wouldn't waste my $$

I received this travel system as a gift and hate it. I never use the stroller because it is bulky, difficult to open, difficult to close and just a general pain in the rear. The carseat is ok, but the graco carseat I have is just as good and much easier to use (and cheaper too). Another thing is, I could never get the carseat to lock onto the stroller. I don't know if this is feature of other travel systems, but it should be. Also, the basket on the bottom isn't very large. I mainly use this stroller if I'm going to be shopping and I use it to put my packages in. I'll just sling the baby, it's much easier.