Arias for Rubini

Advantages: Good as a travel system
Disadvantages: Not great as a pushchair

...~*~*~INTRODUCTION~*~*~ My husband and I had been married a month when we found out I was expecting. We were over the moon but realised it didn't really give us chance to save. We decided early that we would opt for a travel system as it would save buying a car seat and a pram. We looked around Mothercare and Babies'r'us at all the different options, the prices still seemed quite high so we looked at the old faithful, the Argos catalogue. We saw the Mamas and Papas Aria, it came as a pushchair on its own for £99.99, or along with the Primo Viaggio and Mamas and Papas accessories for £129.99. We decided to go for it as a package, again saving money. ~*~*~FEATURES~*~*~ -Suitable from birth to 3 years. -Floating 5 point harness, allowing the child to move around. This is fine for a toddler, but not so much... Read review

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Advantages: Light weight, compact
Disadvantages: didnt like the harness

...I am a self confessed pramaholic - but i have to say that this is one of my favourites!! It is lightweight and folds so compactly! It is great for small boots of public trasport. The shopping basket is HUGE! You can get loads in! The seat itself is nice and spacious and most importantly comfortable! The accessories that you can get are also great! Mamas and Papas are a well known brand and the aria is a great addition! When you first get it, it does take a bit of putting together - although this is only putting the wheels on! These can be taken off again if need be by squeezing the underneath of them (I sold one of the 2 that I had and got it back in the original box with the wheels successfully removed!) I love the fact that you can get a car seat attached to it, making a great lightweight travel system. The recline... Read review

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Advantages: cheap components
Disadvantages: */@# customer services!

...I've been a Aria customer for about a year now and have spent quite a lot of money with them, but until recently I had never dealt with their customer services. I ordered a memory cooler at the beginning of November, called a week after dispatched to say I hadn't received and was asked to phone back two weeks later. I did so and they told me they would dispatch another immediately, I found this odd as there web site said they had none in stock, but waited anyway. After sending many emails I phoned again in December which I recorded, they said they would dispatch again that day. Then asked how this was possible as they did not have any in stock, I was put on hold for 2 minutes then the guy apologised and said he would dispatch a.s.a.p. at that point I just asked for my money back. The 28 days has been and gone, no money! I now have no... Read review

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