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icandy Apple Pushchair
More about icandy
Average Rating: 3 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 16
Weight: 13.8kg
RRP: £279.99
Year: 2006 - 2007

Description: Suitable from birth with carrycot, seat can be used forward- or rear-facing, clever front wheels can be used together or apart, fixed or swivelling. A maxiCosi Cabrio car seat can be fitted to make a complete travel system. Colour: Black. Accessories: basket, raincover, sun canopy.

 REVIEWS
 
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Fiddley 
Posted: 15/07/08
'FANTASTIC'
Strengths:
Moves so easily and has a good handle height for both of us as I am small and DH is tall. Good size seat unit and carry cot. The carry cot has these dinky little stabilising bars which make that carry cot more secure. The carry cot alos fold very flat for storage or when we go on a trip.
Weaknesses:
Folding is a bit of a knack but it take a couple of goes and then perfect
Overall:
No complaints which in this day and age says something!!!
 
Portability/storage
 
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Brelaw 
Posted: 15/07/08
'HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY'
Strengths:
Multi-position seat unit. Nice design with forward and rearward seat unit. Great handle height. Huge carry cot and shopping basket. Easy to fold
Weaknesses:
No other colour other than black
Overall:
It was really the design that drew me to the iCandy Apple initially, then the adaptability, then the price. It has comfort, style and I can also upgreade to the double in the future.
 
Portability/storage
 
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Tracey Barron 
Posted: 10/05/08
'WISH I HADN'T BOTHERED!'
Strengths:
Good size basket for shopping and handle bar extends for taller people.
Weaknesses:
It's so heavy it tips when using three wheels, however I can't use the four wheel mode as the wheels twist and lock making it impossible to go forward. It is dangerous.
Also, when I put the pushchair into lying down mode, my son's head is lower than his feet, useless.
Overall:
icandy take no responsibility in the design faults and the supplier is just as unhelpful.
 
Portability/storage
 
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32%
 
Sarah Padden 
Posted: 29/03/08
'AWFUL - REALLY DIFFICULT TO COLLAPSE DOWN'
Strengths:
Nice looking design. Easy to manouevre when on foot just not easy to fold down and take anywhere.
Weaknesses:
Collapsability - it's big, bulky and you need to be strong and patient to fold it down.
Overall:
I would not buy this if I had my time again. It is far too difficult to fold down.
 
Portability/storage
 
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32%
 
Lisa Convery 
Posted: 19/03/08
'NICE DESIGHN CHEEPER ALTERNATIVE TO BUGABOO'
Strengths:
Nice desighn
farward and rear facing
fit maxi cosi car seat.
Strong
Footmuff Comes in Different Colours
Weaknesses:
Could be smaller when folded
Overall:
I absolutely love the iCandy Apple! I have been using it for 10 months now and during that time I have only seen another 5 around Aberdeen; My son seems very comfortable in the carry cot part of it, and is quite happy to sleep in there. It comes with 2 sets of front wheels to enable it to be used in 4 or 3 wheel mode, It is very easy to move around restricted spaces, ie. shops etc., with Brilliant suspension. The chassis is fully compatible with a Maxi Cosy car seat, and it is also very easy to use.

The chassis can fit in the boot of a Corsa and seat Leon the large rear wheels have been taken off with the corsa, which literally come off at the touch of a button! This makes it perfect for city living, thus just clipping the car seat on.

The pushchair part is great you are able to use farward and rear facing coseytoes are available in a selection of colours
OVERALL A GOOD BUGGY
 
Portability/storage
 
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Overall Rating
 
84%
 
Spanna 
Posted: 18/12/07
'GREAT - REALLY PLEASED WITH IT!!'
Strengths:
Extendable handles (good if you're tall!) and carrycot much higher than a Bugaboo - much easier to see baby. Very easy to put up and down. Good, sturdy buggy, and my daughter seems very happy in it!
Weaknesses:
Quite heavy, and sometimes a struggle to get the carrycot/seat unit off the frame to collapse it.
Overall:
To those of you having problems steering your iCandy/wheels jamming - make sure your tyres are pumped up to the correct level. I was having all sorts of problems and asked at the shop where I bought the iCandy - this was the advice I received and it cured all problems!
 
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emily hartley 
Posted: 11/12/07
'DANGEROUS!'
Strengths:
looks good and has lots of fancy accessories for boy/girl.
Weaknesses:
The wheels (4 & 3) jam constantly and the pushchair can easily tip over. My wheels jammed while crossing a very busy road in the middle of Oford Street, which scared the living daylights out of me as cars approached. Every divert, crack, pavement etc. I go over the wheels jam. The only surface that it glides on is indoor shopping centres where the floors are smooth - not very helpful. The shopping basket is large but difficult to access because of the two bars at the front of the pram/pushchair. The frame scratches easily and it's very heavy.
Overall:
Extremely disappointed with this pushchair and have a bad back as a result of jamming wheels. I would not recommend this buggy if you want to walk on anything apart from smooth surfaces. The pushchair straps are far too big for under 9 months and the carrycot lacks padding.
 
Portability/storage
 
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40%
 
Sarah Tweedle 
Posted: 03/12/07
'FAB PUSHCHAIR'
Strengths:
Carrycot in a higher position than the Bugaboo so easier to see baby. Has a bar to ensure that the carrycot does not wobble(unlike Quinny Buzz and Bugaboo).
Great basket for shopping and a very sturdy frame. Have only used this with four wheels.
Pneumatic wheels great on rough ground.
Weaknesses:
This is quite heavy for lifting in and out of the car boot. More suited to someone who walks a lot.
Overall:
Would buy this again without hesitation. Not for someone who needs to put the pushchair in and out of a car frequently.
 
Portability/storage
 
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Overall Rating
 
84%
 
Sarah Clark 
Posted: 28/11/07
'LOVE IT'
Strengths:
really easy to put up and down
Weaknesses:
when using the pushchair facing you it won't fond flat
Overall:
really happy with it
 
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Overall Rating
 
76%
 
Lorraine Edwards 
Posted: 30/10/07
'AS BAD AS IT GETS'
Strengths:
look good senable colur.
Weaknesses:
Were to start, You need three hands to operate this system as you need both hands to get the hood down on the carry cot and a third to hold the baby. Pram cover easily kicked off by wriggling baby, not a good thing in December.The carry cot could do with been bigger as the seat unit can,t be used till 6 months. When using the seat unit you need two hands to hold the buttons in on each side and a third the position the seat. When using hood on pushchair you have to pull it forwards so it comes off the back of the seat then position it back on the seat again or it sags. The harness is as small as it goes and yet still to big. The system scratched very easily, The shopping basket looks big but you can,t get anything big in it as there are two bars in the way. The biggest problem with this is it tips very easily on 3 wheals and it is incredible hard to push. But when on for wheals it,s just as bag as they seam to stick and jam, very bad on shop flours and when getting down sets or off curbs. 1st set of wheals buckled 2nd set just as bad.
Overall:
If you want something that looks good fine, if it,s practicality your looking for don,t bother.
 
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Overall Rating
 
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