So Friday is here again! How does that happen so quickly?!?

Happy Fourth of July everyone! Hopefully everyone will have a beautiful day and stay safe tomorrow. We will be open and working until 3 pm. No rest for the stroller obsessed, as they say!

In new stroller news, we have just received our shipment of '09 Peg Perego Pliko Switch strollers! A little about the Pliko Switch. It is the Pliko P3 reinvented. According to my sources (which are mostly reliable) the kind folks at Peg Perego actually listened to their customers reviews and comments on how to make the Pliko better. One common problem was that moms wanted to be able to reverse the seat, allowing them to see and interact with their baby. So Peg Perego redesigned a Pliko (they still sell and do well with the Pliko P3), and called it the Pliko Switch!

Now, the seat clicks on and off easily and reverses to face towards and away from mom. What I like about the seat is that it isn't very heavy, and is easily removable. It also folks accordian style for easy storage. What I like about the actual concept of the Pliko Switch is that the car seat (Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP 30/30 only) attaches directly onto the stroller chassis, making it behave like a relatively lightweight snap and go. This way, you don't have to lug the heavy stroller seat around with you when you are only going to use the car seat option.

The fold is umbrella style as usual for the Pliko's and the seat miraculously folds in either the forward or away facing position, something that is unheard of for mostly every stroller in the reversible seat market (barring the Bugaboo Bee which does just this and beautifully so.) It does stand when folded! The price is nice, dropping in at $499. The stroller has a wide sun canopy and extendible handles for taller pushers. A great, deep underbasket finishes the Switch off.

All in all, there are many options for the reversible seat, fully functional infant to toddler travel system but it would suffice to say that the Peg Perego Pliko Switch is a great option, at a price that is marginally manageable. Right now, it is only available in red, gray and moka and it would do well to be spiced up with a colorful plush stroller liner.

In other stroller related news, we are very excited to hear from Phil and Teds that we will be surprising the world with a few brand new products in their line that will be available next year. This makes my heart skip since we already know about the hammerhead, the smart buggy and lobster and peanut, so what can it be? Also, the Vibe buggy should finally be car seat adaptable as of this coming month (chicco only) and we will be sure to let you know when this is available for purchase. We have also received our new shipment of Valco Tri Mode twin EX strollers. Apparantly, the EX stands for the new extendible canopies allowing for more sun coverage!

Well, happy fourth of July again to you and yours. Isn't freedom amazing?

Happy Strolling- while watching those fireworks!