Both options are high quality, fantastic gliders. Here are the differences:

OPTION 1 (Monte Luca glider):
Pros:
- More firm, potentially better back support for nursing
- Comes in dark brown colour, so matches nursery furniture. And dark colour preferred in case of stains/spills
- I can get it for half price used (I went to see it in person today and it's in perfect condition - but I need to decide by tomorrow!)

Cons:
- Firmness makes it not as comfortable as option 2
- Seat not wide enough for LO1 (toddler) to sit beside me

OPTION 2 (Monte Como glider)
Pros:
- I basically fell in love in the store because it was so cushy and comfortable (comes with lumbar pillow that gives good back support, so does option 1)
- Seat an inch or so wider, just wide enough for my skinny toddler to sit next me as evidenced when we looking at in the store and i thought it was so nice...i feel like this lengthens the use i will get out of the chair if i can also do that when LO2 is a toddler

Cons:
- Can't find it used so price extremely high
- Comes only in lighter colours (though the sand colour i would choose is still really nice and the cushions are detachable and washable).

I know i clearly prefer Option 2. It is the price that is killing me....But I don't have to buy it now. I have another 4.5 months where i can keep seeing if a used one goes up for sale AND i can wait for Black Friday and Boxing Day and a baby show coming up next month to see if any deals are offered. I am sure no deal i find though would be 50% off like the used Option 1.

What happened was i went to a specialty baby store last week and looked at gliders. I knew they would be more than i wanted to pay, but i wanted to see and compare with others i had seen as i hadn't fallen in love with any yet. I was tired so i sat down in one and marveled at it's comfort. Definitely the most comfy one i had sat in thus far and i noticed the pillow gave my back good support. What also amazed me was how LO kept running and grabbing books in the store and then came and sat next to me with them to read to him and i thought "what an awesome chair that we can sit together like this". So those were the two features i liked best (comfort and width). I went home and googled the designer and got confused and thought i found it for sale used. I went to see the used one today and as soon as i sat it in it, i knew it was not the one i fell in love with in the store....but all week i had been reading awesome reviews on the used one. I went back to the original store and saw both gliders side by side (which explains why i mixed them up online).

What would you do? Get option 1 now for an awesome price & darker colour, but not the one you fell in love with? Or wait it out the next few months and see if you can get the one you love on sale or used? And also continue to look at other gliders and potentially give in to a splurge if it doesn't go on sale or find a used one.