I’ve been browsing the web sites of various pushchair makers this evening, since our current Stokke pushchair is slowly falling apart. And the sites totally suck. There is no other word for it.
They are Flash-based so I cannot bookmark the models I am interested in. I have resorted to taking notes on a piece of paper. And every time I want to look at another detail, I have to start all over again.
They have start pages with f***ing soundtracks. (Yes, I’m talking about you, Emmaljunga! Hello webmaster, do you really think that your site is the only thing I currently have open on my computer?)
They pay more attention to letting me choose the right colour than on the specifications and functional details.
They are only partially translated. The worst one (Quinny) mixed three languages on one page, even though I had selected Swedish. Later I discovered that some rather crucial parts of the Quinny site (such as the specifications for each pushchair) were not even available in English. Switch to Swedish – link is there; switch to English – link gone.
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