Doona Car Seat & Pram
One product that we’re asked about all the time is the Doona pram. And no wonder. It’s a brilliant product, particularly for travelling or city-living. It’s essentially a car seat with built in wheels, so it can also be used as a pram. While this is exactly the sort of innovative, parent friendly product that we love, unfortunately we can’t offer it to our customers. Here’s why:
Car seats are not safe to rent or buy second-hand.
When we get any item back after it’s been with a customer we will do a full damage check. However, with car seats the damage may be internal, and therefore it’s impossible to know if a car seat is safe unless you have a full picture of its history. If it’s been in an accident, its structural integrity will be compromised and it won’t offer the protection needed.
As much as we’d like to offer the Doona Pram for rent, we can’t find a way around this issue that doesn’t compromise the safety of your kids, and it’s not a risk we’re willing to take (or would encourage you to take). This is the one instance where buying new beats the circular economy!
If you'd like to purchase the Doona Car Seat & Pram you can do so here.
...so how does it work?
Baboodle is the UK’s largest baby equipment rental subscription service, offering you access to premium baby products on completely flexible terms. London based & UK Wide delivery. Free returns.
Browse Items1
Explore
Browse and select the items you’d like to rent or hire. If you’re looking for some guidance, take a look at our interactive quiz to find the products that are right for you.2
Rent
Your first month's payment will be taken and your items delivered straight to your door on your chosen day. After this, a monthly payment will be taken until you return your item.3
Return
Returns are free. Log your return on our Returns Portal. We’ll send you a QR code or printable label. Once your item arrives with us we’ll stop your subscription.
Any questions?
Buying everything you need for a baby is expensive, a drain on the planet's resources, and, let's be honest, a faff. On top of that, babies grow out of things so quickly (if they ever even liked it in the first place) that it just doesn't make sense to buy.
Save money: Rent premium brands for a fraction of the price only when you need them. On average our customers will rent £3400 worth of short-term use equipment for just £66 a month in the first year (that's over 75% savings 🙌🏻).
Reduce waste: The UK baby equipment market has a carbon footprint of approximately 280,000kg CO2e annually. The carbon footprint of an average pram is approximately 450 kg CO2e. Baboodle offers an alternative at the point of purchase, increasing the life cycle of a product and reducing its impact on the environment. Now the sustainable choice is the obvious choice.
Make space: No more to-be-sold pile cluttering up every spare nook and cranny. Reclaim your space and make time for things that are more important, like quality time with your children, or your bed.
Delivery: Select your preferred delivery date on the checkout page. We will deliver your products on this date, and your rental will start from then. You will pay for your first period up-front, but any subsequent payments will be exactly one month from delivery. Shipping costs £7.95 within the UK.
Returns: When you are ready to return your item, just hit ‘cancel’ in your account or email us at returns@baboodle.co.uk. You will be sent a link to create your FREE returns label and book in your return. We pause payments for 5 days whilst we await your items. Once the items arrive back with us your rental will be ended and all payments will be stopped.
On your chosen day, your first month's payment will be taken and your items delivered straight to your door. After this, a monthly payment will be taken until you return your item.
When you're ready to end your subscription, log your return on our Returns Portal. We'll send you a QR code or a printable label for your free return. Once it's arrived with us we'll stop your payments and give the item a thorough clean ready for its next home.
Baboodle cover general wear and tear (scratches and small stains). They are to be expected. If the item is damaged beyond repair, lost, or stolen, we may charge you for the total estimated Replacement Value of the item. If the item is repairable, but the repair is expected to cost over £20, we may charge you for the cost of repair. Thankfully, our damage rate is incredibly low. We only rent items that do not damage easily. Of our 10,000+ rentals last year, we had to charge for fewer than 5.
We built Baboodle out of the frustration of having to buy new items every time our needs changed, or we realised we didn’t like a product. Exchanges on Baboodle are really simple. Just let us know at hello@baboodle.co.uk that you would like to try a different item. We will charge the £7.95 shipping fee for the new item and change the product in your account as soon as we receive your old item back.
Why parents love Baboodle
Sustainable
Reduce waste and carbon emissions by renting rather than buying.
100% Flexible
The second you or your baby no longer needs an item, just send it back. Onto the next thing!
Wallet-friendly
The average Baboodle customer will spend just £500 on a £1,100+ pram
No more clutter
No more finding a place for long outgrown items. Reclaim your storage space!
Premium brands
We've chosen our items based on real-life parent feedback and only stock the best of the best.
We have made over 10,000 parents’ lives easier
I’m so glad I did it through Baboodle as I used it for the amount of time I needed and then sent it back. Perfect! Customer service was wonderful. When I needed the insert for my baby to face outward, I dropped Baboodle an email and I had the insert sent to me the next day. I’ve already recommended to lots of my mama friends and will continue to.
Incredible customer experience, personalized and bespoke. Feels like actual real people who care about the company and customer experiences - so, so rare these days! Their offices are only a 10 min drive from my house and I urgently needed a carrier and they offered to Uber it to me. I recommend Baboodle to everyone having a baby and will definitely use them for my next child.
Baboodle were absolutely wonderful and I couldn’t recommend them more. I’m travelling alone with 3 kids and Baboodle saved me the hassle of having to bring a pushchairs and other bits from Qatar. The service was reliable, contact with the team super easy and responses were speedy. The items I ordered were in perfect condition and the pushchair was new. I will definitely be using Baboodle again.
I've rented two travel prams and the Bebello washer machine from Baboodle and each time the process was super quick and easy. All the products are in perfect condition and its a great way to trial items and save space on short term goods. Delivery is fast and the returns process is really simple. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a way to make baby purchasing more sustainable!
My friend recommended the Bugaboo stardust travel cot but it is £200 to buy new and we only needed it for a weekend so I looked into renting and found this website. Easy order system, was delivered in a week. The cot was in a great condition in its original box. When we wanted to return it was easy to book the collection for the following day.
Great Service! First time trying Baboodle. We rented a travel cot while we were away on a road trip for a few weeks. Was hassle free and perfect to minimize luggage (organized the delivery to our destination). It was also a great way to try out the product and now plan on buying my own! Really friendly staff and was helpful and kind when responding to a question I had. Would recommend ☺️
I rented a yoyo pram for a holiday in September and I couldn’t recommend Baboodle more. It was clear when the pram would be arriving, I was able to track the delivery and have the peace of mind with knowing exactly how I would return it after my holiday. The team were so helpful and friendly over email. Would definitely use their rental service again!
This fantastic company rent out top quality equipment with easy delivery/collection.
We hired an off road buggy for the festival season which was in perfect condition and delivered to suit us. When we had questions, customer services were easy to contact and quick to respond. Would recommend to anyone!
I would highly recommend Baboodle. It was super easy to order a stroller pram for our holiday, quick delivery and outstanding customer service using the instant chat function whenever I had any questions. It was so good that we’ve used them again for our next holiday.
The obvious choice
Rent
No big upfront investment
Product repairs & quality checked
Flexible
Only pay for the time you use
No need to store items you no longer use
Reducing product waste
Buy
High upfront costs
No repair or maintenance support
Inflexible
Pay full price for short term use
Store outgrown or redundant items
Increasing product waste
