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HomeFeatured BrandsBugabooJ.L. Childress Gate Check Bag For Standard and Double Strollers, Red |
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23 of 23 found the following review helpful:
 Disappointed May 13, 2010
By E. Hinman
I bought this bag because I was travelling alone with our 5 month old son and I wanted to have the stroller in the airport (3 flights...). After the first flight, it was already torn and by the end of the day it had 4 tears in it, my stroller handle was slightly damaged and I am looking into another option for getting home. I can see how for an umbrella stroller, this idea may be a good option, but I am travelling with a BOB revolution and the stroller is too much for such wimpy fabric. It really needs to be a better quality fabric and have some structure to it, in order to put up with the rigors of airline travel. My decision was based on price and convience. It was convient enough, but it's clear that you get what you pay for.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Waste of Money Sep 06, 2010
By O4fun
We bought this to cover our BOB stroller for gate check in. It ripped into shreds on our first short 1 hour trip. Don't waste your money on it.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Shoddy Workmanship, Great Idea Sep 01, 2010
By Kyle C Buller
Edited to add: Bag fell apart and ruptured at the seams on second leg of first journey. It was a complete waste of my money and time. Do not follow in my disappointed footsteps.
******Original Review******
I have a Maclaren Techno XLR stroller and while it does collapse into an Umbrella style fold, it is really rather large and quite long. I had tried other travel bags, but they did not fit my stroller and I was not interested in paying what Maclaren wanted for a travel bag given how little we fly.
I ordered this and am happy to say that the stroller fits well.
Yet, I am only giving it two stars because the bag was not very well sewn and the fabric is far too flimsy for its intended purpose. The seam allowances are ragged and skimpy. The entire bag arrives folded in upon itself in a small pouch which is incorperated into the bag at the top near the opening. The idea of self storage is great, but the storage pouch is very small and requires precise oragami folds to get the entire gate check bag into the small pouch. In addition, the zipper on the pouch is very flimsy and the seams around the zipper were so frayed as to render it impossible to zip up the pouch as the threads kept getting into the zipper and stopping any forward or backward movement.
I wrestled with the zipper for almost 20 minutes and finally got it free. I then turned the pouch inside out and used a lighter to singe/melt the frayed nylon threads and seams as to render them sealed and no longer intruding into the zipper space. Now I can open and close the zipper, but it is still not a smooth process since the zipper is so flimsy.
I really like the idea and size of this bag, but I cannot recommend it for anyone. Frankly, I think I should have gotten the more expensive Maclaren travel bag as I doubt this bag will survive more than one plane trip. Given that the purpose of this bag is to protect a necessary item while undergoing rough treatment, it is inadequate. I would get far more protection if I took along a large lawn trash bag, placed my stroller inside and then taped it up with some red packing tape. For far less money I would have more protection for my stroller, though it would have looked horrible.
I have other accessories from J.L. Childress that were of excellent quality, and so I overlooked the other reviewers claims of shoddy construction. Alas, they were correct. While I will still buy from the company, I have learned my lesson and will stay far away from their items with less than stellar reviews.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Saved our Stroller! Dec 06, 2010
By TXMommy
We just returned from a trip to Florida and this bag literally saved our stroller! I read other reviews before buying it but here's what we discovered:
1. When we got our stroller back, the bag had black grease marks all over the bottom of it. If it weren't for the bag, our stroller would have been totally destroyed!
2. I'm not sure what "rough handling" other reviewers are talking about because you just hand-over the bag with your stroller in it to the people at the airline gate. It's not designed to be luggage-checked, hence the "GATE CHECK" graphic. We boarded with early family boarding and put the stroller in the bag right before we got onto the plane - it was really easy!
3. I was worried about the bag ripping but when I called the company to check that it fit our Chicco Cortina stroller, they told me that it is made of a lightweight but heavy-duty material and the seams are double-enforced for strength. It worked perfectly fine!
I can't say enough that this bag saved our stroller from damage. It is a definite must when traveling!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Worked just fine! Apr 11, 2012
By Cartz
While this may not be the finest material you'll ever feel or use, it served its purpose for my City Mini... it kept it clean during air travel, was easily identifiable coming off the plane, and held up just fine ( no rips or even fraying at all).
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