Brooklyn Woman Has $400 Stoller Stolen
It would never occur to us to leave a stroller (back in the days that we needed such paraphernalia) parked unlocked in the front yard of our brownstone in Clinton Hill, but, apparently, some folks in the borough are far more trusting of human nature (or just humans) than we are, because The Times this…
It would never occur to us to leave a stroller (back in the days that we needed such paraphernalia) parked unlocked in the front yard of our brownstone in Clinton Hill, but, apparently, some folks in the borough are far more trusting of human nature (or just humans) than we are, because The Times this weekend devoted some significant column inchage to the plight of one writer who had her (unlocked) $400 stroller plucked from in front of her house. (The article doesn’t say explicitly which neighborhood this crime took place in, but all signs, including the photo accompanying the article, point to Park Slope, which certainly has grabbed headlines in the past for stroller-related reasons.) As the article progresses, we learn that (a) the NYPD doesn’t seem to think stroller snatching in general is much of a problem and (b) strollers are also being stolen in such places as Eugene, Oregon and Toronto. We’re interested in knowing how big a problem this actually is in Brooklyn. Thoughts from the parents out there?
The Stolen Stroller: An Urban Bourgeois Problem? [NY Times]
Photo by Plainy on Flickr
let me get this straight- its crappy to steal a stroller at the beach but ok to laugh at four guys getting badly pistol whipped and robbed? I wonder how your brain can contain such disparate elements without exploding.
I think most moms research the strollers and features they want obsessively before they buy. They want the best, the sturdiest, the easiest to handle and the safest. If they feel the $800 stroller is the one that best fits their needs,they’re going to get it. So maybe there is some bragging rights, in their mind, that they could afford the priciest stroller, but my guess is, they care more about safety features and ease of use than bragging rights.
Oh I understand it, rob. It’s all too easy to understand your “brain.”
Porn?
Neither do I – and everything annoys me. But I am not going to pick on Moms trying to move their kids around before I address the people who walk slow – 3 abreast on a narrow sidewalk, or the people who are somehow surprised that their groceries cost $ and they have to spend 5min fishing for their $ in their handbag. Or the same people who must not have noticed the meter in the taxi that was telling them what they owed, because I am stuck behind them while they find their cash. Or the people who wear backpacks in the subway and turn around failing to realize they extend 3 extra ft back or the……I could go on forever….moms are the least of the issue and have the hardest job – I can easily cut them some slack.
Unless every consumer product you buy is stricly the most value/bare-bones brand, model than describing other people’s purchases with terms such as “status desperate yuppies”,”ridiculous exuberance’, ” Image consciousness” for buying a premium brand? is hypocrisy.
Do you react with such strong conviction regarding cars, cameras, watches, sneakers, computers, smartphones…etc.
I was talking to *Rob*
cmu – I agree 100% in your auto and bike analogies – but just because you (or I) arent attuned to the various features doesn’t mean they dont exist. Without much thought I can say that a stroller that folds easily would be worth alot more than the one you have to wrestle with every time. And weight I am sure is a huge factor for women (or men) who need to go up and down subway steps. Then there is storage space and maneuverability, etc…
Point is, you clearly understand (at least with cars) that ‘premium’ sometimes is worth paying for if you appreciate the benefits you get – which many other people don’t appreciate. Therefore to attribute almost a moral indignation to the purchase of a ‘premium’ product, that you are not personally familiar with the benefits – is straight up hypocrisy. which is what has gotten my reaction. Since I seriously doubt there is a single NYTimes or Brownstoner reader who doesnt seek ‘premium’ products in some area of their life.
I dont care about strollers I just cant stand people who are hypocritical bull$hitters – hence my extreme dislike of you.