Pistonheads, high chairs matter
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I have been told by the other half we need a high chair for young Miss Eggle. I started with the Ikea book, but was told we NEED a Bloom Fresco. I said fine, how much will it cost me? £260!!!!! Feck me, the ikea one was only £15.
Anyone know about these things, and offer reasons to talk her out of this one and on to one in the sub £100 region?
Anyone know about these things, and offer reasons to talk her out of this one and on to one in the sub £100 region?
Interesting! Looks quite funky.
We had a Prima Pappa highchair.. Although we also had a Baby Bjorn baby sitter thingy... When son # 1 was little..
My sister had a Stokke, or similar, which was good for two children and our eldest used to use it, as it now lives at my fathers place..
Our main reasons for choice of the Prima Pappa was that it seemed easy to clean, it has a tray area, which has a removal top, so big spills can be instantly taken away, minimum of fuss.. It also has wheels on it, so we could manouevre it around as necessary.
Childrens stuff gets mucky quite quickly and sometimes suddenly!
My slight concern, although you may not share them, with the Bloom baby, apart from the price is that it looks a bit tough to clean.. and food and things get everywhere and into all the nooks.. it doesn't look manouevreable and it will take up quite a bit of space in your kitchen + dining room.. If space isn't at a premium and moving it from dining room to kitchen isn't too tough, plus it has detachable covers / easy to clean then it looks good. I'm dubious about the use it will get once they're 3+ as they tend to want to sit on chairs/stools like the rest of the family.. Although with that they may want to still use it at that age..
Possibly if I had the money and space I'd be tempted but only if it looked easy to clean!!
We had a Prima Pappa highchair.. Although we also had a Baby Bjorn baby sitter thingy... When son # 1 was little..
My sister had a Stokke, or similar, which was good for two children and our eldest used to use it, as it now lives at my fathers place..
Our main reasons for choice of the Prima Pappa was that it seemed easy to clean, it has a tray area, which has a removal top, so big spills can be instantly taken away, minimum of fuss.. It also has wheels on it, so we could manouevre it around as necessary.
Childrens stuff gets mucky quite quickly and sometimes suddenly!
My slight concern, although you may not share them, with the Bloom baby, apart from the price is that it looks a bit tough to clean.. and food and things get everywhere and into all the nooks.. it doesn't look manouevreable and it will take up quite a bit of space in your kitchen + dining room.. If space isn't at a premium and moving it from dining room to kitchen isn't too tough, plus it has detachable covers / easy to clean then it looks good. I'm dubious about the use it will get once they're 3+ as they tend to want to sit on chairs/stools like the rest of the family.. Although with that they may want to still use it at that age..
Possibly if I had the money and space I'd be tempted but only if it looked easy to clean!!
We've got a Cosatto travel one & its brill. Doesn't take up half the room, its chew proof & easy clean & it folds flat to go in the car. When we go away, we take it out for the day in case we go somewhere the highchairs look rubbish or they havent got one.
About £70 ish.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cosatto-Move-Highchair-Plu...
About £70 ish.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cosatto-Move-Highchair-Plu...
Eggle said:
I have been told by the other half we need a high chair for young Miss Eggle. I started with the Ikea book, but was told we NEED a Bloom Fresco. I said fine, how much will it cost me? £260!!!!! Feck me, the ikea one was only £15.
Anyone know about these things, and offer reasons to talk her out of this one and on to one in the sub £100 region?
Yup, all the sAnyone know about these things, and offer reasons to talk her out of this one and on to one in the sub £100 region?
t children manage to get inside them... Soon enough they all turn into a giant crumb repository however posh they are 
Eggle said:
I have been told by the other half we need a high chair for young Miss Eggle. I started with the Ikea book, but was told we NEED a Bloom Fresco. I said fine, how much will it cost me? £260!!!!! Feck me, the ikea one was only £15.
Anyone know about these things, and offer reasons to talk her out of this one and on to one in the sub £100 region?
You've married the modern equivalent of Mrs Bucket. You can get a perfectly good high chair for £15. So buy it and then get the rest of the money and set fire to it. You may as well. Anyone know about these things, and offer reasons to talk her out of this one and on to one in the sub £100 region?
Overspending needs nipping in the bud.
tell the OH to stop being so F***ing stupid, is she trying to play keep up with the Jones'?
Im sorry to say this but she sounds like one of my cousins, thats NOT a good thing. Does she always have to have the best* of everything?
Im sorry to say this but she sounds like one of my cousins, thats NOT a good thing. Does she always have to have the best* of everything?
- best - meaning most expensive, therefore MUST be the "best"
We've got a high chair here that we bought for SBaby, but he never used it in the end because he preferred his portable highchair that we bought him for when we went out. I was going to stick it on eBay one of these days because we're hoping to move house soon - drop me a line if it'd be of any use to you.
We spent ~£100 on a high chair. We replaced it with the cheapy Ikea chair.
The ikea chair appears to be much more comfortable for my little son and it's also quite tidy to look at compared to some.
The ikea chair also takes about 2 mins to give a really good clean. The ~£100 char takes about 15 mins (not including drying time).
£260 is obscene amount of cash unless you have the cash to burn. The cash left over from buying the Ikea chair would buy alot of toys. I would try that angle!!
The ikea chair appears to be much more comfortable for my little son and it's also quite tidy to look at compared to some.
The ikea chair also takes about 2 mins to give a really good clean. The ~£100 char takes about 15 mins (not including drying time).
£260 is obscene amount of cash unless you have the cash to burn. The cash left over from buying the Ikea chair would buy alot of toys. I would try that angle!!
http://www.mothercare.com/Chicco-Happy-Snack-highc...
This is all you need.
Tray removes for easy cleaning/baby installation and has three settings for distances away from baby for adjustment as they grow.
Seat cover removes for easy cleaning
Seat belts have two height (shoulder)positions to adjust as the baby grows and also has adjustable straps.
Under the seat is a storage sling thing for storing bibs, wet wipes, and catching some of the debris!
It folds up flat
The legs can be removed so the chair is very small when put in your boot.
The seat back can be reclined at 3 angles.
It doesnt have wheels (which are useless on a high chair as they just allow the bloody thing to move around anyway)
and its £50.
Our chums bought a way more expensive one, then complained that theirs doesnt do half the things that ours does!!
We brought quite an expensive (£70) Chicco seat for ours, as well as that cheap £15 Ikea one - guess which one has sat in the cupboard (hint: it's not the Ikea one 
)
Ikea one is light and easy to clean and move around - Chicco one had lots o features and adjustments but lots of nooks and crannies for food to get into - and boy it does!
) Ikea one is light and easy to clean and move around - Chicco one had lots o features and adjustments but lots of nooks and crannies for food to get into - and boy it does!
We were given a Mamas & Papas one - took up way too much room, was a pain having to clean everywhere (including under the padded thingy), never used the recline function ever, didn't sit close to our dining table so we couldn't all eat together etc.
In the end bought Handysitt
Which was easy to clean, easy to store, portable (some highchairs in restaurants are pretty disgusting, you might want to take your own), looked ok, lasted a long time, fitted on any chair, & was great quality.
In the end bought Handysitt
Which was easy to clean, easy to store, portable (some highchairs in restaurants are pretty disgusting, you might want to take your own), looked ok, lasted a long time, fitted on any chair, & was great quality.
Edited by Agrilla on Sunday 30th August 08:21
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