I purchased a black 09 iCandy Apple 3 Wheel jogger pushchair with Maxi Cosi car seat and carrycot from a baby store about 15 miles from me as you can't buy online. I thought this would give me a good interface between seller / manufacturer and myself in the event of a problem. This was wrong. The pram was ok whilst my little girl was small. I used the carrycot and it was very nice. Problems arose after the first year when the front jogger wheel encountered problems. It tipped when going down kerbs and the connection had begun to shore away giving it a substantial amount of wobble. It had difficulty finding its way around the 360 swivel when the front wheel had been lifted, for example going up a kerb etc. Quite often it wouldn't go forwards without me pulling back and easing the swivel wheel to one side or the other. I kept trying to ring the baby store to no avail as they weren't answering their phone. I don't drive so couldn't easily get to the shop. I contacted iCandy who were less than helpful. They said the buck stopped with the retailer not them. I also did not like the lie flat for this chair. Whilst it did have a number of lie flat options it always meant that my daughter's feet were higher than her hips instead of laying legs flat too. It looked uncomfortable and she always liked to lie flat for naps. I wish I had bought something else online. Most online retailers will send a courier to pick something up if it develops a fault etc. iCandy did not want to know despite issues with the retailer not answering their phone. Expensive gimmicky pushchair. Don't bother with it. Replaced with second hand Jane Slalom when daughter was about 18 months old.

I have had my apple for almost a year now and am still extremly happy with it. I am currently 7 months pregnant with my second, and looking into buying the pear converter to turn it into a double. Thought I'd have my say and I fear the apple isn't being wholly appreciated in the way it should! There is a knack to collapsing the apple, and it is quite a heavy chassis. The grandparents really cant get to grips with the design, but for my personal use I've had no qualms whatsoever. It has a fantastic shopping basket, durable and suitable for country walks and rough terrain, fits through single doors a treat and folds neatly into the boot of our polo. Furthermore, I've had no end of compliments and comments on how comfortable our baby Joseph looks in it! In general I'd say it requires care and upkeep like most things in life. The foam has split but has been easily replaced by the store - a lesson learned to keep an eye on teething children. Also, if it sticks I was advised silicon spray is the best, mess-free method of getting it folding smoothly once again. I have no regrets in investing in an apple, particularly now I can continue to use it with the new comer in future (as well as have a play around with colours/flavours). Pricey, but worth it.

I bought an apple which initially was great until our son grew, then it all went wrong, my friends always laughed as they knew I was coming before turning the corner the chassis would squeak so loudly. It sounded cheap and became difficult to control.
I decided to buy a mountain buggy urban after lots of research, my son who is very tall for his age still loves it and takes lots of bribes to get him out.
Best advise borrow a mates child who is 10 + months old then go pram shopping, before parting with lots of hard earned money.

I saw the icandy in john lewis when my 3rd daughter was a cpl month old but could not afford one, I then went onto ebay and bought a 2nd hand apple i loved it, I fell pregnant again and decided to upgrade i sold my apple and got a pear, only thing with pear is getting it on a bus, it took up space for 2 pushchairs, i did not like thatyou could only have facing away or towards , would of been better had it had where seats could face toward eachother or away, i have sold the pip frame yellow seat and carrycot, i still use my i candy with pear front wheels and blue upper seat. i find it easier to push with the pear wheels th the apple double jogger wheel.

i would recommend i candy apple/ pear to anyone

I bought an Apple icandy for my 3 month old and have never looked back. It is so much easier to push, turn around in shops and is NOT heavy as some people say! It's light, roomy and stylish.

It's easy to take apart and fold up in the car. We also have turned the seat round so that the baby can face us and face forward.

Some people say they would not recommend it, but then use it again for their second child!! Says it all really!!

I bought an icandy apple fours years ago and I wouldn't recommend it to anybody. It started off as a brilliant pram, that was really easy to steer, however, as my son got bigger (and heavier) the chassis just couldn't cope and it became really difficult to push - always veering off to the side - and my arms would hurt by the time I got home from my walk.

I'm now using the pram again for my second child, but now that she has grown out of pram top I'm moving to a bugaboo bee as it is so light and can be pushed with one hand.

When i see people with icandy apple's I notice that they do seem to have made improvements in the last couple of years so I hope that people buying them now don't have the trouble I had.

do not buy a i candy?
i had the apple then upgraded to the pair costing with extras just over £900.
we have so many things go wrong with it is untrue no body at icandy wants to help.the only thing i still like about it is the way the pram looks.
i would really think befor you buy one .i would never use i candy again and as for the company its self it is a joke.

iCandy is a piece of garbage and it is so heavy and annoying with all the parts. I can't wait until the Bugaboo Donkey comes out and I can finally toss the iCandy!!

I have had such a positive experience with iCandy and as all of their products come with a 2 year guarantee and am positive that the last poster has a somewhat commercial interest!! Sour grapes??

To all those mums thinking of buying a icandy apple pram,think again.i brought a icandy apple pram which cost me alot of money with all the extras,and since day 1 the pram has been back and forwards to the shop with problems.the pram wont fold down/the wheels come loose etc.The thing which make me so angry is that i have to keep paying for the work to be done as i candy wont take any responsibility for anything.So you have a pram which looks lovely but clearly is not what it looks like!I would advise you to go to a silver cross company or someone who will actually sell you a pram that is good quality.

I love my iCandy Apple. I've had 3 children now ( and 3 different prams ) and I've ended up buying a replacement pushchair within 4 months of the baby being born, but my 3rd daughter is 17 months old and I am still using my iCandy because it's brilliant.
It pushes so easy. The adjustable handle height is great, I love how she can still face me.
It's the best pram/pushchair I've ever owned and I've had many! I've recommended it to all my pregnant friends!!
The only minor thing I have to say is the shopping basket is too small, but other than that I love it!!
I've never had a problem with it at all, I only wish I could have another baby to use it again!!

Shocking quality, poorly made product with appaling customer service. If this is what we should expect from a british made product then I for one, and I suspect many others will be turning to 'foriegn competitors' as previously mentioned!!!!!!!
Icandy do not deal with you direct and refuse to resolve problems. After only a few months the chasis creaks and stearing vears off to one side leaving you pushing a pram which feels unstable. Hood on stroller hardly offers any shade to the baby (the parasol is worse than useless, flys off in slightest breeze even with the extra secure clasp they will flog you).
Any repairs faults will be deamed not to be manufacturing ones (by icandy!!) - and you will be left to pick up a heavy bill or a pram you cant use which is potentially unsafe!!!
Totally unhappy with my purchase and will be buying new one after six months - when bought I believed I would have at least two years use out of it.

Great stroller!! I have an Apple and not only did I use it as a single but i now use it as a double as well! This pram makes my life a whole lot easier in many ways. It was definitely worth every penny!

Do not waste your money on the icandy apple pushchair, there are many better quality choices out there for less cash. I cant say it does not look nice because it looks great however, as soon as it breaks you will find your 'two year guarantee' to be worthless!!! icandy have shocking customer service policies - once you part with the cash they will not want to know. When you get a fault and I stress when not if (considering I only know 3 people personally who have bought them - all have had problems). icandy tell you
faults are due to 'customer misuse' and you must pay in excess of £50 to have it fixed. I used my stroller for less than three months of light use.
I bought the full package (carry cot, stroller, car seat, parasoll etc)at a cost of just shy of £800. I bought the package more than six months ago and regardless of the fact the stroller has only had three months use - it is now down to me to prove that it is a manufacturing fault and not misuse. The stroller is by the way in immaculate condition and in no way been mistreated.
Other points to consider - very heavy, dont expect full independence esp if you had diff birth, needed help to lift in car as bulky and awkward. Expect possible difficulties with stearing (wheels go off to one side making difficult to stear).
Should be left to those with more money than sense - avoid