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New developments
Lots of changes here recently at The Portable Baby. I'll dish the dirt on them a bit, don't want to keep you all in the dark.
1) I am no longer an Ergo distributor. I donated a dyed Pomegranate Ergo to Attachment Parenting International's fundraising auction, someone at Ergo saw it, and my wholesale account was terminated. Ergo does not allow alteration of their products, period, no matter how attractive the alteration, no way, no how. This was not the first incident in which the management of Ergo have shown their nasty side. They regularly harrass their distributors, and other small carrier manufacturers. Such nice people. NOT.
 If I didn't have Ergo's legal team breathing down my neck and sending me nastygrams, I'd say that they are fools and need to either go to business school or else learn to think out of the box a bit. Maybe take management lessons from Crocs, a company that understands that customization can be win-win for everyone. Especially something like color...it's not like I'm tearing the carriers apart and re-stitching them, or altering anything structurally important. The dyed carriers just look prettier than the standard colors offered by Ergo.
Overall, things have turned out fine. I had gotten a bit lax about investigating and trying different carriers, so this was a good reason to start exploring the latest and greatest out there.
I bought a Beco Baby Carrier a few months ago, just to see what everyone was raving about. Well, I LOVE it, even more than I loved any of my Ergos. So I have placed a big order for lots of different Becos in both solids and prints, and am looking forward to receiving them and spreading the Beco love amongst all of you.
I will also be carrying the Patapum Toddler Carrier as a lower-priced alternative. This is another great carrier. It's not as fancy as the Beco, but costs about $40 less. I have asked Patapum about dyeing and customizing their carriers (which only come in black, navy and khaki) and they said "No problem!" so I will be able to offer you alternate color possibilities.
Keep your eye on the Baby Carrier page for upcoming developments.Labels: baby carrier, Beco, Ergo
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1 Comments:
Ms Laura, you totally rock. Your blog is great, your website is great. I will be linking to it from my blog, if you don't mind. I just spent the past hour laughing at some of your entries. The heelarious shoes for babies had me in stitches.
One quick question, though, before I purchase a carrier from YOU. I'm really torn on which carrier to buy. I thought I had decided that Ergo is out and Beco is in (in large part b/c of the way they treated you. That's unreal!!). Until, I see that you had such great things to say about Pikkolo carriers. Then, I see that you are out of stock but due to receive a shipment in mid-July. Have those arrived?
Here's the scoop on me. I have a 12 month old that I've worn in a Bjorn his first year of life. I want to continue wearing him, but the Bjorn just doesn't work anymore. I want the flexibility to wear him on the front or back, possibly forward facing at times. I also do like the idea of hip wearing, but could do without.
In addition to our baby, we have 3.5-year old triplets that I'm chasing after. So, the option of putting one of them in the carrier >> if for whatever reason the baby is in a stroller and a child's legs go out on them while at the zoo and they can no longer walk >> would be nice.
So, what would you buy? I might actually buy two of them and do a give away on my blog so your input is really appreciated!!
Thanks!!
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