“Baby on a trip”: the childcare equipment rental service

Jean Zeid 06:53, March 25, 2024

This morning, we are going on a trip, but with the children.

Especially for parents who are preparing for the next vacation, or for a simple weekend. A departure means suitcases, car seat, stroller, travel cots and so on. It's not a trip, it's a move, I'm not drawing you a picture. How about renting all that junk every trip instead of getting in the hassle. This is the very practical concept of Amélie Védrine, a French Riviera who created the online service “Baby on a trip”. The central idea: to relieve parents on vacation.

Baby on a trip presents itself as an “Airbnb for the stroller”. I would say more one Who rents everything to parents who don't want to bother going on vacation. I say parents, but the platform is also aimed at uncles, aunts and grandpas and grandmas who are going to work during the Easter holidays. 

The platform that plays on this very human laziness of not wanting to take the high chair, the stroller or the baby bed for a few short days of vacation.

This service delivers these items to you at the vacation spot? 

Exactly, that's the best part of this service, it's understanding the delivery. How it works ? First, you have to go to the babyonatrip.com website, you reserve what you need, deckchair, bed, baby carrier, etc., items rented by a network of moms and dads. These are individuals who make the offer throughout France, as far as Italy. babyonatrip then takes care of the delivery to your vacation spot. The service is also popular with grandparents who no longer need to purchase bulky and expensive equipment for occasional visits from grandchildren. The idea being to avoid overconsumption of childcare equipment, by turning to rental.

The company offers a turnkey solution: delivery, installation and collection of rented equipment. At the airport, at the station or at your vacation spot… All this by appointment and 7 days a week.

Who created this service? 

A mother, in 2021? Amelie Vedrine, who little by little has grown this network of parents who help each other by offering their own equipment. As for the prices, they are decreasing. it can start at 10 euros for a car seat, with a 35% discount after a few days. 

You too, who listen to us on Europe 1, can become renters if a beautiful stroller is gathering dust in the cellar, for example. These people are trusted rental companies. They undergo an interview before joining the Baby on a trip network. Their identity is verified as they pass and they undertake to respect the site's Health and Safety Charter, the main obstacle to this type of rental service.