I don't like buckets, but having a December baby and 2 other young kids to cart around pretty much made it a necessity for me. I also didn't want to spend a lot of money since once the weather warms up, I won't use it and I'd rather save the money and spend on a good convertible. As my babies are typically on the small side, though average at birth, (the girls didn't hit 10 pounds until 15-18 months), I didn't care about a higher weight limit.
I was really torn between the OnBoard and the Baby Trend Flex Lock. After looking at both of them, I went with the Baby Trend because I was able to get a great deal on the Baby Trend travel system from Walmart ($120). It was an older pattern and the seat was already 18 months old, but as this is our last baby, I didn't care about that. I have to say I am pretty impresed with the stroller too, it's not bad at all for a travel system stroller. It's not by any means anywhere near as fabulous as my City Mini, but I only needed a stroller until he's big enough for the City Mini anyway, so buying the travel system was the best bang for my buck. It was cheaper than buying a seprate infant seat and Snap and Go or the carseat adapter for the City Mini.
I have to say I do love the seat, as much as I can love a bucket
. It nice and padded, very comfy, I love the front adjuster and I love the harness knob adjuster on the back of the seat. It's just a very user-friendly seat. It is very narrow, so I think it would be good for someone who needs a narrow seat. Mine is installed in a captains chair, so space wasn't an issue for me, but other than having to put the handle down (which is really just a very minor inconvenience for me, not a big deal), I have no complaints about the seat at all and I
the discontinued pattern I was able to get.