Peg Perego Duette SW - Toffee Twin Seat Standard Stroller Review

Peg Perego Duette Double Stroller

First of all, I'll say that this stroller was a shower gift so I hadn't done any research or comparison shopping whatsoever. I know that this stroller was very expensive and I both appreciated it and used it often.  Would I have chosen it?  In hindsight I am not sure.

I do like the Peg Perego brand.  It was my first choice for our high chair, which I did choose myself.  I also like the blue and white plaid fabric.

The design behind this duette stroller is to have one child behind another rather than side by side.  When there is an age difference in your children, as was the case with mine, there are advantages to this.  The baby can be sleeping soundly in the back while the older child rides in front and can see but isn't able to bother the baby.  I am sure Moms of twins or children that are close in age and aren't getting along side by side, can see the point of this as well.  Either way, another advantage is being able to pull the individual "shades" over just one child or both.

I agree with a previous reviewer that at times I felt like I was steering a bus.  It is long and you have to compensate for this when you're "driving" through crowded stores.  It is also a challenge to give that "shuv" over bumps because of the distance from you and the front wheels.

As long as it was, I must say the Peg Perego duette stroller was easy to fold up for storage and there were some advantages in storing this one in the car because it wasn't as wide.

My Viewpoint:  There are advantages and disadvantages in both the side by side double strollers and the front and back double strollers.  My best advice is to try to test them and keep in mind the age difference in your children.  This Peg Perego stroller was used quite a bit and was a life saver at times but it was not always easy to drive.  The reality is that shopping with two stroller age kids is challenging anyway so I just put on my bus driver's cap and a smile and did the best I could.