OK, so I must've been frustrated with all the running around involved with looking for my son's new carseat. I had a dream that I owned my own car-seat store. Had every carseat I could get my hands on, arranged by type of seat. In the store I had a play area for kids to keep occupied while parents were looking, and the employees were all CPSTs who could help the parents install seats in their car to determine if it would fit in the vehicle. Also, I had video monitors for crash-test videos, and posters in each section with the minimum requirements for the seat, AAP recommendations, etc. On the side of the store I had an attached "garage" with bays, for seat installs in the winter (which is like, 6 months here?!). Also, we'd do seat checks by appointment too, since we'd have CPSTs on staff. Yes, this was a VERY detailed dream...
Now, I must be really bored at work, but I find myself thinking that something like this wouldn't be a bad idea. We could do community work - seat checks at day cares & preschools, participate in area hospital birthing classes, etc. So, I'm now looking at the SBA website. Call me obsessed!
My poll question - would you frequent this type of retail establishment, compared to what's usually more readily available (discount stores, TRU/BRU, specialty baby stores, etc), and why? I figure if anyone's going to give me a reality check (other than DH!), it would be you guys.
Now, I must be really bored at work, but I find myself thinking that something like this wouldn't be a bad idea. We could do community work - seat checks at day cares & preschools, participate in area hospital birthing classes, etc. So, I'm now looking at the SBA website. Call me obsessed!
My poll question - would you frequent this type of retail establishment, compared to what's usually more readily available (discount stores, TRU/BRU, specialty baby stores, etc), and why? I figure if anyone's going to give me a reality check (other than DH!), it would be you guys.