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Your Voice: Richmond Centre strollers

Richmond centre is phasing out its free blue strollers, and bringing in a new batch with tablets for kids that cost $8 per day to rent.
Your Voice - strollers
Clockwise from top left: Matt Fonacier, Peter Hsia, Sarah Tantay, Emily Galaj-ya and Krista Fredriksen. Photos: Megan Devlin/Richmond News

Richmond centre is phasing out its free blue strollers, and bringing in a new batch with tablets for kids that cost $8 per day to rent.

The Richmond News already reported on one mother who’s disappointed by the change, and this week we asked other shoppers what they think of the move.

Q: What do you think of Richmond centre swapping its old strollers for $8 tablet strollers?

Peter Hsia

Peter

“I think (replacing them) is a bad idea. I think this one, all the children love it. Now we have to pay eight bucks.”

Krista Fredriksen

Krista

“(The tablet strollers) keep them entertained. With my sister's kids, who are two-and-a-half, they make shopping a breeze.”

Sarah Tantay

Sarah

“$8 you're paying, for that? It's not worth it.”

Emily Galaj-ya

Emily

“The iPad is just for the distraction? For me, I don't want to engage my child with (a tablet) yet.”

Matt Fonacier

Matt

“I think it should be free, first of all. Because there are no parents who want to give away $8 just to use strollers.”