Vista Stroller accessories on sale 2009/2010 models

The Rumble Seat $129.99 $99.99

and

The Piggyback Ridealong board $89.99 $79.99

Did you notice? We slipped some Babyhawk brand  “Oh Snap” carriers into our baby carrier section!

The Babyhawk brand is a very respected little company in California, ran by the mom who founded it. They’ve been making mei tai carriers for years and they just launched the new Oh Snap. We were among the first to get it in store and currently there are  8 colors here for immediate shipment.

The OhSnap fits babies from 15-45 pounds using either a front carry or backpack position.  It is comprable to a Babyhawk Mei Tai in its style and design, except there are no long straps to tie, and it offers good waistbelt support for carrying older children or for carrying a child for long time periods such as hiking or day trips. The adjustability is meant to fit a women’s size 0 to 22.  The carrier is not meant to be used with newborns, and no, there aren’t any snaps on it, just buckles.

Shop the Babyhawk Oh Snap carriers here

Public Health Dept press release

What: Free H1N1 Community Vaccine Clinic
Where: West Berkeley Family Practice, 2031 Sixth Street, (off University Ave)
When: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 10am-12pm and 1pm-4pm

Nasal and injectable H1N1 vaccines will be available. Please note that no seasonal flu vaccines will be provided at this clinic.

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If you use Google Checkout to pay for your order on our site, they give you $5 off.

Ends on January 31 at 11pm pacific time. Limit one use per customer.

The link to Google Checkout is on the “view cart” page, below your items. After shopping, click the “Google Checkout $5 off” image rather than using our standard “checkout” button. That redirects you to a Google login and checkout process where the discount is applied automatically.

PS- some customers report trouble combining this with the free shipping over $100 offer – we will honor it, just call or email if it didn’t work automatically and we will refund any unwanted shipping charge.

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Good news from Children’s Hospital Oakland:

On Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, Children’s Hospital is offering free H1N1 flu vaccinations to all children and ADULTS (yes, adults are welcome, too) who come to the H1N1 vaccination clinic in the Outpatient Center . Everyone is welcome.

Children’s has about 2,500 doses of the vaccine available to help the community weather the pandemic.

The clinic will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (unless supplies are depleted earlier) in Children’s Outpatient Center, 744 52nd St., Oakland, CA 94609.

Please help spread the word: Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Outpatient Center . All welcome.

We are getting many questions about the Beco Butterfly availability. Here is the latest information:

The original Beco Butterfly is retired and was replaced with version “Butterfly 2” with some noteworthy design changes! The Butterfly 2.0 blog thread on colors and stocking is here. We have 12 colors in stock – solid black and brown and the prints : Avery, Carnival, Argyle Deer, Grace, Lenka, Panthers, Paige, and Zoye. The limited edition Scooters print with orange straps is on sale for $189 $159. The fall colors will sell out before long and no more will be made – this means Grace, Argyle, Lenka, Panthers, Scooters and Avery. We are currently well-stocked but all the Becos move fast and we will run out on the fall colors before long.

These ship free the same day or next day after you order them.

The automatic free shipping is FedEx ground. There is a new map on our policies page for delivery speed with Fedex ground service. You may find you live close enough to get overnight or 2nd day service at the Ground price.

Everybody is curious about how the Beco fabric prints look close up and in the sunlight, so we blog these whenevr we can. Check the sidebar for the “butterfly photos” section. Our homemade close-up outdoor shots of Isabella and Olivia are here. Extra images of Abby Sara and Natalie are here. We also took photos of Aubrey, Ethan, and Emma – especially useful because you can clearly see the words in the popular Emma print.

Many people ask about the sold out colors – we can confirm that the following are out of stock and not being made any more:

Duo organic owls in sand, sky blue, or rust orange

Jacob, Sara, River, Hannah,

exclusive custom-made Abby, Mia, Olivia and Emma.