iCandy Cherry

I am a busy grandma who has looked after 3 grandchildren with the same ICandy buggy for 6 and a half years and it is still going strong. I Vanish the stains and have washed and scrubbed it several times. It is so easy to fold and put in the boot. My only criticism is the rain cover tears quite easily but we don't use it very much. So all in all a sturdy hard wearing buggy.

We have had 2 kids before and decided to buy brand new Buggy so would think we had some experience of what you need from a buggy but The I Candy Cherry is really style over substance! very very disappointed.

The problems with this buggy is all the below:

After only 6 months of use the wheel has fallen off!

Raincover has to either be put on fully or taken completely off which with the UK weather is not helpful,ideally you want to be ale to fold raincover back without it blowing/falling off.

The shopping bag is useless when using the carry cot as you need to take shopping out of you carrier bag to be able to squeeze it in-between the small gap, its better in pushchair mode but not much.

Also as you need to keep putting the raincover in the shopping bag as it keeps falling off when not in full use, you have even less space to put your shopping in!

The other infuriating thing is when sold by a well know department store they forgot to say that your nappy bag should be stored in the shopping bag as the chassis is so light, so where are you meant to put your shopping?

The other irritating thing is trying to change the seat position its very hard to press the inside buttons.

All in all I would never recommend this to anyone, its been designed by a company who has not even bothered to ask parents what they really need from a practical buggy.

As others have said we had issues with the wheels - bought it in late 2010, by early 2012 (18 months or so) the rear wheels were decidedly wobbly. We didn't get them changed as our son started to walk well enough not to bother.

We have just got it out of storage for number 2 and had to fork out £60 for a new rear axle and wheels (new design) the new design doesn't allow the wheels to be removed (which means the pram doesn't fit flat in the boot anymore!!). You can tell that the old design was a faulty one but iCandy refused to accept that, we'll wait and see how these wheels work...but I don't hold out any real hope having read other reviews.

I have found the cherry to do anything I need for me and my little one. It is so light weight and easy to push. Felis has so much room, he had lots of room in the carrycot, he was in that till he was 5 1/2 months and then moved to the seat - he is now coming up for 1 1/2 years and he loves that he can look at the world going by but I have to admit I sometimes turn him to face me :) I would recommend the icandy cherry.

I've had my Cherry for two years now. It's well built and made to last so even though it costs more than most, it should last for more than one child.

The carrycot is a very good size and doubles up as a moses basket/over night bed. The only downsides to it are that it's heavy so not the easiest to lift on and off the wheels and that the mattress is very firm.

The seat is good. It's a good size and my two year old still fits comfortably in it. It doesn't sit fully upright but that doesn't seem to bother him. It's more annoying that it doesn't lay completely flat and looks rather odd when fully reclined.

The basket is huge and easy to access no matter what you have attached to the wheels. The frame can get stiff sometimes but nothing that WD40 can't fix.

It is by far the easiest pushchair to push that I've ever had. Even friends who have a go with it are jealous. It folds down very easily and fits in the back of my Astra with plenty of room to spare for shopping. It looks great too and gets so many comments.

The only other drawback I can think of is that the seat is not washable. I have it in Fudge (beige) and with a toddler it can get quite dirty.

I have found the cherry to do anything I need for me and my little one. It is so light weight and easy to push. Felis has so much room, he had lots of room in the carrycot, he was in that till he was 5 1/2 months and then moved to the seat - he is now coming up for 1 1/2 years and he loves that he can look at the world going by but I have to admit I sometimes turn him to face me :) I would recommend the icandy cherry.

We brought the iCandy cherry for our first and the wheel broke. Although they changed the design probably due to the design fault we were just out of warranty so were charged for the new axle and wheels. The new wheels have fallen of twice. The last time was in the centre of town with loads of Christmas shopping – you can imagine. Instead of sending new wheels we have to send the entire push chair back to them first.

Avoid this brand and manufacturer!

We really love our iCandy cherry. Its light, feels lovely to push, looks good and fold up easily. Our only complaint is that after 1year it developed a fault with the chassis. We took it back to where we bought it (House of Baby, Bedfordshire) and it's so far taken 5 weeks and counting... The delay is caused by iCandy not having the part in stock. The repair is free under the warranty but we find a delay of this length unacceptable.

We bought our iCandy Cherry in berry Blue nearly 2 yrs ago and I absolutely love it. I Keep thinking of putting it away for 'number 2' but just carry on using it. My little one has always been comfortable in both the carrycot and the pushchair seat.

Its easy to fold and light to manouvre even with one hand and a good sized shopping basket, big enough for a changing bag, but also love being able to put a long handled bag on handle bar, and it doesnt slip off the foam.

would definately recommend this pushchair!

We wanted a *luxury* stroller that didn't come with a top-end price and so eventually settled on the Cherry. And have to say, other than the odd wear and tear we've been more than happy with ours.

The Mrs gets a lot of pleasure from using it around town and the kudos of an icandy from other mums - plus in practical use, it is lightweight (as most will probably say) but for what we need - a city stroller, this is ideal!

We've read of issues with the back wheels wearing quickly, but having spoken to the sales assistant at John Lewis I was informed that problems sometimes occur after "improper use" - so be careful to not put excessive weight (shopping bags) or else the bearings could split or come to wobble.

However, other than having to spray some mr sheen to keep the folding mechanism working smoothly, we've avoided any problems.

All in all, from a father's point of view, this doesn't score top marks for its durability but for practicality and value for money. Would definitely recommend!