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(Review ID: 1080)
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So-so, October 17, 2006
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Reviewer: mama2babe from PA
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mama2babe
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Pros:
Price, lightweight
Cons:
Flimsy, need 2 hands to fold it.
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I've had this stroller for about 10 mos, and it was fine initially, but the older my child gets, the more we use the stroller, and the less impressed I am with it. It's flimsy, has a bumpy ride, and hard to fold - you need 2 hands to fold it.
I'm not a big fan anymore, and I think I'll be shopping for a new stroller.
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(Review ID: 280)
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Miss my Graco! (It's in storage.), July 6, 2006
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Reviewer: Anonymous
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Pros:
easy to use-fits in my trunk with room for groceries, etc.
Cons:
nothing
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I wrote a review back in June of 2005 about this stroller. I gave it an A- then, which I have now raised to an A. I still like my Graco and miss it right now. We moved across the country, and most of our belongings are still in storage. Our Graco MetroLite is one of those items because we simply did not have room for it in our cars. (You should have seen us with our overloaded vehicles!)We brought only our umbrella stroller and our BOB with us. I miss my MetroLite. My son (almost 2) always seemed more comfortable in it, and it was easy to use in a variety of places. The umbrella stroller does not have a good sun shield and has no storage, and the BOB is too unwieldy for most indoor places.Our MetroLite has lasted 2 years with no quality problems. I would recommend it and would buy it again.
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(Review ID: 1183)
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Love it - no regrets!, January 10, 2007
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Reviewer: LilMonkeysMom from Pennsylvania
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Pros:
Size, compatible with carseat, maneuvers well
Cons:
Mosquito net on canopy
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I am completely satisfied with the Metrolite stroller. We paid $130 and have the Emerson pattern. Although I remember reading a recommendation in Baby Bargains against getting a travel system , personally I'm really glad we got a stroller that we can use with our Graco SafeSeat. (We bought them separately, though, not as a system.) This stroller is much more compact and lightweight than the Graco "touring" strollers. I have found it very easy to use. It maneuvers well. (Make sure to read the instructions about locking and unlocking the front wheels - if they are locked, you won't be happy with how it turns!) The Metrolite packs all the necessary features into a reasonably sized stroller - canopy, cup holders, adjustable handle, reclining seat, big basket underneath. Fits in my trunk just fine. It has held up just fine so far and seems very durable to me. And, now that my son is 3 months, I can use the stroller both with the carseat or by itself. The only thing I don't like is that the canopy has a "mosquito net" that hangs down in front of the baby and I can't manage to keep it tucked out of the way. I don't use the canopy much right now, but when summer rolls around I'll have to find a creative way to tack back that darn mosquito net! Also, the canopy doesn't remove easily, although it can be removed. All in all, I am very happy with this stroller.
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(Review ID: 41)
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Basic, affordable, if not very exciting stroller., June 10, 2005
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Reviewer: amp from Kansas
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amp
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Pros:
Affordable, easily found & accomodates an infant carseat
Cons:
Not very exciting and very basic.
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We purchased this stroller from Babies R Us before my son was born. I knew next to nothing about strollers, which I now regret. I didn't know how many other choices and options there were out there and I wish I'd known more. I may have made a different decision if I had. That said, the Graco Metrolite has served us well in spite of the fact that so many dislike it. We've not had any problems with the product. It's been in use for 2 yrs and is still functioning just as it did when we purchased it. We liked the fact that we could purchase the matching infant seat to use w/ the stroller and that is probably my favorite thing. It was very convenient in the early days to be able to take our son's carseat out of the car and put it right onto the stroller. Another thing that drew us to this stroller in particular (over other Graco's and Evenflos, etc) was the way that it folded. May of them fold by collapsing away from you, which we didn't anticipate being very useful or easy to manage, whereas this stroller folds up toward you, which is easier for me. We've also taken this stroller everywhere, and it's held up quite well. My biggest complaint would probably be that Graco strollers are kind of looked down upon by stroller gurus, and that the basket underneath is nearly inaccessible when the seat is in full recline. Other than that, it is your basic, run of the mill stroller. It will serve it's purpose and do so affordably. It is also a very accessible product to try out and to buy, as it is available nearly anywhere baby products are sold.
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(Review ID: 38)
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Affordable, basic but good system, June 10, 2005
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Reviewer: eb1 from Florida
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Pros:
Affordable, lightweight, large basket
Cons:
No frills, basic padding
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I bought this despite the cautions in the Baby Bargains book and I've been surprisingly satisfied. We used the infant seat for several months and it was fine, no complaints. I didn't want to spend a lot on a stroller before having the baby and realizing my "true stroller needs/lifestyle" so I figured even if the stroller lasted a year till I got a better one, I'd have gotten a deal. Well, it's lasted more than a year as my ONLY stroller and been fine. Turns out, I'm not a big stroller user, and this one does just fine to get us around the neighborhood and through stores. It's lightweight and fits in the car trunk just fine. So far, nothing has broken on the stroller and it's a relatively smooth ride. I'm glad I didn't spend more! However, if we used the stroller more frequently, I'd probably wish for something more padded. The parent cup holder and basket have been convenient, although when I used the infant seat in the stroller, I couldn't access the basket (I think this has been redesigned).
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