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We're so poor we have to use a Didymos!!

post #1 of 27
2/5/06 at 9:28pm
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We were at a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese today for a child in dd's preschool class. I had Ben in the Maya wrap and dh carried Gus in the Didymos. The Didymos was a big extravagance for us when we bought it. A friend picked it up in Switzerland for much less than you can buy them in the states, but it was still alot of $$. DH especially loves it. Additional background is that dd's preschool is full of pretty well-off families, so dh stands out in the carpool line in our dented '93 civic. So, dh was chatting with one of the moms at this party when she leans in and says sympathetically, "You know we have a Baby Bjorn if you guys would like to borrow it." DH just smiled and assured her that we, in fact, have a Bjorn, but that he prefers the wrap. Now I would have been tempted to brag about the craftsmanship and beautiful material, but dh rightly judged that this would all be lost on this well-meaning, but clueless woman who clearly thought that he had just wrapped himself in a tablecloth out of necessity (not that there would be anything wrong with that!). Oh well, at least we know our Didymos rocks!
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post #2 of 27
2/5/06 at 9:44pm
LOL, how funny!
post #3 of 27
2/5/06 at 10:12pm
thats too funny
post #4 of 27
2/5/06 at 10:18pm


i WISH I could get a didymos!!!!

Some people just don't get it. I agree with your dh, it would've been casting your pearls at the swine.
post #5 of 27
2/6/06 at 1:17am


This reminds me of what happened in one of our recent Mom's group meetings. One of the moms came with her new Phil + Ted's stroller, and when I commented on how nice it was, she leaned in and said, "You know, the grandparents paid for this, so if you're interested in our old [as in 6-month-old] Inglesina stroller, Doug and I would like to give it to you. I mean, you guys don't have a stroller yet, right?"

Of course, I probably could have bought a new Phil + Ted's with what I've spent on babycarriers so far (and I don't even HAVE a Didy yet, LOL), but I decided to not even go there!
post #6 of 27
2/6/06 at 5:32am
lol!
post #7 of 27
2/6/06 at 2:53pm
I wish I could afford a Didy! I have been known to actually use the tablecloth
post #8 of 27
2/6/06 at 3:04pm
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Originally Posted by Ellie'sMom
"You know we have a Baby Bjorn if you guys would like to borrow it." DH just smiled and assured her that we, in fact, have a Bjorn, but that he prefers the wrap.
Oh for heaven's sake!!! LMAOAWMP *which at this stage is pretty hard NOT to do*

Good greif you couldn't pay me to trade a sling or wrap for a Bjorn! Some people!!!!
post #9 of 27
2/6/06 at 4:13pm
I have used a tablecloth too!!!!!! i have an ellaroo at the moment. i would loveeeeeeeee a didy
post #10 of 27
2/6/06 at 4:35pm
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Glad everyone thinks this is as funny as I did!

swtudor: Hey you! Nice to "see" you around these parts. I thought you only hung out with the diapermakers!
post #11 of 27
2/6/06 at 5:35pm
post #12 of 27
2/7/06 at 2:58am
Thanks for sharing
post #13 of 27
2/7/06 at 3:43am
I want to be poor than, too!

Love the story.
post #14 of 27
2/7/06 at 7:39am
Our doctor said the same - but she said it right out! Oh, so much cheaper to use a curtain than to buy a Baby Bjorn

I did tell her though that my Didy cost twice as much as a BB : but that it was worth EVERY penny
post #15 of 27
2/7/06 at 8:45am
haha...that's funny. My neighbor, who I gave a brand new ellaroo to for her shower present, still uses the Bjorn exclusively. I just don't get it...:crazy
post #16 of 27
2/8/06 at 12:18am
That has happened to me before too! Whenever I wear one of my didys, people look at me with compassion thinking I am just so poor that I am wrapping myself in long piece of cloth!!

When I have to go out and don't feel like having people staring at me or look with pity, I sometimes prefer to wear a Meitai. I guess those are more mainstream-looking: people always compliment on how gorgeous and "fancy" they look:roll: If only did they know the MTs cost a third of the price of a Didy!!
post #17 of 27
2/8/06 at 12:39am
I've gotten a lot of odd looks too when I venture out in a wrap, and the expected comments, ie."Can he breathe in there!?" or "Is that really comfortable?"!
post #18 of 27
2/8/06 at 1:51am
I love the comments about how uncomfortable he looks all squished. He is smiling, laughing, wiggling. I get sooooo many funny looks and awkward questions.

Oh well, I know he loves it. And I don't have a bruise on my leg from the carseat banging into it all day long.

Louise
post #19 of 27
2/8/06 at 1:54am

I got my heart attack!

Speaking of price...... I went to Didymos' website and converted the one I liked into USD and it was 150 dollars BEFORE shipping!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!! : Even if I had the money I don't know if I could justifiy that much money. That much money could feed a lot of people!!!!

They sure are beautiful though!
post #20 of 27
2/8/06 at 1:57am
LOL That's hilarious!

I remember when my daughter was a babe, I was walking down the street in our middle class neighbourhood. This woman followed me up on the porch of my babydaddy's place to offer me a stroller, coz she thought I couldn't afford one! My huge jogging stroller (the kind that looks like a baby space pod) was parked there. I was like, "Uh, I have a stroller, thanks."

Bizarre.
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