child in there somewhere, but there's so much padding, accessories, containers, levers, gears, and probably a TV, that you can't be sure. Those things are a menace, but I suppose some parents think they are absolutely necessary for the safety and comfort of Little Snowflake.

Coventina

(26,874 posts)
7. Seriously, how long does it take to get those things in and out of their
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 10:38 AM
Dec 2016

Ford Excessive?

Agree, they are a scourge. And if you dare bump into them, accidentally, the parents glare at you as if you came after their spawn with a knife.

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