BabyStyle Oyster

Juliet 3
Reviewed: 28 March 2013

Absolutely brilliant!! I have been using my oyster for 13 moths now

Compact fold
Smaller than other prams- better for gettin around
Looks great!
Big shopping basket
Forward and rear facing seat
Good sunshade

Only minor thing- rain cover for buggy not quite as good as the pram one (which is excellent) but this is only a slight thing

I did a lot of research before I brought a pram/buggy and I've not regretted my decision to get the oyster once!
I used it as a pram from birth till about 5 1/2 months and them as a buggy. My daughter is 13 months now and I still use it and have not felt the need to buy a smaller stroller (which most of my friends with their more expensive prams have done)
I've been off road, across fields, on buses and around shops with no problems. I also live in a fairly small house so needed a buggy on the smaller side which this is. It's easy to fold up and not heavy to lift in/put car boot.
It's got a great shopping basket which I make full use of!
The colour packs are great , I had yellow as a pram and now have pink on the buggy.
Can't recommend this pram/buggy enough.

nk3
Reviewed: 13 November 2012

thought it would be a dream pram, but its turned into a nightmare :(

lightweight and i am able to switch colours with the season or what my baby is wearing.

Just had a reply email from babystyle and they are not interested in the fact my pram has buckled on one side, making me scared to use it and very wobbly. My husband and i are a young family and do not have money to simply buy a replacement(we worked hard enough to buy this one :/ i DO NOT recommend an oyster as previous reviews suggests for all its style and appeal it has a major design flaw and should not be bought if you are looking for a long-lasting, well built pram(i miss my silver cross i had for my son)i will continue to contact babystyle till i get a satisfactory result.

Really wanted this pram for my baby girl as i liked that you could change the colour etc

wingnut143
Reviewed: 04 May 2012

Not that great

Nice colour choices, easy to fold but did feel a bit clunky, good extension on the handle for tall people, fairly cheap.

I purchased the black frame and didn't like that the paint scratched off easily revealing a silver chassis underneath. I contacted the shop who told me to ring Babystyle - eugh, what a terrible company to deal with. The woman I spoke to wasn't at all interested and just kept saying "its not a manufacturing fault". They didn't even offer to respray or send a silver chassis. When i wrote to complain my letter was given to - guess who - the lady I was complaining about which I think is appalling. Babystyle don't care about customer service. Luckily the shop we purchased it from refunded us.

An ok pushchair for the price but others in the same price bracket are much better. Definitely shop around and try on an uneven surface if you can.

Jo Tunnell
Reviewed: 23 April 2012

Looks smart but poor build quality. Disapointing!

Lightweight and small enough to go in my Ford Fiesta.
Looks smart.
Easy to fold and collapses to a compact size when seat is not attached.

Poor build quality, not durable.
Too small for toddlers.
Hood is poor quality, easily bent out of shape.
Creaks and groans and did that after only a few months of use.

It is light and easy to push around town but after about 3-4 months it was showing signs of not being up to extended use.
Hood is easily bent out of shape and doesn't sit in place very well. Netting in the hood leaves black stains on everything that touches it. The whole frame creaks and had buckled and was sent back to BabyStyle. Once fixed it was not much better.
Harnesses are now fully extended but getting too tight and my daughter is only 15 months old and I expected to have more wear out of it than 15 months.
It was ok when just using it with the carrycot but as a pushchair its getting very limited. My daughter now looks too big for it and it doesn't look comfortable for her to sleep in anymore.

Wish we had spent a bit more and longer time chosing!

Chenks
Reviewed: 06 March 2012

Disappointing.

-Small, so easy to manoeuvre and fold into car.

-Easy to swap carrycot, seat unit & car seat.

-Adjustable handle (good for taller people!).

-Although helpful on the phone, as the manufacturer, they are not obliging when it comes to problems with the buggy and leave you to battle with the supplier.

-Problem collapsing chassis, no replacement was offered when taken for inspection - extremely inconvenient.

-Stitching easily came away on seat unit cover, had to ask for replacement.

- Small basket underneath and difficult to access when carrycot/seat unit/ car seat

I really want to love this buggy, but it is very difficult to do this when it is not fit for purpose; the chassis mechanism is a major problem, i stopped being able to collapse the buggy after less than a dozen times.