Just passed up a $70 ergobaby.... am I crazy?!?!

jnsmith85 · September 2013

I saw it at Marshall's and got SOO excited. Ours never has items like that!!!! So naturally I snatched it up pretty quickly.

Opened it up and it's the ugly burnt orange one.... womp womp. I know I shouldn't be picky, but I really wanted a black one.

Ugh.

So I put it back and saw an Infantino ergonomic carrier. Looks basically the same, they had a black one, and it was only $30. I am now the *proud* owner of it.

Please justify what I just did lol!!!!

Welshgirl12 · September 2013

From what I have read and heard there is a reason the Infantino one is wayyyy cheaper.

jnsmith85 · September 2013

That's what I was worried about the Infantino!!

Good to know there's cheap ones on Amazon pretty routinely. I have seen them that price there before!!

Maybe I should just wait til LO gets a little bigger and then buy the ergo. I am not 100% positive right now that we would even use one for it to be worth it.

feenstas · September 2013

I got my brand new, brown Ergo for $50-some bucks the other day (the organic one). Albee Baby runs great sales, if you ever change your mind.

mcclj74 · September 2013

feenstas said:

I got my brand new, brown Ergo for $50-some bucks the other day (the organic one). Albee Baby runs great sales, if you ever change your mind.

Wish I would have seen that! I would have snatched it up in a heartbeat! I missed the Zulily $50 sale too!

beckybeth123 · September 2013

Infantino's are usually the crotch dangler type and very bad for baby's hips.

blathnat · September 2013

I wouldn't use the Infantino... I just don't trust their quality. I love my Ergo but didn't really start using it until DS was more like 8 or 9 months- I used a Moby or MeiTai until then. Though this time around I bought the infant insert so we will see if I like it for the newborn stage. EcoBabyBuys, Zuliliy, Baby Steals, all have the Ergo once in a while for a really good discount. If you like Petunia Pickle Bottom prints when they have their outlet sales they usually have one of their patterned Ergos on sale too.

jnsmith85 · September 2013

beckybeth123 said:
Infantino's are usually the crotch dangler type and very bad for baby's hips.

The one I bought is their ergonomic version that works similarly to the Ergo. The pic on the box showed the baby's legs wrapped around mom's waist, as opposed to hanging down.

JenMatt2010 · September 2013

We used Ergo with DS and LOVED it. I got the infant insert for this time around since I have a toddler to chase too, and hope to use it when LO is only a few weeks old and all my help is gone. So I would hold out for the Ergo (keep checking Amazon, the prices drop every once in a while!) and maybe look into the infant insert?

jnsmith85 · September 2013

Ok y'all convinved me

I'll return the Infantino and wait til next year to look around for a deal for an Ergo!!

Or maybe Santa will bring me one!

sooner1981 · September 2013

@Jnsmith85 To be the voice of dissent here--we have the infantino ergonomic and loooove it!! I took our 18 pound 9 month old on two 5 hour hikes in the Rocky Mountains on back to back days and didn't have any back pain. She also rode in there like a champ and was super comfy! It does have a very wide seat and is nicely designed.

We loved it from about 3-4 months on--before that, out K'tan worked better and seemed easier.

Now, she is 19 months old and still fits fine in it, although she loves to run now, so it is harder to convince her to be carried. But last year, I went on daily walks with her in the infantino and never had any complaints!

LSP87 · September 2013

Keep an eye out for Zulily sales. I think I got mine for around 50 but I can't really remember.

Just passed up a $70 ergobaby.... am I crazy?!?!

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