Joie - nutmeg

I have a Joie Nutmeg and Mint Latch combo that I got from target, and I'm very happy with it! I don't believe it's overhead bin compatible though. It folds down pretty small but I don't think it's quite small enough for a carry on. Maybe if you took off the bumper bar and wheels but then that makes it multi step. Regardless of that, if you are okay with bagging it and letting it get gate checked, it's a fairly affordable serviceable option. It's infant friendly with it's near flat recline although it doesn't parent face. I am personally interested in the Inglesina Quid 3 and if I had a compatible car seat I probably would have gone with it based on videos and reviews. I believe it IS overhead bin compatible. They make adapters for Nuna, Maxi Cosi, Cybex, and Clek. I don't have experience with it, this is all based on reviews! I've been seeing that the Nuna Trvl and it's baseless car seat are really superb for air travel, but again, don't have experience with it directly. I love The Stroller Mom on YouTube for stroller reviews, which is how I ended up with my Joie combo. She has tons of thorough reviews of travel strollers if you are interested in that!

Joie Nutmeg and Mint latch system! Truly the best thing ever

Honestly just the aesthetic of it lol. The features were totally comparable to me and I couldn’t decide at all, so I just went with the one I thought looked better!

What about the Joie Rue or Mint Latch Carseats and the Joie Ginger LX, it has a bassinet mode. Joie also has a good amount of strollers that offere different features. We started out looking at Chicco but soon we became disappointing in the types of strollers they offered and then found the Joie Lineup. Joie is owned by the same company that owns Graco and Nuna and are very well known in Europe. We ended up buying the Joie Mint Latch and Nutmeg combo from target so we have a small easy one hand fold stroller thats light and we also plan on picking up the Joie Ginger LX or new Ginger DLX to have the bassinet mode for a newborn and when we go to Disney World.

Joie travel system is made by the same company as Nuna. They are almost exactly the same thing. I love ours and we saved about a grand getting the Joie instead

I love my Joie travel system. It’s made by the same parent company as Nuna and it’s really nice and sleek looking but much more affordable. We bought it with our completion discount and saved extra money. It’s not a swivel car seat but it’s a latch car seat so it’s very easy to get baby in and out of car. I just bought a diaper bag from Target 🤷‍♀️ I think social media makes you think you need something fancy but really just any diaper bag works

We got the Joie mint car seat with nutmeg stroller. It’s their equivalent to the nuna trv and pipa. The stroller is lie flat and has a bassinet mode which we’ve been using for the past four months. I didn’t like the ginger cause the bassinet and car seat click into the frame and shook a lot. The nutmeg is one whole frame so sturdier. It’s pretty darn light and supposedly fits in an airline overhead compartment. The belt for when you use it as a stroller is not detachable, but we put a thick foot muff and she sleeps great!

I’m not sure where you’d be able to find the more luxury brands but I have the Joie Nutmeg stroller and I saw it at the two Supertargets here. The one at the Grove and the one off 280. I also have the Nuna Pipa Lite car seat (we got from our in laws) but would highly recommend. Can answer questions about Joie or the Nuna car seat.

Our neighbor's kept raving about their Nuna, so I went and looked in person, and wasn't impressed for the price. Next, I went to Target and also didn't love anything, which is when I really got into researching. I decided I wanted a baseless car seat, which really helped narrow down our options. I liked the look of Nuna and discovered Joie is made by the same parent company, which is when I fell in love with the brand, but was reluctant to buy something I hadn't seen in person. I was luckily able to find their nutmeg stroller in target about a month later, which I liked the look/feel of, but was a little more compact than we wanted. From there, it was a decision between their hazel or ginger. We went with the hazel and mint travel system for the bigger wheels, which we thought would be better for the terrain where we walk our dog each day. I'd recommend deciding what features are most important to you and using it to narrow down your search from there. I was so overwhelmed until deciding to go with baseless.

Thats a great deal! I say keep it. I debated getting a high end system, but in the end opted for two mid range strollers (and I don’t regret it! I got the chicco corso le, keyfit 35, and a Joie nutmeg) All of that was still cheaper than a high end stroller not to mention all the extra gizmos sold separately.

I have the Joie Nutmeg- it’s from the same parent company as Nuna and it’s super similar but a fraction of the price!

It’s going to be ok! It’s very overwhelming out there when it comes to strollers and car seats but what I learned is: 1. You NEED a travel system, it’s so important. Something that’s easy for you to take baby straight out of car and just snap into stroller and go. 2. There’s a really good travel system (great quality stroller & car seat at target called Joie) that I highly recommend because it comes with a car seat and a bassinet that converts into a toddler seat later on. 3. Only go for the convertible car seat once baby is past a year because it’s more convenient to be able to snap baby’s car seat into stroller while your on the go for that first year.

We LOVED the bassinet/pramette on ours. We got the Joie travel system - not a bad price! So sad when our son started rolling around and we couldn’t use that configuration anymore. ☹️