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 Returning booster chair right away. Straps don't fit around baby! Aug 13, 2009
By Corie Hunt
"CHunt"
This is my worst baby purchase to date and the only one I am immediately returning. The middle strap through the legs is not long enough and so the straps come down too tightly around the thigh and do not hold the baby in. I couldn't even use it when I tried. I called, and the manufacturer just said that it was a compatibility issue and they couldn't do anything. They just need to create a longer strap that goes in between the legs, and it would work fine!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Don't bother Sep 23, 2010
By Joshua Cargile
"Beancounter"
We bought this booster for trips to Grandma's and the like, and wish we'd checked the reviews here first. Grandma used it for the first time last night, and has let us know, in no uncertain terms, that thing is the pits. It's cheap and wobbly, the vinyl seat pad sticks to our son's legs, and the height between the seat and tray is insufficient, as he can barely fit in the seat. Will be returning tomorrow and picking up the Fisher-Price Healthy Care seat instead. It's only a few bucks more but seems far superior to this seat.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! Jul 13, 2009
By hay
We purchased this chair thinking it was like our "The First Years" one we use at my parents. WRONG! The tray has terribly tough snaps on the sides that you have to line up. The buckle is set too far back in the seat so that the plastic buckle itself is right at their crotch thus making the straps cut into their legs. The sides don't come up high enough. My child tries to lean over and I feel this is very dangerous. I am returning it ASAP!
 Just get the Fisher-Price Healthy Care booster Nov 20, 2011
By Jessica
Move along, move along, nothing to see here. We used this one at my in-laws' but have the Fisher-Price Healthy Care Deluxe at home. Both boosters serve the exact same purpose; they strap to a chair, are portable and fold up and have a tray for the baby to eat from. The F-P is a superior product, though.
-For both of them, to transport the seat, you flip the seatback down and then install the tray on backwards, making a nice compact package. But the rounded front on the Safety 1st's tray sticks out a ton and makes it a really awkward shape. The F-P tray is rectangular and it makes a nice rectangular bundle.
-The cupholder on the Safety 1st tray just makes the tray harder to wash.
-There is a huge plastic piece protruding from the bottom of the Safety 1st's tray that functions as a crotch bar. It makes the tray (with leftover food sliding and rolling everywhere) difficult to set down on a table as you try to get the child out. The F-P Deluxe has a much smaller nub.
-The vinyl pad on the Safety First is pretty pointless. I'm not sure if it's made from PVC or a less-toxic alternative like PEVA, but PVC is very poisonous to manufacture, often contains phthalates and other toxic chemicals, and is difficult to dispose of. I'm not saying the vinyl seat pad contains these things, but my son seems perfectly comfortable in his F-P booster without a thin vinyl pad.
-The Safety 1st seat we used had one of the chair-attachment straps installed incorrectly, making it impossible to tighten it to a chair. I could have fixed it but it would have needed a seam ripper to remove the stitching.
-As people have mentioned, the crotch strap on the Safety 1st is really short and the single button to release both sides of the harness often only releases one side. The harness on the F-P, in contrast, is very easy to use.
-I think the F-P Healthy Care Deluxe weighs a smidge more than the Safety 1st because it has a pretty robust height-adjustment system. If weight is a big concern, get the nonadjustable-height F-P Healthy Care (not Deluxe).
-Amazon prices jump around, but at times the F-P Deluxe is actually cheaper than the Safety 1st.
Having a portable booster seat with a tray like this is an incredibly useful piece of baby/toddler equipment. Lots of places have restaurant-style highchairs available, but for our toddler at least, having a tray is KEY. We've used it at restaurants, in the park, camping, friends' and relatives' houses, at highway rest stops, etc, etc. I'm giving the Safety 1st two stars because it does function as a folding booster seat with a tray. But do yourself a favor and get one of the Fisher-Price ones.
Horrible! Jun 17, 2011
By Laura de Vries
"Phinney Girl"
We already had a Fisher Price Healthy Care Booster seat for our daughter. I was going to buy a second one for our son (our daughter still uses hers) but I was enticed by the price of the Safety 1st Booster. I am definitely returning this one and buying the Fisher Price one instead!
As previous reviewers noted, the crotch strap is way too short, and the other straps are hard to adjust. My son is only 6 months old, and while he is big for his age, I would imagine the tray would fit on no problem - wrong. The tray was digging into his stomach and has an awkward piece of plastic underneith it. The vinal seat cover looks cheap, and the contour of the seat is not as nice as the Fisher Price seat. It looks nicer in the picture than in person.
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