Customer Reviews

JJ Cole Urban Toddler Bundle Me - Soho

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This is not a universal cover because it does not work with the 2 most common jogging strollers. The entire line of Baby Joggers (City Mini, City Elite) and BOB strollers have connected hoods/mesh to the back of the seat. You can not slip it around so it will never be secure. The company really needs to advertise that it absolutely must slip behind the back of the seat. Most common strollers it is okay but most jogging strollers (which I think is what you use the most outside) you can not use this item. Big disappointment. Hope this saves someone else from the hassle.

I bought this item based on previous reviews and recommendations and was not disappointed at all. I love the color, the material is easy to wash, and most of all it keeps my baby warm and comfortable. I have a bugaboo cameleon stroller and it fits perfectly. My only recommendation would be for parents to purchase the toddler size rather than the infant size if your baby is older than 3 months. The bag runs rather small so the size labels can be decieving. Other than that, what you see is what you get! Worth every penny!!!!

So when my son got to the toddler stage, I was worried about how to keep him warm in his stroller. We live in the city, so travel by stroller is a way of life. He loves to be outside, but really dislikes being covered up - you can see the source of needing this product! Overall, we have found this product to be very good - it is machine washable, it is warm for my son (16 months at the time of purchase), there is room for him to grow into it a bit this winter, it fits our Maclaren Quest stroller nicely, and it is attractive. The only downsides we have noted are that we wish it had one zipper up the middle, instead of having a zipper up each side. The reason for this is that we think it would be tougher for our son to get his hands out of the bag this way - he is nothing short of Houdini-like, however, in his ability to get himself out of outwear and protective items like this bag, so it may not matter at all.
The other thing is that is does not attach to the stroller as securely as we would like - it has a tendency to slide down the front, and eventually, usually on a rainy day, the bottom of the bag drags on the ground a bit. However, going back to the fact that it is washable, this is not a huge complaint either. This may also be a function of the stroller with which you are trying to use this.
I would recommend this product to anyone with a squirmy toddler who loves being outside as much as my son does!

I loved the infant Urban BundleMe we used last winter, but my daughter was too long for it when I tried to reuse it earlier this winter. The bigger issue, though, was the fact that we upgraded to a City Mini stroller last April from our infant car seat/snap & go stroller set up we had last winter. The Urban BundleMe worked fabulously in our Graco SnugRide 32 car seat. After many attempts, however, I had to conclude that there was no way to install the Urban BundleMe in our City Mini without having to give up something else. You can either get the elastic strap over the back of the seat securely (by unsnapping and unvelcroing parts of the City Mini seat from the stroller frame), but then you lose the ability to recline the stroller's seat. Or, you can put the strap over the back of the seat just by pulling the seat forward and slipping the elastic over the back of it that way, but then it doesn't stay on well at all and the entire back of the BundleMe then keeps sliding down and bunching around your child's waist and hips in the stroller. I ended up spending a lot of time reading about various stroller buntings, trying to find one I liked as much as the Urban BundleMe, but that I could put in the City Mini stroller, recline the seat, and know it would stay put. I also didn't want it to cost too much more than the Urban BundleMe. I finally just decided I couldn't find anything that I was willing to give a try, and planned on sewing either velcro, or large snaps, or both on to the back of a Toddler BundleMe and on the back of our stroller seat, hoping that would do the trick.

My mom bought the Toddler Urban BundleMe for us for Christmas, and when I took it out of the package, I saw that they had made changes to it. The infant one I had was bought off my baby registry when I was halfway through my pregnancy...so, sometime in May of 2009, I received it. This Toddler one not only has the elastic strap in the back, but it also has extra quilted fabric at the top of the back half of the bunting. It's elasticized, and meant to be stretched over the top of the stroller seat. I don't know if that's just a new thing they've begun doing with ALL Urban BundleMes (infant *and* toddler), of if it's just exclusive to the toddler one, but whichever it is, that extra way to secure the bunting to the stroller seat WORKS. I never had to break out the velcro and the snaps. I simply pulled the back of the stroller seat forward, slipped the elastic strap over the back of it, and then also pulled the elasticized extra fabric over the top of the seat. I can recline the seat of my City Mini all the way when necessary, and the back of the Urban BundleMe stays securely attached. I'm so thrilled! I've also noticed that the interior is a softer, more velour-like material than what was in my old infant Urban BundleMe (which was also really nice, but this new fabric is even softer!).

I'm so glad I just decided to stick with the Urban BundleMe! I live in NYC and don't have a car, so having a way to keep my daughter warm and cozy in her stroller is essential. We use the subway nearly daily, and when there's no elevator to take (which is often, since NYC has such a terrible subway system), I can just take my daughter out of the stroller, keep the Urban BundleMe in the stroller, lift up the bottom of the BundleMe to find the folding mechanism on the City Mini, lift up the stroller and go. No dirty blanket dragging on the ground, and it's one less thing I have to hold while climbing the stairs. Soon after we get to the top, my daughter is tucked back into her BundleMe, warm and ready to go. On really cold days, I also use my stroller's rain cover. And there's plenty of room inside the Urban BundleMe to fit another blanket if I really think it's necessary. It's so wonderful to not be stuck indoors just because it's cold out. If anything, my daughter is much more comfortable than I am when we go out to run errands!

This product is great! I bought this after my baby outgrew the bundle me. It has a nice water resistant exterior and the chamois inside is so soft...I wouldn't mind being snuggled up in this. I washed it inside out before the first use and it came out great with no shedding. I let is air dry and put it in the dryer for 5 minutes just to get some wrinkles out. I really like this product and wish that I bought this from the beginning instead of the regular bundle me that my baby outgrew so fast. We do have the toddler bundle me (regular)for our jogging stroller and it's nice, but the inside of the urban bundle me is so much softer and tends not to shed on baby.

I was unsure whether or not to order this Bundle Me due to contradicting reviews. I decided to try it and add a review to help others in the future. This Bundle Me DOES fit the Baby Jogger City Mini. To get it on:
1) Remove the stroller's canopy using the buttons on the sides & unvelcroing the sides
2) Pull the stroller's straps through the appropriate slots in the Bundle Me (there is even an additional slot on the Bundle Me that corresponds well with the stroller's strap for folding the stroller!)
3) Unsnap the top-most fasteners that attach the back of the stroller to the stroller's frame
4) Pull the elastic strap on the Bundle Me over the top of the stroller back. I didn't even bother trying to stretch the top of the Bundle Me over the top of the stroller - it is holding fine like this.
5) Re-Snap the top of the stroller back together & reattach the canopy. (The Bundle Me elastic strap will be going around the back of the stroller in between the middle and top snaps on the stroller frame).
6) Make sure that your baby still fastens-in securely and go for a warm walk! :)
The Bundle Me may not fit "perfectly", but it definitely works and I am very happy to have it.

This Toddler Bundle Me fits my The First Years Stroller just fine - the bottom edge is about an inch from touching the wheels of my stroller. I have the Original Bundle Me for infants and was great for a cold winter here in Germany. The Original one has a very thick fleece cover with a thick sherpa lining which is not waterproof but it did keep pretty dry even when the snow that fell onto it had melted. That's why I decided to get this Urban one which is waterproof. I have not used it yet but from the feel of it, compared to the Original one, it's not as thick. It's much like a thin blanket whereas the Original one is like a thick blanket. The Urban one has a thin fleece lining and is lightly stuffed with a thin layer of polyester fiberfill (like those inside pillows). If your winters are light, this should work fine. I guess I need to bundle up my lil man more when using this Urban one in Germany.

I had to return this because it just wasn't "universal" enough. My stroller has a hood that attaches to the back of the seat, so there was no way to slide the Bundle Me over the edge of the backseat. I think they should be more descriptive.

We did purchase the regular, non-urban one, and the elastic strap stretches around the hood when the hood is laid flat.

Baby products are so hit-or-miss. Far too many times, I've plunked down a wad of cash for some new baby gear and have been disappointed with the outcome.

Not so with the BundleMe! This product literally changed my life. Seriously, it would have been worth it at twice the cost.

I primarily used my BundleMe with a Graco Quattro Tour. It fit fine and never slipped off or slipped down. I started using it when my son was about a year old, and it fit him fine right through this winter, when he turned 2. Though I doubt it will fit next winter, he'll be too old for a stroller then, anyway.

Why do I love the BundleMe so much? Well, it WORKS. It keeps my child warmer than a blanket, and doesn't fall all over the place like a blanket would. Plus, it's so easy to use. I put him in the stroller like usual and just zip it up. It takes 5 seconds. And, for those times I am going in and out of stores or subway stations (where it is warm compared to the air outside), I can just zip the front of the BundleMe on and off as the temperature around us fluctuates - without having to take my child out of the stroller! It also just gives me an extra layer of security; if it's colder than I expected out or it starts to snow, I know he's protected anyway.

If you spend a lot of time walking with a child in a stroller and live in an area where it gets cold, you CANNOT go wrong with the BundleMe!

I bought the JJ Cole Urban Toddler Bundle Me-Soho for my daughter Emily Jade and "we" love it. This saves so much time in the morning and we all learn fast how important that is with kids! Even though she is only 10mos I bought the toddler size so that it could be used for more than a season since it is a more expensive item. The extra room will be perfect for next year's longer legs! It fits her infant carseat fine. The wind and water resistant material makes it nice that you do not need a separate cover in bad weather. And it washes off easily - like when you rub the car seat down a dirty car when trying to get everything loaded:) At the same time, the inside is so soft and warm that she loves to cuddle with it when taking a nap in the car. I also like that the zippers are at the sides so there is no worry of cold, hard or rough pieces irritating her chin. She stays so toasty that I do not need to use gloves anymore (still need a hat). It is also helpful for faster escapes from places. You just zip the baby in and then you can tighten straps in the car while avoiding public meltdowns! I would highly recommend this item. It is a real time saver.